Tag: refugees
Skip the trash and donate your used furniture to Matthew House
(PHOTO: Volunteers move and sort donated furniture in the Matthew House warehouse.) KEY FACTS: Matthew House collects usable furniture for re-distribution to the marginalized Ottawa community, helping over 600 local…
NOTEBOOK: LRT open houses, pedestrian safety upgrades, more
LRT OPEN HOUSES Watch for a open house events in June and November for updates on plans to extend light rail transit west past Moodie Drive towards Kanata and Stittsville. Kanata…
STITTSVEGAS PODCAST: Marijuana dispensary, refugees, local band at Bluesfest
Devyn Barrie put together another strong Stittsvegas podcast this week. Guests include: Franco Vigile about the new Magna Terra medical marijuana dispensary set to open soon on Iber Road. Rev. Grant…
Refugee sponsorship group reunites family from Afghanistan
It had taken almost four years, but the day finally arrived. A family was reunited and all were now safe in Canada. Shakeba Hakam, her husband Mirwis and their four…
UPDATE: Refugee group applies to sponsor two individuals
I want to pass along some really good news to you. Today on our behalf the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa submitted our sponsorship applications to Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada…
Fundraising concert at The Glen will support Syrian refugees
We are planning a fundraising concert on Saturday February 20 to assist us in supporting refugees from Syria, Saturday February 20 at The Glen restaurant (1010 Stittsville Main St. in the…
Holy Spirit Parish welcomes Syrian family to Kanata-Stittsville
(ABOVE:Holy Spirit Catholic Church / File Photo by Barry Gray) “They were tired on arrival but very grateful to be safe in Canada.” A quick update from Monsignor Joseph Muldoon from Holy…
NOTEBOOK: Stories we’re watching in 2016
I often jokingly refer to Stittsville as “one of Ottawa’s most exciting suburbs”, but there’s actually a lot of truth to that. (Just look at what happened here in 2015…
UPDATE: Stittsville’s efforts to sponsor Syrian refugees
We are in the process of completing a sponsorship application for a young single woman from Syria who is living in Lebanon and has family members in Ottawa. We also…
NOTEBOOK: Refugees, Carp River, OC Transpo, Tow Trucks
STITTSVILLE’S REFUGEE EFFORT The Kanata Stittsville Refugee Sponsorship Group (KSRSG) met again this week to work on plans for sponsoring Syrian refugees. Rev. Grant Dillenbeck from Stittsville United Church chairs the group, and…
COMMENTS OF THE WEEK: Cope Drive apartments, Syrian refugees, Captain Bradley
Every week we get lots of comments from our readers on our web site, via email, and social media. Here’s a sample of what we heard this week. Add your thoughts…
Group moves forward with plans to sponsor Syrian refugees
(Press release via KSRSG. Photo: At a Kanata Stittsville Refugee Sponsorship Group meeting in September, Rev. Grant Dillenbeck answers questions on how to help Syrian refugees. Photo by Shannon Lough.) At…
Lawyer donates expertise to help Syrian refugees
Becoming a mother changed the way a Stittsville lawyer saw the world around her, and after witnessing the media coverage of a drowned Syrian boy she decided to do her part.…
Comments of the week: Vandalism, lost farm at Tanger, Syrian refugees
Every week we get lots of comments from our readers on our web site, via email, and social media. Here’s a sample of what we heard this week. Add your thoughts…
Group puts plan in place to sponsor Syrian refugees
(Photo by Shannon Lough.) The momentum sweeping across the country to help Syrian refugees has drawn the Kanata Stittsville Refugee Sponsorship Group to consider how it can sponsor the resettlement…