Six 25-year service awardees among 84 honoured at all-staff meeting
May 12, 2017
Six ISSofBC employees at various levels of the organization were recognized for completing 25 years of service to the organization,...
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Six ISSofBC employees at various levels of the organization were recognized for completing 25 years of service to the organization,...
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ISSofBC LINC in Burnaby is now open at a new location near Gilmore and Brentwood Town Centre. The facility offers...
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Where did the Syrian Government-Assisted Refugees (GARs) who arrived in Metro Vancouver as part of the largest refugee resettlement initiative...
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The “voice of the asylum seeker” was heard this morning when representatives from four organizations serving refugee claimants released the...
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Yesterday marked the launch of ISSofBC’s newest employment program to bridge immigrant professionals to careers in BC. The rollout of...
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It’s an occasion 30 new Canadians will likely never forget when they took their oath of citizenship with two federal...
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ISSofBC staff, clients, friends and family shared their favourite memories of living and working over three decades at Welcome House...
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ISSofBC received the Mayor’s Achievement Award Tuesday during the annual Vancouver Awards of Excellence recognizing outstanding achievements made by individuals...
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ISSofBC celebrated the dedication of its 1,600 volunteers in Vancouver and Richmond yesterday with an authentic Syrian dinner prepared by...
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“WELCOME” in bold signs and sounds was the message proclaimed by the ISSofBC contingent at this year’s Chinatown Spring Festival...
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Puzzles, cars, teddy bears, board games and more! ISSofBC received 150 gifts for newcomer children this week thanks to the...
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A year after they arrived as part of the largest resettlement initiative in Canadian history, Syrian government-assisted refugees (GARs) shared...
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Over one hundred job seekers attended the Employer Talk and Hiring Event to learn secrets to getting hired and how...
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Through the eyes of ISSofBC’s Mohammed Alsaleh, Welcome to Canada highlights the front-line work of ISSofBC staff and the lives of refugee...
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Close to 200 ISSofBC clients looking to further their education met with an array of representatives from public and private...
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Newcomers had a chance to sit in the mayor’s chair Wednesday and learn the ins and outs of the City...
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Close to 60 Arabic speaking Syrian youth gathered together for an inaugural consultation September 17 to share their experiences of...
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ISSofBC held its first Annual General Meeting (AGM) in the Welcome Centre Thursday awarding a record number of four newcomer...
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ISSofBC welcomed the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge along with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Sophie Grégoire Trudeau as part...
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ISSofBC has opened a new site near Metrotown providing Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) classes in addition to...
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