John Darrin Pike and Corner Brook

Syrian refugee family: John's, according to CBC. Other privately sponsored families are settling in other communities like Corner Brook. Over Christmas, 19 government-sponsored families, with close to 50 school-aged children, arrived in St. Potluck welcomes Syrian refugee family to Corner Brook Cold and tired, Syrian refugees arrive in St. Pike said the school district is used to accommodating children from other cultures. John Darrin Pike, CEO of NLESD, says students will be assigned to schools once they are settled in to permanent housing. "Once we know that, we can start to deploy our resources accordingly," Pike told CBC Here & Now Tuesday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.