Maple Leaf Foods and Richard Bruce

Alberta Brandon churches band: He estimates groups will settle up to five families in the city of Brandon and three or four more in the Westman region, according to CBC. Maple Leaf Foods offers to hire Syrian refugees at plants in Manitoba, Alberta Brandon churches band together to help settle Syrian family of 9 "When they come here, they are permanent residents, they are entitled to all of the services that we would supply," Bruce said, adding that would include help with language and filling out government forms. Richard Bruce, executive director of Westman Immigrant Services, said the only refugees coming to Brandon as of now are privately sponsored. WIS also offers help finding jobs, integrating into the community and teaching kids how to play different sports and other activities. An executive with Maple Leaf Foods told the Canadian Press that the Brandon, Man. pork plant could hire up to 25 Syrian refugees to work in the facility. The organization could become a lot busier if Maple Leaf Foods follows though with a promise to hire up to 25 refugees to work in its pork plant in Brandon. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.