Quebec woman hosts Ukrainian family of five who fled the war

Quebec woman hosts Ukrainian family of five who fled the war

July 4, 2022 7:26 pm EST.

“I was thinking maybe for once I have to do something concrete," says Jose Aumais, a Quebecer who opened up her home in Lorraine to a family of five from Ukraine, who fled the war. Now they're settling into life in Quebec. Alyssia Rubertucci reports.

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