New Calgarians were offered a free shopping spree Saturday in an event put on for Ukrainian refugees.
Six months after fleeing Kyiv, Viktoria Litviakova says the afternoon stands out as a Canadian highlight. And it wasn't just about shopping. "It's very important for me, my life and my family to meet people from my country to speak my native language and to discuss how people cope with some problems here," she said. "This is amazing."
"We didn't want to make it just for picking up clothing and going," CCIS staff member Marianna Solomchak said. "We wanted to make it more like a welcoming newcomers and getting to know each other and seeing how we can assist them better as a community event." CCIS is a non-profit organization that offers settlement and integration support to immigrants and refugees in Southern Alberta.
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