Almost six years ago, Regatta residents Kathleen Mackinnon and Wes Knapp conceived an initiative that drew this community together and continues to benefit our neighbourhood. After two years of preparatory efforts, the family of Azad Mohammad, Helwa Alamad and their daughters arrived in Vancouver as privately sponsored refugees from Syria, under the aegis of the False Creek South Neighbourhood Association. Read more here.
Rami, Cedar and Lilyan have moved to the False Creek South Neighbourhood a couple of weeks ago, following their arrival to Canada in early 2016. Many members of the community are actively supporting the family in their daily tasks: from English lessons over babysitting to cultural acclimatization support.
Living in close proximity to the most sought-after destination […]
We now have a family to live in the apartment we have rented in False Creek South. As it turns out this is a government-sponsored family. They have very little English. Our community and volunteers will certainly be able to provide them with much more support than would be usual for government-sponsored refugees.
They are a […]
To our neighbours,
We are encouraging everyone in the neighbourhood to write to our local politicians about the delay in processing our refugee family. Below is a template you can adapt to your own preferences and […]
