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Burnaby library celebrates World Refugee Day

Burnaby residents are invited to celebrate World Refugee Day. Burnaby Public Library hosts an event at the Metrotown branch on June 19 at 7 p.m. with three world-renowned guest speakers.
Refugee update
Refugees are being welcomed to Coquitlam, and some of them will be living in units provided at below market rent by Concert Properties. Here, Montgomery middle school students show off the welcome sign they made for Syrian refugee students who will be coming to their school.

Burnaby residents are invited to celebrate World Refugee Day.

Burnaby Public Library hosts an event at the Metrotown branch on June 19 at 7 p.m. with three world-renowned guest speakers.

Martina Scholtens is a family doctor who served refugees at a Vancouver clinic and wrote a popular book about the experience.

Hanadi Ibrahim is a professor from Syria living in Canada.

Sina Yetbarek is a former refugee who is now a settlement worker.

This is a free event, but space in limited. You can register online at www.bpl.ca/events.