Media Roundup

La revue de presse fournit des liens aux articles récents et archivés, à la fois en anglais et en français, sur l’immigration et la diversité lesquels ont été publiés dans les média locaux et nationaux. Il y a également des articles internationaux. Cette section est mise à jour hebdomadairement.


Toronto Star – At Least 46 People Drown Off Greece, as Nations Put More Controls on Entry

The death toll in Europe’s migration crisis rose Friday when two overcrowded smuggling boats foundered off Greece and at least 46 people drowned — more than a third of them children — as European officials remained deeply divided on how to handle the influx. […] At least 800 people have died or vanished in the Aegean Sea since the start of 2015, as more than 1 million refugees and economic migrants entered Europe. About 85 per cent of them crossed to the Greek islands from nearby Turkey, paying large sums to smuggling gangs for berths in unseaworthy boats.

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2016/01/22/despite-lull-in-arrivals-european-nations-narrowing-doors-to-migrants.html

Stratford Beacon Herald – United Way Perth-Huron Funds Additional Newcomer and Refugee Services

The United Way Perth-Huron is funding a new initiative that will help ease the transition for newcomers and refugees in the region. A total of $5,000 will be provided to the Avon Maitland District school board’s Centre for Employment and Learning (CEL) to help it increase its support role over the next three months. With the funding, the CEL will provide needs assessment and referral services by increasing hours for current English as a Second Language (ESL) instructors throughout Perth and Huron counties.

http://www.stratfordbeaconherald.com/2016/01/22/united-way-perth-huron-funds-additional-newcomer-and-refugee-services

Yahoo News – Macedonia Shuts Border with Greece to Refugees

Greek authorities say neighboring Macedonia has again stopped letting in refugees heading north from Greece to wealthier European countries, leaving hundreds stranded on the border. There was no official explanation for the move late Friday, and Macedonian authorities were not immediately available for comment.

http://news.yahoo.com/latest-least-21-die-boat-sinkings-greece-070824467.html

Hamilton Spectator – Extra Mental Health Funding for Refugee Children Running Out

The Hamilton organization responsible for providing mental health care to Syrian refugee children has received only a small amount of extra funding that will run out March 31. In fact, it’s not expected the money announced by the province Friday will help many Syrian refugees at all. “We won’t see referrals for quite a while,” said Karen Smith, executive director of Thrive Child and Youth Trauma Services. “Some will present symptoms right away and they’ll get picked up quickly. But the majority will find their way here over weeks to a number of months.” By that time, the extra cash will be gone and no more is coming, says the head of Lynwood Charlton Centre, which leads children’s mental health in Hamilton.

http://www.thespec.com/news-story/6245656-extra-mental-health-funding-for-refugee-children-running-out/

La Voix Acadienne – La communauté francophone manifeste son intérêt de parrainer des réfugiés

Le Centre d’éducation chrétienne de l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard et ses partenaires sont très heureux du déroulement des deux réunions d’information sur le parrainage possible de familles de réfugiés syriens ou autres, par la communauté francophone de l’ensemble de l’Île. Parmi les partenaires dans ce projet, le Centre d’éducation chrétienne peut […].

http://www.lavoixacadienne.com/index.php/communaute/1165-la-communaute-francophone-manifeste-son-interet-de-parrainer-des-refugies

La Presse – Des villes canadiennes veulent suspendre l’arrivée des réfugiés

Ottawa espère que davantage de villes canadiennes accepteront d’accueillir des réfugiés syriens, bien que les fonds fédéraux pour appuyer la démarche ne s’étirent pas au-delà de mars 2017. L’important afflux de réfugiés a forcé trois villes canadiennes à demander une pause dans l’arrivée des nouveaux venus, le temps d’embaucher plus de […].

http://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/national/201601/20/01-4941897-des-villes-canadiennes-veulent-suspendre-larrivee-de-refugies.php