Nour Yassin: City and Event

nour yassin: Nour Yassin, along with her parents and three sisters, arrived in Calgary nine months ago after their long journey, according to CTV. We walked from a city inside Syria, the city centre, and after we took a car to Lebanon, she said. The event, hosted by Hillhurst United Church, brought together people from all walks of life to raise awareness about the issues the group faces. Yassin said they lived in Lebanon for two and a half years before they finally made the trip to Canada. Volunteers have welcomed over 1,500 refugees in the city so far in 2016 and they say the city is leading in hospitality. The event on Monday pales in comparison to the journey most of the refugees made, but the theme of the five kilometre event is gratitude. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.