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Bikes needed for Niagara’s migrant workers

Bikes are workers primary method of transportation while they are here, organizer said Father Antonio Illas doesn’t know if they’ll ever get enough bikes for Niagara’s migrant workers, but he’ll certainly try. Illas heads up the Migrant Farmworkers Project, whose Hub...

Mexican Fiesta

Cheery music, delicious food, and togetherness were all around at St. Alban’s Anglican Church on Sunday afternoon, Aug. 7 in Beamsville. Members of Niagara's seasonal agricultural workforce gathered to mingle and reflect on two years of hard work during the COVID-19...

Learn how the Migrant Farmworker Project has been able to pivot during COVID-19.
From the October, 2020, edition of the Niagara Anglican Newspaper
“It was a hard decision, but the right decision,” says Rev. Antonio Illas, missioner of the Migrant Farmworkers Project located in the Niagara region.

Migrant Farmworkers Project opens its doors in Beamsville

Migrant Farmworkers Project opens its doors in Beamsville

'It’s about empowerment': Migrant Farmworkers Project opens its doors in Beamsville to serve the 'poorest of the poorest' Reverend Antonio Illas said that although seasonal workers are essential to Niagara’s economy, they’re faced with discrimination It's all about...

Quest partners with Niagara Migrant Farmworkers Project

Quest partners with Niagara Migrant Farmworkers Project

Health care clinics now offered year-round On a cold and dreary late winter day, it didn’t seem like the time of year that any migrant farmworkers would need the support of Quest Community Health Centre. Most people in Niagara probably thought they had all returned to...