Newfoundland Labrador Sports Centre and Natasha Blackwood

Refugee Immigrant Advisory Council: Nine families from Syria took part in the session at the Newfoundland and Labrador Sports Centre on Crosbie Road. "They're all in different apartments all over the city and they don't have cars or English classes or jobs yet," said Natasha Blackwood, social co-ordinator with the advisory council. "A lot of them are quite isolated at this moment, so we're trying to plan some community activities to alleviate some of that," she said. "It really nice to see them running and laughing and smiling and being happy, according to CBC. It beautiful." A sense of community is what Syrian refugees need in St. John are often lonely and isolated, says the Refugee Immigrant Advisory Council which organized a meet and greet at a city sports centre Tuesday. John's, according to volunteers who work with the group. John with his wife and four children on New Year Day. Getting used to the cold Masri Anthafi arrived in St. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.