Albion Hills Conservation Area Palgrave and Toronto Region Conservation Authority

Lisa Ward: On a recent sunny winter Sunday, a group of 31 immigrant adults and eight children hopped on a yellow school bus for a 45-kilometre trip to the Albion Hills Conservation Area in Palgrave, an hour drive north of Toronto, to try snowshoeing, an energetic winter activity with a long history among Canada First Nations, according to Toronto Star. Bundled in bulky coats and boots, the newcomers — many from countries that never see snow — were greeted by a bubbly Lisa Ward, multicultural program coordinator for the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority. But how is a newcomer supposed to learn these skills The Wintegration Club, a program run by Culture Link immigrant services, offers one answer: immersion experiences in a Canada even many native-born urban Canadians may not know much about. Make sure you put your tag on. This is exactly the weather we want, plenty of sun and not too windy. We don’t want people to get lost, Ward reminded the excited visitors. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.