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

The Barho family arrived in Nova Scotia in September 2017 as refugees from war-torn Syria, among 1,795 Syrian refugees who have come to Nova Scotia in recent years. On Saturday, as the seven small caskets were brought on stage, the children's mother, Kawthar Barho, could be heard sobbing.Mourners wept as the children's names were read: teenager Ahmad; Rola, 12; Mohamad, 9; Ola, 8; Hala, 3; Rana, 2; and Abdullah, who was born in Canada on Nov. 9.Yousri said the service was made public so the children's mother could see firsthand that the community is standing behind her."We wanted to accommodate the community … and show Kawthar the support that we saw from the community," he said. "We wanted her to see that, and we thought that the support might help her recover sooner."The father, Ebraheim Barho, continues to recover from extensive burns. As of Friday, he was in critical but stable condition.When they first arrived in 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...
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Two Carnival Legends Lost - VenuesNow

CFSA's Becky Bailey-Findley pay tribute to Tony Fiori at his Farewell Tour at the OC Fair, Costa Mesa. (VT Photo) REPORTING FROM COSTA MESA, CALIF. & LAS VEGAS - The entertainment industry lost two legendary, bigger-than-life showmen in Tony Fiori and Bingo Hauser. And it duly honored both in memorial services this month. They had a sense of humor, a love of show business, loyalty, vision and legendary-size personalities in common. Fiori, vice president of marketing for Ray Cammack Shows, was honored at a memorial service at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa today (Dec. 9), while Hauser, co-owner and founder of West Coast Amusements, was remembered at a memorial service during the International Association of Fairs & Expositions in Las Vegas Dec. 1. Bingo Hauser, Oct. 13, 1926-Sept. 13, 2015 Bingo's funeral earlier in Langley, B.C., drew 900 mourners. Both men left a legacy that will be long remembered in show business. A CHARACTER EXTRAORDINAIRE Nearly 400 friends, one from Australia, several from Houston, and fro...
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Wedding dress from 1965 - Medicine Hat News

By Submitted Article on March 26, 2019. Barbara Hughson and Dave Clarke grew up near Milk River in Masinasin and near Red Deer in Castor respectively, but they met as young school teachers in Carstairs in 1964. They got engaged and were married at Southminster United Church in Lethbridge on Aug. 21, 1965. Barb and Dave didn’t consider it important to have an elaborate wedding, as they were busy. Dave was moving his parents’ house and Barb was going to summer school. But Barb was the youngest in her family and the only girl, and her parents were not to be denied, “No, we’re going to have a wedding.” Barb told them, “I guess if you want a wedding, we’ll talk by phone, [and] you’ll have to make all of the arrangements.” And they did, for between 100-125 guests. Barb’s sister-in-law, Joan Hughson, was an extremely good seamstress and made Barb her “going away” outfit. The wedding ceremony was at Southminster United Church, th...
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Turnout at funeral for seven young fire victims shows widespread support: imam - Calgary Herald

More than a thousand family, friends, and members of the community arrive at the funeral for the seven Syrian refugee Barho siblings in Halifax on Saturday, February 23, 2019. The siblings, who died in a house fire earlier in the week, are survived by their parents. Darren Calabrese / THE CANADIAN PRESS HALIFAX - The massive turnout at a funeral for seven young victims of a devastating house fire shows that Halifax is uniting in support of the surviving members of the family, according to the spiritual leader of a local mosque.More than 2,000 people showed up to the service at the Cunard Centre on Saturday, which was held in memory of the Barho children who died in the early hours of Feb. 19 when the blaze ripped through their home."The accident affected all people," said Imam Abdallah Yousri of the Umma Mosque, noting that every seat in the cavernous hall was filled, while hundreds remained standing in solemn grief over the young lives lost.The Barho family arrived in Nova Scotia in September 2017 as refugees from war-torn Syria, among 1,795 Syrian refugees who have come ...
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WEDNESDAY, March 27, 2019 - Lethbridge Herald

By Lethbridge Herald Obituaries on March 27, 2019. Theodorus Campmans 1928 – 2019 Mr. Theodorus "Ted" Campmans of Picture Butte passed away at Chinook Regional Hospital on Saturday, March 23, 2019 at the age of 90 years. Ted was born in Raalte, Holland. He grew up on the family farm with his five brothers and three sisters. Ted is survived by his brother Gerrit in Holland, brother Tony in Picture Butte, many family members in Holland and his nieces and nephews in Alberta. Ted served in the Dutch army and was deployed to the war in Indonesia. He along with two of his brothers helped to build the dykes in the Noordoostpolder in Holland. In 1956 he decided to immigrate to Canada, where he worked in the dairy and farming industry in Southern Alberta as well as in construction alongside Gus Peters (Peter's Drive In) in Calgary. In 1959, his brother Tony came to join him in Canada where they both worked together to eventually purchase a farm and start a dairy. They started with one cow, a stool and a hand s...
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