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Syrian Refugees Could be Housed at Vacant MUHC Sites

COULD  SYRIAN REFUGEES BE HOUSED AT VACANT MUHC SITES?

The YMCA wants to use the old Montreal Children’s Hospital to house Syrian refugees. “We could accommodate them there and our team would be ready,” co-ordinator Jery Ralainony says. The YMCA has submitted the request to Quebec’s immigration ministry.

The mayor of Montreal says refugees who arrive in the city could be housed at the Royal Victoria Hospital.

A spokesman for the MUHC said there are no plans to have refugees live at the building that housed the Vic before it moved to the Glen site, and if it is to be used in that capacity, there’s a lot of work that would need to be done first.
The facilities were left vacant since the move of the Children’s, Royal Victoria and Chest Institute to the new MUHC Glen Campus.
Manuel Fernandes VP OH&S for the MUHC CSN employees union said the union was not informed of plans to house refugees at the vacant MUHC sites.   Considering there are still employees working at these sites, a request for clarification has been submitted to MUHC.
Source CBC.ca
Source CTV News
 
 

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