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PROUDLY SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF ROSSLAND, WARFIELD, TRAIL, MONTROSE, FRUITVALE & SALMO
Choosing refugees to help a heartwrenching process for WK group
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BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff
So many people, each with a heartbreaking story, each hoping for a better life. That makes choosing a person or family one of the most difficult decisions a sponsorship group must face, says Jan Micklethwaite from the West Kootenay Friends of Refugees. “It's horrible to look at list upon list of people, and with each there's a little story,” she said. “It's been a really tough thing for our group and finally deciding since we can't sponsor them all, we have to pick one.” Earlier this year, VALERIE ROSSI PHOTO the Rossland group No one looked quite as excited as J. L. Crowe Secondary's principal David DeRosa Tuesday on the first day of school. The half day gave students a chance reviewed the official to organize their lockers, run through their timetables and visit the student counsellor for class changes. Today marks the first full day of class. refugee list of people applying for Permanent STORM THE STAIRS Residency in Canada through the UN High Commission for Refugees. BY VALERIE ROSSI Lamke, outreach worker and hos- at the Piazza Colombo Park (regis- efitted all involved is to help bring At the time, the Times Staff pital liaison, Jones held three by- tration at 8 a.m.) in Trail. awareness to what it is we, as the Canadian government Breaking a good sweat for a cause donation classes in Trail to help Participants will make their way United Way, do but also what it is considered the Syrian is worth every bit of fight to the fin- raise funds for the giving organi- through staircases on the west side that these agencies do for the indi- refugee crisis a priority, ish line, especially for a world-class zation’s kick-off event, Storm the and finish with a block party held viduals in our communities.” says Micklethwaite. amateur fighter. Stairs. at the park. The event proceeds The United Way plays a major “They said they were River Jones, formerly ranked secThe $240 collected toward their will be invested in local programs role in community building by pro- really hoping the sponond in the world for mixed martial efforts will set Jones and Lamke in and services that help hundreds of viding financial support to affiliate soring groups would arts, hasn't hung up her gloves for motion this Saturday, as they tackle local people every year via the 2015 agencies that meet guidelines of consider Syria – and good. about 1,500 stairs and run/walk four Campaign Fund. supporting the mental, physical and we did,” she explained. The Trail Freedom Quest youth kilometres. “The support that we do get from social well-being of individuals in “But we also considaddictions worker and counsellor “When you're passionate about volunteers and donors from the the community. ered everyone else. We still teaches combat to youth and a sport, and you can bring that to organizations that we work with In the last nine years, the Trail all feel for the Syrians while on maternity leave managed people, and they enjoy it, it obvi- has been wonderful,” said Naomi organization has invested nearly emergency situation, to get back in the ring to raise funds ously feels really good,” said Jones. McKimmie, executive director of $506,000 into Greater Trail com- but they are not the only for United Way Trail and District. She'll be put to the test Saturday Trail United Way. munities. ones needing help.” Along with coworker Amanda with the event that starts at 9 a.m. “One of the ways that it has benSee EVENT, Page 3 See PROVINCE, Page 3
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