Basement Suite and Syrian Refugees

re: Altogether, the City of Coquitlam said, 86 residents have been displaced. "They have spent the last six months building the household that they need for their children," Stewart said. "So we're working hard with them now to put them back on their feet." The families are temporarily being housed at Simon Fraser University in some vacant townhouses, but only for a few more days, according to CBC. Immigrant Services Society of B.C. has taken on the responsibility of finding them housing, but the mayor is still asking for help from "We're putting out a call today to our residents for an unused basement suite or any number of other options, two bedrooms, three bedrooms — those kinds of things. Twelve families lost their homes — ten of them were recently arrived Syrian refugees. A bachelor suite doesn't work really well for a family of four." Stewart said cash is also needed, and anyone who wishes to donate can find more information on the City of Coquitlam website. The mayor said he was able to secure emergency funding from the province to help with the accommodation. A firefighter surveys damage to an Coquitlam, B.C. apartment after a fire on Thursday, July 28. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.