Local Food Producers and Constant Struggle

: They had gathered for a presentation by Rob Shropshire, an employee of the church national office whose full-time job is to handle refugee sponsorship, according to Globe and Mail. Mr. But most participants were older than 60. Shropshire, a man with roughly 30 years’ experience on the file, assists these groups from beginning to end: encouraging them to understand the commitment they’re making and ensuring their paperwork is filed correctly. Slightly more than a decade ago, Canada admitted about twice as many government-assisted refugees as privately sponsored, but the streams began to converge after the Conservative government took office in 2006. For the churches to fund such work is an enormous dedication of resources and expertise, and it occurs in nearly all of Canada major faith groups. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.