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The Media Roundup provides links to recent and archived articles, in both English and French, on immigration and diversity appearing in the national and local news. Some international content is also included. Articles are updated weekly.
Al Kurdi is one of more than 60 Syrian refugees using Hamilton Bike Share bikes as their primary method of transportation as part of the Everyone Rides initiative. And the company — which launched 12 more hubs and 75 new white bikes on Thursday — is reaching out to accommodate them.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/sobi-immigrants-1.4224503
The first vessel — undersized and not built for ocean voyages — laboured toward the B.C. coast in October 2009 with 76 Tamil asylum-seekers onboard. Then in August 2010, a larger ship — but with the same questionable seaworthiness — was intercepted off the coast with 492 Tamil migrants. The Conservative government at the time took an aggressive stance — detaining and building cases against many of the asylum-seekers — as part of a campaign to deter future “irregular arrivals.” A handful of passengers from each ship were also charged with being part of criminal human-smuggling operations.
However, on Thursday, four accused from the Ocean Lady were found not guilty, bringing to seven the total number of acquittals. There has been only one conviction.
La préfecture des Alpes-Maritimes refoule les illégaux vers l’Italie à tour de bras. Le militant de l’association Roya Citoyenne Cédric Herrou, qui héberge les migrants dans sa ferme de Breil-sur-Roya, a été interpellé et placé en garde à vue. L’État affiche sa fermeté.
L’avocat général de la Cour de justice de l’UE propose de rejeter le recours contre les «relocalisations» de la Hongrie et de la Slovaquie. La Hongrie et la Slovaquie, toujours vent debout contre un partage des réfugiés à l’échelon européen […].
The P.E.I. government says four new advisory councils will be announced next week in an effort to help the province figure out how to attract more immigrants to rural areas. Starting this fall, the government plans to change its immigration process, allowing preference for immigrants seeking to establish in rural areas.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-rural-immigration-advisory-councils-1.4221057
A program that provides free legal services to B.C. immigrants and refugees has been given a temporary reprieve after the federal government provided it with a $386,000 emergency cash injection.
The services provided by the Legal Services Society, were set to be suspended on August 1st due to a lack of funding. The program is now set to continue until at least mid-November.