St. Thomas-Elgin Settlement Strategy Launch and Celebration

The St. Thomas-Elgin Local Immigration Partnership Council hosted a Settlement Strategy Launch event Tuesday March 20. The celebration of the work of many individuals and institutions who contributed to the strategy’s creation brought a great turn-out to the CASO station, including Mark Girdauskas who was on hand for photos.

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Celebrating partners who worked toward the strategy with food from several Elgin County eateries and entertainment by Deni Gauthier.

Clockwise from top left: Karen Vecchio representing MP Joe Preston; Shelley Harris, Manager St. Thomas-Elgin Local Immigration Partnership; Mary Barr, Director at Citizenship and Immigration Canada; Sam Yusuf, City of St. Thomas Alderman; Whitney McWilliams, representing Jeff Yurek, MPP

Clockwise from top right: Kate Burns on behalf of ST-ELIP; Professor Anton Allahar, Keynote Speaker for the evening; Bob Hammersley, Chamber of Commerce

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The St. Thomas-Elgin Local Immigration Partnership is a collaborative community initiative funded by Citizenship and Immigration Canada to strengthen the role of local agencies, stakeholders, and service provider organizations in serving and integrating immigrants in Elgin County. It is composed of representatives from community organizations who will participate in planning and coordination to enhance the delivery of integration services to all immigrants
(From St. Thomas Local Immigration Partners Blog)

Find out more about the Settlement Stragegy at:
 http://stthomaselginlocalimmigrationpartners.blogspot.ca/