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Canadian Colleagues: Hakmi and Bonfire

canadian colleagues: Living the dream, according to Toronto Star. Mohammed Hakmi, right, visits his new workplace, high-tech firm Bonfire Interactive in Kitchener, for the first time on Friday. The warm smiles from his new Canadian colleagues at Bonfire Interactive stand in stark contrast to the hostile stares he faced in Beirut, where every day on his way to work he passed a billboard warning Syrian refugees they're not welcome to work and shouldn't take jobs away from Lebanese. Peter Power / For The Toronto Star Mohammed Hakmi, chats with Kris Braun, Director of Engineering at Bonfire Interactive, during a weekly lunchtime share session Friday with Hakmi's new colleagues on the engineering team. The Syrian refugee officially starts his job next month. Peter Power / For The Toronto Star Mohammed Hakmi, who recently arrived in Canada, visits his new workplace, high-tech firm, Bonfire Interactive in Kitchener for the first time on Friday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.