Community Programs
Accelerated Process for Welcoming Privately Sponsored Syrian Refugees to Canada
Privately sponsored refugees typically come to Canada through Sponsorship Agreement Holders, Groups of Five or Community Sponsors who will provide financial, social and emotional support for one year. 1. Identification: Refugees are most often identified by family or friends already...
U of R Researchers to Study Refugee Resilience, Success
10 Feb 2016 Leader-Post by Natascia Lypny University of Regina researchers are examining what makes refugees successful in the Queen City. The project will involve interviews with the heads of 10 to 20 refugee families who have been in Canada for at least five years. It will focus on the...
Syrian Refugee Students Settling into Schools
10 Feb 2016 Leader-Post - article by Natascia Lypny Regina Public Schools’ English-as-an-additional-language (EAL) staff and resources are being stretched thin by the city’s intake of Syrian refugees. Photo by Don Healy Mohammad Almahameed, left, and Abdelbaree Al Hariri,...
Eliminate Racial Discrimination Campaign! "Only laundry should be separated by colour"!
March 21st is designated by the United Nations (UN) as the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. It’s a day observed all around the world to focus attention on the problems of racism and the need to promote racial harmony. MCoS (Multicultural Council...
Regina Public Library Documentary - MAVIS!
Mavis! Central Library 2311 12th Avenue February 11-14 Thursday, 7:00 pm Friday, 9:00 pm Saturday, 7:00 pm Sunday, 7:00 pm (CANADA/USA 2015, 81 min.) G MAVIS! is the first documentary on gospel/soul music legend and civil rights icon Mavis Staples and her family group,...
Regina Public Library Film Theatre - Sudan Documentary!
Beats of the Antonov (People’s Choice Documentary Award winner - TIFF 2015) (SUDAN/SOUTH AFRICA 2015, 68 min.) G (In Arabic with English subtitles) Location: RPL Film Theatre: Central Library 2311 12th Avenue Regina, SK S4P 3Z5 Dates and times: February 11-14 Thursday, 9:00...
Gospelfest - Celebrating Saskatchewan's First Known African-Canadian!
Gospelfest – Honouring Dr. Alfred S. Shadd Sunday, February 14, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. at Shiloh Assembly, 1600 Broadway Ave, Regina, SK http://mcos.ca/events/gospelfest-honouring-dr-alfred-s-shadd/ Join the Saskatchewan Jamaican Association in celebrating Black History Month...
FREE Movies - at the LIBRARY on WEDNESDAY EVENINGS!
Regina Public Library Film Theatre Central Branch - 2311 12th Avenue 12 Years a Slave February 10/16 Wednesday, 6:30 pm (2013, 133 min.) 14A Based on an incredible true story of one man’s fight for survival and freedom. In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup...
Nutrition Month Contest! Win Prizes!
NUTRITION MONTH Contest sponsored by REACH (Regina Education and Action on Child Hunger) Theme: Make small changes, one meal at a time Win great prizes by setting and implementing a goal related to healthy eating! ALL AGES: To enter the draw, make something (such as a...
Avoiding Immigration Fraud!
Two People Charged with Immigration Fraud in Canada - by Canada Immigration News After this week’s news that two people are facing seven charges each for allegedly acting as unauthorized immigration consultants and committing fraud in Regina, Saskatchewan, individuals are being...
