Ines Rios and Hamilton Refugee Claimants Association

Main Street East: Its headquarters is now on Main Street East, according to Hamilton Spectator. It has three other locales and employs 80 people. The agency, which began 27 years ago, will be renamed the Immigrants Working Centre in about two months to reflect its expanding and changing clientele. "We see more and more men here and we see how others miss out because they believe we only serve women," executive director Ines Rios said Monday. "We believe we can make a better job and make it — without losing focus for women equity and equality — make that our mission." Rios said the centre began as The Hamilton Refugee Claimants Association in the basement of an old James Street North church, near Burlington Street. It receives $3.2 million each year from Citizenship and Immigration Canada. The Hamilton Newcomers Club will offer help for new Canadians in making their way around the city. The centre will also launch a new initiative this month. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.