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Kathy LaFort and Base Gagetown

Gagetown hardware store: Locations across Base Gagetown are being looked at as potential locations to shelter refugees, according to CTV. Kathy LaFort, manager of a Gagetown hardware store, says she has been fielding unusual orders for this time of year. A government document obtained by CTV Parliament Hill bureau dated from earlier this week suggests the first of the 25,000 refugees could begin arriving as early as Dec. 1, with up to 900 arriving daily. We've had request for quotes on washers and dryers, fridges, top mount fridges, said LaFort. We do appeal to Canadians to come forward to help in this great national project in the face of the worst refugee crisis in decades, said McCallum. Minister of Immigration and Refugees John McCallum says all the information will be released next week. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.