Mayor, councillors, assured about migrants after meeting Goodale
CORNWALL, Ont. — Local politicians say they’re reassured after meeting Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale to discuss plans to deal with an influx of asylum-seekers from Haiti.
A tented camp being erected by the Canadian Forces neared completion Wednesday and will soon be able to house up to 500 people on the grounds of the Nav Centre, a privately run, non-profit, 28-hectare conference centre.
Goodale toured the temporary housing site, where he spoke to Nav Centre and government employees who are helping the refugee claimants, before meeting the mayor and councillors.
In a written statement afterwards, he thanked the people of Cornwall “for being understanding and welcoming to the guests in their town.”