Haiti
holds his heart By
Barbara Woolsey, The Leader-Post July 14, 2010
For Roland LaFrance, the smell and sounds of garbage
and rubble in post-earthquake Haiti still linger
long after his return to Saskatchewan. Despite
Monday marking the six-month anniversary of the
disaster that killed over 200,000 people and left
1.5 million homeless, there has been "very
minimal change" there, said the former RCMP
officer. Complete
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Canada
defends Haiti reconstruction progress July
12, 2010
The Canadian government insists the international
reconstruction effort in Haiti is making progress
six months after a devastating earthquake, amid
criticism that work on the ground is painfully
slow. Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence
Cannon on Monday urged Canadians to be patient,
saying the reconstruction project is a "monumental
task requiring a sustained effort and long-term
commitment.". Complete
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Home
from Haiti with mixed feelings CBC
News: Thursday, March 17, 2010
A Saskatchewan contingent of a group that has
been helping with the relief effort in Haiti returned
home Tuesday night. Members of Western
Canada Relief for Haiti spent the past few weeks
in the country, which was hit by a devastating
earthquake in January. They provided volunteer
support in a number of communities, working in
orphanages and helping to set up medical clinics.
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Regina
man fears for family, friends in Haiti after earthquake
Tim Switzer, Leader-Post:
Thursday, January 14, 2010
REGINA — Carlos Petit-Homme needed only
to see one image to know how bad things were in
his home nation of Haiti after it was rocked by
Tuesday’s deadly earthquake. Complete
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Sask.
residents scramble for news, Children's lives
priority for mission supporters, those seeking
adoptions
By Doyle Fox, The
Star Phoenix; with files Saskatchewan News Network
The aftershocks from the earthquake in Haiti were
felt in Saskatchewan Wednesday, as people who
are involved in adopting children from the country
or who are supporting Haitian community centres
frantically tried to get updates as well as organize
fundraisers. Karen Wiens, of the Saskatchewan
Haitian Adoption Resource and Encouragement Group,
has adopted children from Haiti and has many friends
who are in the process of doing so. Complete
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Sask.
families desperate for news from Haiti CBC
NEWS
Many Saskatchewan families with ties to Haiti
are anxiously trying to learn the fate of loved
ones after the devastating earthquake. The Haitian
community is relatively small, with about 50 people
with roots in the country. Carlos Petit-Homme
has spent considerable time in the past two days
on the phone, desperately trying to contact three
sisters and family friends. Complete
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Regina
group heads to Haiti for relief effort CBC
NEWS
A Regina man who wants to help rebuild Haiti is
on his way to the earthquake-ravaged nation. Carlos
Petit-Homme, who grew up in Haiti, boarded an
airplane Thursday, bound for a small community
south of Port-au-Prince. Petit-Homme has launched
a charity group, Western Canada Relief for Haiti,
and is going to the country to help people living
in tents find better homes before the rainy season
hits. Other members of the group will soon
be joining him, including Saskatchewan Roughrider
Chris Szarka. Complete
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