The Maidan market, pictured on July 14, 2024, shuttered its doors this month.
A help centre for refugees who fled Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and settled in Ottawa has closed down after two years of offering free support services and supplies such as clothing, food and diapers.Maidan Market, pictured here on July 14, 2024, was shuttered earlier this month. It served as a centre for Ukrainian refugees to meet with each other and receive supplies and support services.
Though its space at Westgate Shopping Centre will still host classes to teach people English as a second language until a different classroom can be found this fall, the market folded the rest of its services earlier this month. Svitlana Maksuita, a Ukrainian refugee and the leader of the market for the last year and a half, said the gathering space gave her a sense of belonging and hope.But market organizers pointed to a number of reasons for the closure, primarily lowered demand for services.
Now many refugees have had time to plan and so the market doesn't have to support them with as many necessities, he said.Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel
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