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News from the REST team

A little update on our delightful young man Bukhare. Bukhare loves to iron! He jokingly calls himself "Ironman"....
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Garden Harvest

We have been busy harvesting for the past couple of months and have finished the peas and beans. We have now...
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Refugee committee update - Ali

We have just heard that Ali, our refugee from Somalia will be arriving in Vancouver on September 12th.  We were...
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Spring has Sprung - the garden has begun

Shelley and I spent a few hours a couple of weeks ago getting the garden prepared for planting.  It is now time to...
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Update from the REST team

A big thank you to our team of drivers, interpreters, visitors, and helpers! We have had another successful week of...
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Our family has arrived

Our family arrived safely in Vancouver yesterday around 5 p.m. and are resting peacefully in their temporary home...
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We have a family!

We have a family!!!   Finally, we have a family of five from Syria arriving to the North Shore.  We don’t have an...
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Regional Refugee committee update

Monday, 16 November 2015 Refugee Sponsorship Update from REST We have named/renamed our sponsorship group...
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Moms helping Moms

From Laura Parkinson We're collecting baby carriers for this charity -www.carrythefuture.org. Please have a read...
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Community Garden Update

Hi everyone, I thought I would update you with news about the garden now that we are slowing down for winter.  To...
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