The 2024 Nest Secret Garden Tour was a huge success. Many thanks to the eight hosts who shared their wonderful gardens and to the Nest volunteers who ensured the day ran smoothly. Congratulations to Marge Wear who won the Nest door prize of a beautiful framed photo by Ken Tickner. The 2025 Nest Secret Garden Tour will take place Sunday, July 20. We already have some … Continue reading Nest Secret Garden tour sells out, again!
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Amnesty International is demanding Canada and other countries support the full cessation of violence between Israel and Hamas and allow humanitarian aid into the besieged Gaza Strip. Amnesty made the call in a petition launched October 26. Sign the petition. The Hamas-run Gaza health ministry stated on October 24 that 6,446 Palestinians have been killed and more than 17,000 injured by Israeli airstrikes since the … Continue reading “Humanity must prevail”
This is the smiling face of Canadian citizenship. More than a dozen refugees sponsored by Nest over the last five years are now Canadian citizens! Saw Eh Klu (pictured here) is the most recent. Nest and the Anglican Diocese sponsored Saw Eh Klu to Saskatoon in November 2018. He is a Karen refugee from Myanmar who lived in a refugee camp in Thailand for more … Continue reading The smiling face of. . .
Middle Eastern Fall Supper and Quiz Night Thanks to everyone who attended the Middle Eastern Supper and Quiz Night on September 29. And a big shout out to Baghdad Restaurant for the wonderful meal. The supper, silent auction and quilt raffle raised more than $8,000! The money will be used to support Nest’s current refugee sponsorships in Saskatoon. Continue reading Thank you!
The Canadian government needs to take urgent action to help civilians trapped in Sudan after a deadly power struggle erupted in April between the Sudanese army and a rival militia group. That is the key message contained in an Open Letter to the Prime Minister of Canada and opposition leaders. The letter, which was sent today, is organized by Nest Saskatoon and Sudanese Canadians in the … Continue reading Open Letter to PM calls for urgent action
The 2023 Nest Secret Garden Tour was a big success. The weather was wonderful and the sell-out crowd seemed to enjoy the tour. Thanks to the gardeners who invited us to view their beautiful gardens and to the volunteers who ensured the event ran smoothly. Also thanks to Dutch Growers and Early Farm and Garden Centre for selling passports to the tour. The winner of … Continue reading Secret Garden Tour
Thank you to everyone who participated in our Nest Celebrate Summer Social in Osler on July 17. We sold 148 tickets and from all reports everyone enjoyed the gorgeous afternoon at the Buhler Gardens and their visits to three other gardens. A special thank you to Ruth and Wilf Buhler, Helena Enns, Diane McKinnell and Robin Neudorf for allowing us to show and share their … Continue reading Social shines!
Nest is working to sponsor women activists from Afghanistan and Sudan, who were forced to flee their homes due to their work for women’s equality. Nest is sponsoring Maryam, her spouse and two small children. Maryam (pictured here) is an Afghan journalist specializing in gender and human rights. She also is a member of the persecuted Hazara minority. When the Taliban took power on August … Continue reading Nest provides asylum to women activists
A group called Change.org is calling on the Canadian government to change two key requirements of the immigration and refugee program to address the Afghan crisis and allow more Afghans to get to Canada. In a petition to the Canadian government, the group says the government must remove the language assessment requirement for skilled Afghan workers. “The requirement for English proficiency and biometrics for Skilled … Continue reading Petition urges Afghan action
