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Jennifer Douglas and Hyla Mobile

mobile communications: We want to do what we can to help," Wind Mobile vice-president for marketing, Jennifer Douglas, said in a statement. "Access to mobile communications can help them make a smooth transition to life in Canada." Read more: These Canadian Business Are Going Above And Beyond To Help Refugees Wind plan appears to be to provide refurbished phones to refugee families, according to Huffington Post Canada. It has partnered on the initiative with Hyla Mobile, a company that "extends the life cycle of mobile phones." Anyone who wants to help can bring an old cellphone to any Wind Mobile location, the company said. The mobile carrier is partnering with Lifeline Syria, a group that working to bring 1,000 refugees to Greater Toronto. "Canadians are responding with compassion and generosity to the plight of Syrians who have been forced to flee their homeland. Wind has not said how many refugee families it will provide with wireless service. Both Air Canada and Enerjet have offered free flights to bring the refugees over. It one of a growing number of businesses that have stepped in to help in the federal government effort to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees in Canada. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.