British Columbia: Refugees and Health Authorities

british columbia: The outpouring of support and help and the level of collaboration between the different level of governments, faith communities, health authorities, private sector was unparalleled in our history in working with history over the past 45 years unparalleled, according to Metro News. Royal visit Prince William and Kate meet Syrian refugee families Metro chats with refugees in Vancouver But with the vast majority of B.C. allocated refugees going to the Lower Mainland, resettlement service providers struggled at first to accommodate everyone, especially large families. About 2,100 government-assisted refugees have arrived in British Columbia since the Canadian government promised to take in 25,000 Syrian refugees in November 2015.B.C. can expect another 299 refugees before the end the year, according to Chris Friesen, director of settlement services at Immigrant Services Society of B.C. ISSofBC . It has been a rewarding 12 months, he said. There weren t enough resources for children, for example, said Friesen. Subsequently now, over the last few months, we now have children programming at all of our temporary sites. We didn t realize that 50 per cent of Syrian refugees would be under the age of 12, he said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.