More Edmonton homes needed to host Ukrainian families fleeing war
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Dozens of Edmonton families are opening up their homes and their hearts to people fleeing the war in Ukraine. Marni Panas and her son Alex are among them.
Dozens of Edmonton families are opening up their homes and their hearts to people fleeing the war in Ukraine. Marni Panas and her son Alex are among them.
“When the invasion started in Ukraine, being Ukrainian-Canadians ourselves, it was very personal for us and we thought, ‘How do we help people that are 6,000 kilometres away?,” Panas said.
Soon after, she contacted Ukrainian Canadian Social Services and applied to be a host for families seeking refuge.
Their guests arrived just in time for Easter, six days ago.
“They said, ‘We’ve got two people who just landed at the Edmonton airport who need a home tomorrow. We’re bringing them by at noon,'” Panas explained.
Volodymyr Bril and his mother Iryna left their home, Ternopil, in western Ukraine nearly one month ago.
“We were under stress too much and we saw rockets flying, and these airplanes always in the air,” Bril said.
Getting here wasn’t easy for the Brils, first fleeing to Poland, then Paris, then Montreal.
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