Olga Afanasieva and her eight\u002Dyear\u002Dold daughter Milana arrived in South Surrey in September, part of the Canada\u002DUkraine Authorization for Emergency Travel program.
After just six months in the Lower Mainland, Milana is thriving, Olga has found a job and they’ve recently purchased a vehicle.Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter. Postmedia Network Inc.
“There are still 20 people a day arriving at YVR seeing support and settlement,” said Iryna Shyroka, president of the B.C. branch of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress. As she waits to hear when her husband can join them in Canada, Olga is working at the nearby Sunflower Cafe and is now thinking about how she can return to her job in the medical field. In Ukraine, she earned a degree and worked in a clinic treating patients in what is likely similar to what a nurse practitioner does in Canada.
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