Canadian Press: People and Place Ahmed

canadian press: Abdi Ahmed with Immigration Partnership Winnipeg says people are risking their lives to reach Canada because they are searching for a safe place, according to The Waterloo Record. Ahmed says that given so many people have crossed the border during the coldest months of the year, many more are likely to do so as the weather warms up. Some 169 people have already crossed the border on foot in sub-zero temperatures in the last few months. He says his group anticipates more families will make the journey and local agencies will be hard-pressed to take care of them. By The Canadian Press The United Way has set up a website helprefugees.ca so people across the country can donate to help asylum-seekers. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.