Tag: Port Coquitlam
‘We feel free’: A Syrian refugee family’s journey to a home in B.C.
When Syrian refugees Saja Aeash, 20, Shadi Alradi, 29 and their 14-month old daughter Zain Alsham, moved into an apartment in Coquitlam last month, it was the first stability they’d known since they fled Syria four years ago. Here’s […]
B.C. mayor ‘honoured’ recipient of emotional first trim by Syrian refugee barber
Refugee and barber Mohammed Kurdi gave his first haircut in Canada to the mayor in his community, an honour the politician says symbolizes a fresh start for the family of […]
Port Coquitlam mosque to welcome Syrian refugees
As B.C. welcomes Syrian refugees, a local mosque hopes to help them get settled. The Masjid Al-Hidaya and Islamic Cultural Centre in Port Coquitlam is getting ready to host up […]