by CCI Ottawa | Jun 8, 2016 | News
Photo (left to right): CCI staff Halima Laaroubi with recently arrived refugee Ali Al Ahmed and his children at Welcome event at Lansdowne Park On Saturday, May 28 newly arrived Syrian refugees got a warm Ottawa welcome from Mayor Jim Watson and Councillor Michael...
by CCI Ottawa | May 27, 2016 | News
Ottawa’s warm welcome to Syrian refugees just got even warmer, thanks to a $450,000 donation from the Welcome Fund for Syrian Refugees. The Catholic Centre for Immigrants is one of three local recipients of the funding, which the Community Foundation of Ottawa is...
by Media Outlet | Apr 21, 2016 | Media
CBC News (April 20, 2016) A startup company founded by a University of Ottawa student hopes to help Syrian refugees settle in the community by giving them their first job experience in Canada, while also raising money for settlement efforts. SuraiTea Inc. launched its...
by Media Outlet | Apr 21, 2016 | Media
OTTAWA CITIZEN (April 20, 2016) Hundreds of Syrian refugees sponsored by the Canadian government are turning to Ottawa food banks to feed their families. More than a dozen Ottawa food banks have reported an increase in demand coming from Syrian refugees. Most of the...
by CCI Ottawa | Apr 1, 2016 | Featured
The CCI has a new set of wheels to help transport Syrian refugees around Ottawa. Dow Honda owner Jeff Mierins presented the keys to the donated Honda Odyssey van to CCI Executive Director Carl Nicholson at a Family Day breakfast. The van was put to use immediately...
