Sarnia-Lambton Local Immigration Partnership Hosting Welcoming Week

Sarnia, ON - The Sarnia-Lambton Local Immigration Partnership (SL-LIP) is joining communities across Canada in hosting Sarnia-Lambton’s first-ever Welcoming Week. From September 13 through 19, SL-LIP is curating a week-long celebration with events and activities for newcomers and interested current residents.

Participation in Welcoming Week is through Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s #ImmigrationMatters campaign, which aims to demonstrate the benefits of immigration at the local level and promote positive engagement between newcomers and Canadians.

Welcoming Week activities build connectivity, solidarity and shared civic identity among Lambton County residents of all backgrounds. Activities and events taking place during Welcoming Week have been designed to promote awareness of multiple facets of immigration and to highlight both the diversity in our community and Lambton County’s level of commitment to being a welcoming community.

Through a number of events, like children’s story times, ESL conversation groups and information about access to local resources and programs designed to help newcomers to the region, Welcoming Week will help both long-term residents and newcomers forge connections with one another, building a more diverse, vibrant and inclusive community.

Welcoming Week kicks off with opening ceremonies hosted by the Sarnia-Lambton Native Friendship Centre and a welcome message from Warden Kevin Marriott on Monday, September 13, 2021. Times and dates for all events will be posted on the official Welcoming Week Facebook page facebook.com/SarniaLambtonwelcomingweek and on the Welcoming Week page of the County of Lambton website at lambtononline.ca/welcomingweek.

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Please contact:

Maggie Elliott
Social Researcher, Sarnia-Lambton Local Immigration Partnership
County of Lambton
519-344-2062 ext. 2204
Email Maggie Elliott