Immigration specialists say those fleeing the war in Ukraine are still arriving in Calgary in large numbers as they attempt to restart their lives.
Ukrainian soldiers at Bovington Camp, a British Army military base where they are training on Challenger 2 tanks, in Dorset, England, Wednesday Feb. 22, 2023.
"First of all, a very friendly country. And that's why they open their smile and hugs for us," said Halil Mentes, who arrived in Calgary on Tuesday evening with his wife Alina and two-year-old son Emir.The family's excitement for a new future is mixed with grief and concern for loved ones in their home country.
Although they had been living in Poland as Russia invaded Ukraine, moving home seemed less safe as the war stretched onNEWCOMERS HELPING NEWCOMERSShe arrived in Calgary last June and soon after began working for the Calgary Catholic Immigration Society helping fellow Ukrainians with their first steps."So many people come as the survivors of trauma and they lost their house and they are not in a great psychological state, so we try to be patient as much as we can," said Kamar.
"We believe that there's a lot of distress among the Ukrainians in Ukraine, and this is causing people to migrate and expedite their travels to Alberta," said Orysia Boychuk, UCC-APC president.
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