Rossbrook: Rossbrook House and Kids

rossbrook: Given my connection with Rossbrook House, I thought, you know, the kids at Rossbrook, the one thing they know a lot about is winter fun, according to CBC. Event activities included a bonfire and bannock making, ball hockey and Inuit games such as blanket toss. The Cold City, Warm Hearts Winter Party kicked off shortly after 5 p.m. at the nature site, bringing together kids from Rossbrook House a downtown Winnipeg drop-in centre with kids who are new to the country through the Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization of Manitoba IRCOM . I'm in Winnipeg and I like it' Newcomer youth meet to talk job skills, challenges Today's event was kind of inspired by some of the stuff going on in the world right now, and just feeling, locally, like we wanted to send a message of how connected we all are, said Brenda Hasiuk, who sits on the board at Rossbrook house and organized the event. Kids also snacked on pizza donated by Pizza Pizza. Winnipeg grocer wants fresh food to combat hate for newcomers For many children, winter is still a whole new experience, she added. Hasiuk said the goal of the event was to help the children get to know each other and show newcomer kids a cold winter isn't necessarily a bad thing. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.