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Turnout at funeral for seven young fire victims shows widespread support: imam - Calgary Herald

Nova Scotia, the Barho family lived in Elmsdale, a 30-minute drive north of Halifax, where they were embraced by the local community. They later moved to the Halifax suburb of Spryfield to take advantage of language training and other immigrant services, but had planned to return to Elmsdale next month.The cause of the blaze in their Spryfield home remains unclear.The response to the tragedy has been swift and impassioned: several businesses have donated their profits to the Barho family, and as of Sunday afternoon, a GoFundMe campaign has raised over $620,000 of its $1 million goal.The federal government has also said it's trying to bring Kawthar Barho's overseas relatives to Canada as quickly as possible, since she has no other relatives in the country.Yousri said more than anything, the grieving mother needs to be supported and loved."Pray for her future and to be able to recover, and give back to herself and laugh again - especially while Ebraheim is still in the hospital," he said. Councillor calls for revamp of transit officer oversight committee  On the Road: Snow Blows Let's block ads! (Why?)...
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Turnout at funeral for seven young fire victims shows widespread support: imam - battlefordsNOW

Nova Scotia, the Barho family lived in Elmsdale, a 30-minute drive north of Halifax, where they were embraced by the local community. They later moved to the Halifax suburb of Spryfield to take advantage of language training and other immigrant services, but had planned to return to Elmsdale next month.The cause of the blaze in their Spryfield home remains unclear.The response to the tragedy has been swift and impassioned: several businesses have donated their profits to the Barho family, and as of Sunday afternoon, a GoFundMe campaign has raised over $620,000 of its $1 million goal.The federal government has also said it's trying to bring Kawthar Barho's overseas relatives to Canada as quickly as possible, since she has no other relatives in the country.Yousri said more than anything, the grieving mother needs to be supported and loved."Pray for her future and to be able to recover, and give back to herself and laugh again - especially while Ebraheim is still in the hospital," he said.Alex Cooke, The Canadian Press by Canadian Press Let's block ads! (Why?)...
https://battlefordsnow.com/2019/02/26/turnout-at-funeral-for-seven-young-fire-victims-shows-widespread-support-imam-2/

A 'warm embrace' for grieving parents at funeral of seven young fire victims - OrilliaMatters.Com

The children's father, Ebraheim Barho, remained in hospital Friday recovering from extensive burns. He was in critical, but stable condition. The cause of the blaze in the Halifax suburb of Spryfield early Tuesday remains unclear. Mourner Tareq Hadhad, a Syrian refugee who founded Peace by Chocolate in Nova Scotia, said it is hard for the parents to handle all the pain by themselves. "I would say it's the most devastating period that I have ever lived, even though we lost family members back home in Syria. The loss of seven kids at once really has had a very devastating impact on the entire community here," he said. Mourner Mouna Manna praised the outpouring of support, and said the mother's burden is unimaginable. "I don't even know where to begin to imagine how this would be, to lose not one or two but seven of them all at once ... it's a huge, huge devastation," she said. The scale of the tragedy for the young family that arrived in Nova Scotia in the fall of 2017 as refugees has struck a chord with Canadians. A GoFundMe campaign had raised about $585,000 by Saturday evening. The Barho family lived in Elmsdale, a 30-minute drive north of Halifax, when they first arrived in Nova Scotia, and were embraced by residents there. They moved to the Halifax suburb of Spryfield to take advantage of language training and other immigrant services, and had planned to return to Elmsdale next month. The family was among 1,795 Syrian refugees who have come to Nova Scotia in recent years. The Trudeau government granted asylum to 40,000 Syrian refugees in 2015-16. A brutal civil war has raged across Syria since 2011, claiming more than 400,000 lives. Brett Bundale, The Canadian Press !-- Photo: CPT501531585.jpg, Caption: Firefighters investigate following a house fire in the Spryfield community in Halifax on February 19, 2019. Mourners will descend upon a large Halifax venue today for the funeral of seven Syrian children who died in a fast-moving house fire. The service for the Barho children will begin at 1:30 p.m. at the Cunard Centre o...
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Imam says turnout at Halifax funeral for seven fire victims shows widespread support - Global News

Nova Scotia, the Barho family lived in Elmsdale, a 30-minute drive north of Halifax, where they were embraced by the local community. They later moved to the Halifax suburb of Spryfield to take advantage of language training and other immigrant services, but had planned to return to Elmsdale next month.The cause of the blaze in their Spryfield home remains unclear.The response to the tragedy has been swift and impassioned: several businesses have donated their profits to the Barho family, and as of Sunday afternoon, a GoFundMe campaign has raised over $620,000 of its $1 million goal.WATCH: Global News coverage of the fatal house fire in Halifax Group prayer for 7 children killed in a Halifax house fire The federal government has also said it’s trying to bring Kawthar Barho’s overseas relatives to Canada as quickly as possible, since she has no other relatives in the country.Yousri said more than anything, the grieving mother needs to be supported and loved.“Pray for her future and to be able to recover, and give back to herself and laugh again – especially while Ebraheim is still in the hospital,” he said. Let's block ads! (Why?)...
https://globalnews.ca/news/4994525/funeral-seven-young-fire-victims/

Turnout at funeral for 7 young Halifax fire victims shows widespread support: imam - Surrey Now-Leader

Nova Scotia, the Barho family lived in Elmsdale, a 30-minute drive north of Halifax, where they were embraced by the local community. They later moved to the Halifax suburb of Spryfield to take advantage of language training and other immigrant services, but had planned to return to Elmsdale next month. The cause of the blaze in their Spryfield home remains unclear. The response to the tragedy has been swift and impassioned: several businesses have donated their profits to the Barho family, and as of Sunday afternoon, a GoFundMe campaign has raised over $620,000 of its $1 million goal. The federal government has also said it's trying to bring Kawthar Barho's overseas relatives to Canada as quickly as possible, since she has no other relatives in the country. Yousri said more than anything, the grieving mother needs to be supported and loved. "Pray for her future and to be able to recover, and give back to herself and laugh again - especially while Ebraheim is still in the hospital," he said. Alex Cooke, The Canadian Press Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. Let's block ads! (Why?)...
https://www.surreynowleader.com/news/turnout-at-funeral-for-7-young-fire-victims-shows-widespread-support-imam/

Police investigate Sydney funeral home for possible fraud - CBC.ca

Cape Breton Regional Police are investigating a complaint of alleged fraud against S.W. Chant and Son Funeral Home in Sydney.The complaint came from Service Nova Scotia, which regulates the funeral industry in Nova Scotia.News of the police investigation comes just weeks after a suspicious fire at the funeral home, which is closed indefinitely.The department first launched an investigation into the home's financial records after a family complained about a funeral service in December of 2017.Officials found that the family had a contract with the funeral home for a prepaid service, but their money had not been placed in trust."There was a general concern that we had at the time which is why we decided to put a notice out to the public in the spring of 2018," said Rodger Gregg, registrar of cemetery and funeral services for Service Nova Scotia.'This is unusual for us to see'Service Nova Scotia suspended Chant's licence to sell prepaid funerals. And in the following months, 49 other people came forward with contracts amounting to about $170,000, said Gregg. The department worked with the funeral home to have that money re...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/chant-s-funeral-home-police-investigate-fraud-1.5042454

No applicants yet for public seats on Nova Scotia funeral board - Cape Breton Post

SYDNEY, N.S. - Anyone upset over what's happening in the funeral industry in Nova Scotia now has an opportunity to pull up a chair and do something about it. For the first time, the Nova Scotia Board of Registration of Embalmers and Funeral Directors is offering two board seats to public advocates not connected to the funeral industry, measures taken following a bizarre and emotional mix up at a Nova Scotia funeral home last year. Rodger Gregg "That way the public can get involved in enforcement actions when they need to be taken by the board as we'd have the consumer advocate perspective as well," said Rodger Gregg, registrar of cemetery and funeral services in Nova Scotia. However, Gregg said, his concern is that no one has applied for the positions and the positions start in June. "Right now, we haven't received any applicants for these positions," he said. "For us it's a great opportunity for there now to be consumer representation on the board to represent the consumer's interest." The board previously consisted of just the registrar and five othe...
https://www.capebretonpost.com/news/local/no-applicants-yet-for-public-seats-on-nova-scotia-funeral-board-295042/

Joan Elnora Mahovlic - Alberni Valley News

Calvin and Eugene and her half-brothers Whiley and Richard. She is survived by loving husband Mike Mahovlic, daughters Pearl (Colin) Drolet and Jory Smith; son Larry (Stephanie) Morse, all from Nova Scotia; and sons Shawn Coffill, Nanoose Bay, B.C., and Mark Coffill, Port Alberni, B.C.; step-daughter Trish (Rick) McCrate, Coquitlam; step-son Jim (Lori) Mahovlic, Calgary, Alberta; step-daughter Meg (John) Belanger, Campbell River, B.C.; step-son Paul Mahovlic, New Westminster, B.C. and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. She is also survived by brother Gerald (Janet) Salsman, Coldbrook, N.S.; brother Ronald (Jeanette) Salsman, Port Alberni, B.C.; sister Madelyn Wiles, Morristown, N.S.; brother Leo (Adele) Salsman, Trail, B.C.; sister Marilyn (Allan) Teal, Trenton, Ontario; and sister Freda Salsman, Waterville, N.S. as well as numerous nieces and nephews. The family would like to thank all the caring staff at Echo Village for everything, also to Pastor Platz for his spiritual support. There will be a funeral service for Joan at Grace Lutheran Church, 4408 Redford Street, Port Alberni, B.C. on Monday, March 25, 2019, at 1:30 pm with a tea to follow. Flowers are gratefully declined but if you wish to do so, donations to Grace Lutheran Church Memorial Fund would be greatly appreciated. Let's block ads! (Why?)...
https://www.albernivalleynews.com/obituaries/joan-elnora-mahovlic/