Chris Friesen and Immigrant Services Society of B.C.

grand opening: But after attempting to get such a one-stop-shop refugee centre three times over the last 20 years, the opening comes as a major relief for ISSBC director of settlement services, according to Metro News. To have this day finally arrive is pretty extraordinary, Chris Friesen told Metro in a phone interview. Immigrant Services Society of B.C., the organization behind the 58,000-square-foot, six-storey project, is planning a public grand opening around June 20 — World Refugee Day. It both daunting and exhilarating. It provides a whole bunch of untapped synergy by moving in under one roof. It one thing to move a house — it another thing to have four other organizations and your own two main offices move in together. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.