Family fleeing war-torn Ukraine finds work and a home in Edmonton
Global News
As Edmonton residents welcome Ukrainians displaced by the war into their homes, one man is going the extra mile to help these refugees find both a job and a home.
Ksenia Smyrnova and her family are relieved to now call Edmonton home.
Not long ago, she was on the run with her mom, sister and two kids, escaping Russian attacks in their hometown of Kharkiv near the western border of Ukraine.
“We finally decided that we have to save our kids and run away from the country,” said Smyrnova.
Wanting to avoid the mass of refugees fleeing to Poland, the family opted instead to go through Romania.
“We applied for a visa to Canada because we decided that would be the safest country for us,” Smyrnova said.
Having to leave her husband behind, she was now the one having to support her family.
Desperate to find work, she searched online and came across a job opening in her field posted by the owner of Edmonton-based SolarNinjas Energy Solutions Michael Thomas.
“I got so many job applications back from incredible professional people who were just amazing,” Thomas said.
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