Friday Afternoon: Family and Yellowknife

friday afternoon: Yellowknife group approved to sponsor family of Syrian refugees " We are seeking a much better life over here," said Mustafa, who asked that his family last name not be used, through a translator at a press conference held Friday afternoon at City Hall, according to CBC. Mustafa and his family shop for winter clothes at Yellowknife Weaver and Devore Friday afternoon. The federal government matched the family with a sponsorship group of Yellowknife citizens last January. Mustafa, his wife and four young children arrived in Yellowknife Thursday, after making the long journey from Beirut, where they've been living since they fled Syria in 2012. " We are focusing on the future of our kids because in Lebanon there was no future at all," he said. As for the cold northern weather, the family spent Friday afternoon shopping for winter gear and getting settled in a new apartment the sponsorship group has been outfitting since January. Mustafa added that his four young children "are all excited about going to school," and are looking forward to playing "football soccer ," the family favourite sport. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.