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Notes from the Refugee Sponsorship Committee: After many months of planning and preparation ‘our’ Syrian family arrived at Pearson Airport on July 19 and, immediately, they were no longer ‘refugees’ but ‘newcomers’! They are the Al Atmeh family – Ahmad & Randa are...

July 19, 2016 Well after many months of planning and preparation ‘our’ Syrian family arrived today .... now, no longer ‘refugees’ but ‘newcomers’!  They travelled by Egypt Air from Amman, Jordan to Cairo, then caught a flight to Toronto.  This was a 20 hours journey...

Late Breaking News! Update from the Refugee Sponsorship Committee This Wednesday we got word that The Al Atmeh family will arrive in Canada on July 19th, leaving Jordan on July 18th!  On Thursday we contacted Ahmad by phone (our fourth phone call over the last couple...

Late-breaking update On May 12 the Sponsorship Committee forwarded a new set of application papers for a ʻnewʼ refugee family. Also a family of five with small children. Then on May 16 we heard from the CBOQ that this application had been duly passed on to the...

Late on Friday, May 6 the refugee committee received unofficial word that the Almattar family had withdrawn their application to emigrate to Canada. On May 10th this information was confirmed by CBOQ our SAH (Sponsorship Agreement Holder). The committee members are...