Melissa Schneider St. Thomas-Elgin Weekly News, Aug 20, 2016 Building a caring, welcoming and inclusive community is the aim of the St. Thomas-Elgin Local Immigration Partnership (STELIP). The agency will be holding their second annual Newcomer Champion Awards ceremony during Citizenship Week in October, and are currently accepting nominations. There are three award categories: Excellence […]

Jennifer Bieman St. Thomas Times-Journal Sunday, July 24, 2016 The St. Thomas Elgin Local Immigration Partnership (STELIP) is celebrating its newcomer crusaders. The regional resettlement agency is now taking nominations for its Newcomer Champion Awards. The second annual celebration recognizes individuals and groups who have helped make Elgin county more inclusive and welcoming for immigrants. “We’re looking […]

St. Thomas Times Journal, printed May 18, 2016 Unite for Refugees has an important introduction it wants to make. It won’t be of the formal ‘St. Thomas, meet Syria. Syria, St. Thomas,’ variety, but instead a celebration of the Middle Eastern country’s culture at the CASO station on Thursday. The Taste of Syria concept is […]