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Wilmot House: House and Hotel

wilmot house: Close to 80 families have come through the house, their first stop in their new country, according to CBC. We used to have newcomers go to hotel when they first arrived when we picked them up at the airport wed bring them to hotel and now we bring them here, said Ljiljana Kalaba, who works with the resettlement team at the multicultural association. The association has been using it as lodging for new immigrants arriving in the city for nearly a year. Helping newcomers adjust At Wilmot House, she said they have amenities that help them adjust better than a hotel does, such as a kitchen and a place to do laundry. The dining table at Wilmot House seats 11. There are three bedrooms in the house and a long kitchen table with 11 chairs around it. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.