and we have a lot to celebrate! Spring has Sprung and our Garden is Sprouting! Last year we launched our first community garden and we were so excited to see some of the plants have returned on their own. Carol has already been busy helping our children and families learn to plant and nurture their […]
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This year our community rallied together to support Christie and our families in some pretty incredible ways! Our year started with the same shock as everyone else: “It was a Wednesday in March 2020 when we realized that everything we do at Christie had to change because a new unknown danger was stalking us: COVID-19.
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This is Steve Meagher and this is how you’ll usually find him, doing whatever it takes to serve our clients. Steve is leaving his position as Shelter Manager at Christie to launch an exciting pilot project: The Centre for Refugee Children. We sat down with Steve so he could tell you more about this ground-breaking initiative… Why is this a
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Doctors like Family During the last month the management team at Christie developed and implemented a plan to manage Covid-19. They couldn’t have done it without the support of the doctors who staff our onsite clinic. Did you know we have a medical clinic onsite? Our Doctors are Dr Meb, Dr Jim and Dr Paz and two
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You’re invited! June 20th, 2019 is our second annual celebration of World Refugee Day. Join us in celebrating the resilience of refugees and the enormous positive contribution they make to our community. We stand #withrefugees! On World Refugee Day, held every year on June 20th, the United Nations commemorates the strength, courage and perseverance
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It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Don Posterski, June 13, 2018. Don was a friend of Christie Refugee Welcome Centre and was actively involved in the early years when we started as World Vision Reception Centre in 1989. Over the ensuing years, he kept in touch and continued to support and
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