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Cranbrook volunteers rally for Ukrainian refugees

“Perceptions,” by Gerry Warner Op-Ed Commentary As the war in Ukraine passed its 100th bloody day Friday, volunteers in Cranbrook continued to welcome refugees from…

Should the Ukrainian war be called a genocide?

“Perceptions,” by Gerry Warner Op-Ed Commentary Genocide! It’s a word that triggers anger, fear and intense emotion. When US President Joe Biden used it recently…

Students raise $260 for Shelter for Ukrainians Society

On Tuesday, April 25, Shelter for Ukrainians Society president Bonnie Spence -Vinge and event coordinator/ liaison Tamara Cartwright Poulits met with Mrs. Kate Ruoss-Humphrey’s Grade…

Local non-profits join to support fleeing Ukrainians

The Community Foundation of the Kootenay Rockies (CFKR) and the newly-established Shelter for Ukrainians Society are joining forces to support people who are fleeing from…

Willingness to go to war best way to preserve peace

“Perceptions,” by Gerry Warner Op-Ed Commentary Anger over the war in Ukraine is echoing as far as Cranbrook where people sympathetic to the Ukrainian cause…

Volunteers raise money for Mediterranean refugees

Perceptions, by Gerry Warner Op-Ed Commentary The Mediterranean refugee crisis is not over and is seldom seen on the front pages anymore, but a support…

CHR keen to sponsor second refugee family

The Cranbrook Hub for Refugees (CHR) is holding a fundraiser dinner and dance at Colombo Lodge March 11, to sponsor another refugee family in Cranbrook….

Refugee sponsor groups praised by MP

The Cranbrook Hub for Refugees (CHR) was praised on the floor of Parliament last week along with several other Kootenay groups working to bring Syrian…