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Thunder Bay – LIVING – Thunder Bay has a growing number of International students. Students attending Lakehead University and Confederation college from across the globe are studying here in our city.
The holiday season, especially this year with the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown in Ontario has presented some severe challenges for international students. Being far from home is hard enough.
2020 however with the pandemic and the provincial lockdown, means greater challenges.
However, working with a determined team of volunteers, the decision was made to go forward with the dinner. However with COVID-19 there are a lot of needed changes.
Seriously enforced social distancing, teams at The Hub’s Pick-Up Window who are all from the same household, masks, face shields and gloves for all the team along with advice from the Thunder Bay District Health Unit helped ensure the dinner could move forward this year.
International students in Thunder Bay received a donated holiday dinner (3 Photos)
About 100 meals were handed out Tuesday evening.
Dec 30, 2020 2:34 PM By: TbNewsWatch.com Staff
THUNDER BAY International students attending school in Thunder Bay were treated to a Canadian Christmas holiday dinner on Tuesday evening.
With the help of local businesses and individuals, about 100 meals were prepared and handed out to Confederation College and Lakehead University students through the pickup window of the Hub Bazaar on Victoria Avenue.
In normal circumstances, the students would have gathered together for the event, but COVID-19 restrictions forced a change at a time when many students from overseas are facing financial and social challenges.
One-hundred international students in Thunder Bay, Ont., will receive a traditional Canadian holiday dinner on Tuesday.
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Posted: Dec 24, 2020 6:30 AM ET | Last Updated: December 24, 2020
A traditional holiday meal will be served to 100 international students on Tuesday in Thunder Bay, Ont.(Yanjun Li/CBC)
One-hundred international students in Thunder Bay, Ont. will receive a traditional Canadian holiday dinner on Tuesday.
The dinner, which is take-out because of the COVID-19 pandemic, will give Lakehead University and Confederation College students a chance to taste some Canadian traditions.
Usually, international students are invited into the homes of many in the city to enjoy a meal and the camaraderie. However, the pandemic has put a hold on those invitations.