St. Thomas/Elgin Weekly News November 27th, 2015 It took Ath Sem two weeks on foot to reach the border. In that time he had to scavenge for food, avoid the Cambodian military, and simply survive. However at the border his life was still in jeopardy. What lay between him and a refugee camp where he […]

St. Thomas Times-Journal November 19th, 2015 It’s nothing but lights, camera, action for some of Elgin county’s newcomers, who are making their small screen debut on Rogers Television. Each episode of We Are St. Thomas-Elgin highlights a different immigrant’s story about what it was like to come to Canada, how they settled in the region […]

St. Thomas Times-Journal Tuesday November 10th, 2015   Whether it’s a hardcover, novel, or e-book, stories come in all formats — and the St. Thomas-Elgin Local Immigration Partnership wants to add another one to the list. For the second consecutive year, the group is hosting an event to help immigrants share their stories with the […]