Last Thursday, June 21, at St. Mary’s Boat Club, Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia held it’s Annual General Meeting which included the presentation of the 3rd Annual Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia Awards! The Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia Awards recognize an individual, a community group, and … Read more
Every child is taught how to face this competitive world by their parents. It gives them a sense of security that if they fall or need any kind of guidance, they have someone to look up to. That’s exactly how I felt when I first got registered with Immigrant Services … Read more
Claudette Legault, Director of Programs and Services, has been a friend and coworker of Anna’s for 20 years, and shared these words:
“Anna joined MISA in December of 1992, and with her presence the settlement team doubled in size. I have always said that the settlement work is the heart of what ISANS is all about, the rose or the core of the onion or whatever example you want to use. It is hard to imagine those first few weeks in a new country, when you arrive in a foreign and strange environment…
Gerry Mills, ISANS Director of Operations, who has known and worked with Thuy for almost 20 years, thanked Thuy and spoke fondly of their time together:
“Thuy joined the organization in 1992. I remember her interview. It was her first interview in Canada. She blew us away in the interview and a little while later when I came out she was still there, waiting to be picked up. I told her she had the job and she gave me the biggest hug and then asked if she should have done that…
Padma Maya Adhikari came to Canada with her husband, daughter, and two sons from a refugee camp in Bhutan. Since their arrival three years ago, Padma has worked her way through three levels of Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia literacy programs. She enjoys learning English and Canadian culture, and … Read more
Saturday May 19th was a great success for the Clayton Park community, our clients and many Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia staff. We successfully built 15 garden beds twice as fast as we had expected. More than 150 community members came to help build the beds, to ask questions … Read more
Dr. Massoud Shahin is enthusiastic about and grateful for the programs he has accessed through Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia. Dr. Shahin says English for Internationally Educated Healthcare Professionals opened up a new world for him in terms of improving his language, especially in communicating with patients, making professional … Read more
We are proud to announce that recently Claudette Legault, Wenche Gausal, and Anna Gregus attended the STARS awards ceremony at the IWK Health Centre to accept an IWK Community Award! “The IWK Community Award recognizes excellent members of the broader IWK Community who regularly demonstrate an outstanding commitment to the … Read more
San Man Bhujel was a tailor in his home country; Radhika Homagai used to teach sewing in the Refugee Camp where she lived. This winter, the Community Connections Program received the generous donation of four sewing machines, plus fabric and materials from several community clubs. Getting San Man and Radhika to … Read more
When you arrive in your new country, one of the first things you do is register at the local ESL school to improve your language skills. But what if you never had the opportunity for education in your home country? If you don’t read or write in your first language, … Read more
Suguna Kakara immigrated to Nova Scotia from India with her husband in 2004. He had worked in Halifax previously and assured her that it was a beautiful city with friendly people and that she would be very happy. It was an emotional time for Suguna, as she had to leave … Read more
A huge thank you to everyone who came out yesterday for our Annual Open House and made it a resounding success! This year featured a market, a silent auction for our Refugee Emergency Fund, and several displays by Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia staff about some of our programs … Read more