Fariborz Birjandian: Calgary and Refugees

fariborz birjandian: Fariborz Birjandian, CEO of the Calgary Catholic Immigration Society, says the biggest challenge was the volume of refugees who came to Calgary, according to CBC. Bryan Labby Settlement agencies in Alberta are bracing for up to 700 more Syrian refugees while still struggling to cope with a surge of 4,200 who arrived in the first few months of the year. This is Part 1 in a five-part series looking at how those refugees are doing a year in and the effects of that influx on their support agencies. Calgary alone has welcomed 2,400 Syrian refugees with more to come. This is chaos, it not good, says Fariborz Birjandian, CEO of the Calgary Catholic Immigration Society, one of the lead settlement agencies in Calgary. We dont want 2,000 people in three months nobody wants that. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.