Over the next year, the Local Immigration Partnership (LIP) – Lanark & Renfrew team and four newly established working groups will concentrate on eight initiatives dealing with immigration to our area, according to Jodi Bucholtz, Manager of the local LIP.
Bucholtz says a Welcome to the Valley-style resource kit is planned.
Other aspects of the strategy will be public education, an initiative to see immigrants sharing their stories on video, identifying local labour market needs, employer education, mutual learning and mentorship as well as neighbourhood integration.
Community members interested in joining these efforts are encouraged to join a working group.