Store offering household items to Ukrainian refugees reopens at new Halifax location – Halifax | 24CA News
An group dedicated to serving to Ukrainian refugees expertise a clean transition into the neighborhood opened its doorways at a brand new location on Saturday morning.
The Ukrainian Store, previously situated on Bayers Road, was met with quite a few donations of home items previous to the reopening at its new storefront on Agricola Street.
Nanette Dean, who took over as the shop’s managing director in August, stated they’ve had about 40 volunteers help in preparation for the shop’s reopening.
“People’s hearts are still into this cause and they still want to help,” she stated.
“We’ve had people from the community who’ve been extremely supportive, bringing in boxes and boxes of dishes, tables, and chairs.”
The gadgets come for free of charge to the Ukrainian neighborhood in want of help.
Andrii Diachenko, a Ukrainian citizen now dwelling in Nova Scotia, says the shop is the “perfect place for newcomers.”
“As a newcomer, you don’t have much money usually and all the apartments that you rent here come without furniture,” he stated.
“Furniture can get quite expensive and the delivery can get quite expensive too, so this kind of shop can provide you with furniture and also provides you with delivery, it’s a treasure for all newcomers.”
Diachenko stated the shop has additionally been useful for fellow Ukrainians to attach with one another because it generally could be tough adjusting should you don’t converse a lot English.
“It’s a good place to make some friends and create a little community,” he stated.
Eric Chiang, proprietor of Helene Jaune Cookies, was one of many native companies offering baked items in the course of the day’s occasions to boost extra funds for the storefront.
Eric Chiang, proprietor of Helene Jaune Cookies, was promoting baked items to fundraise for the brand new storefront.
Vanessa Wright
“I’m from Hong Kong and we are running out from a dictatorship, just like the Ukrainian people, so we understand what they’re feeling,” he stated. “We support them coming to Canada.”
The Ukrainian Store‘s Halifax location will likely be open Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday from 10:00AM-3:00PM with one other location opening on Thursdays at 1 Regency Drive in Dartmouth.
— With information from Vanessa Wright.
