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Ukrainians 'begin again' in Manitoba as hundreds of newcomers navigate settlement support system

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More than 300 Ukrainians who arrived in Winnipeg on Monday are now setting off on the complex — if not more streamlined than usual — process of settling in after fleeing their homes amid the ongoing Russian invasion.

Nic Krawetz, a volunteer with the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, has spent weeks helping Ukrainian newcomers adjust to life in Manitoba and is preparing for more on the way.

“They have no home to return to, and they will be restarting here,” said Krawetz, who helped co-ordinate the UCC’s warm welcome for the newcomers at the Winnipeg Richardson International Airport on Monday.

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“To see them, to see them smiling, to see their children when

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This story was originally published on  CBC News. To read the rest of this news worthy story, please visit https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/ukrainian-newcomers-arrival-winnipeg-settlement-process-1.6464460?cmp=rss.

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