Public forum to outline Calgary’s refugee plan
Posted Nov 19, 2015 7:02 am.
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Calgarians curious about how the city plans to help 1,100 Syrian refugees settle in the city can head to the John Dutton Theatre in the Library’s Central Branch Thursday morning.
A public forum from 9 a.m. to noon will be dialoguing with community organizations and citizens about plans to integrate the newcomers into Calgary.
The Calgary Catholic Immigration Society will be hosting the event.
Premier Rachel Notley has confirmed Alberta is expecting about 3,000 Syrian refugees to arrive in the province by year’s end, with most heading to Edmonton and Calgary, and the rest going to smaller cities like Red Deer and Medicine Hat.
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