Local Hotel and Halifax

Syrian refugees: Syrian refugees keep busy at Halifax rec centres while waiting for homes Some are as large as 10 or 12 people, which means it will take time to find them somewhere to live, Mills told CBC'sThe Current, according to CBC. Some are staying in a local hotel in the meantime. "For instance, at the hotel right now we have 120-odd people, we have 50 under the age of five," she said. "This is happening across the country." Several families of 10 are arriving in Halifax soon, so ISANS wants to move those in the hotel into permanent accommodations by Friday. The average Syrian family coming to Nova Scotia has seven members, according to Gerry Mills, director of operations for the Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia. Busy but manageable "There no bottleneck right now. But by the end of next week another 130 refugees are expected to arrive in Halifax. With the 120 that we have right now … we have secured apartments," said Mills. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.