Freelance journalist Amanda Lindhout made her first public appearance since returning to the country after spending 15 months in captivity in Somalia. Alberta's Somali community hosted a dinner in honour of the 28-year-old in northeast Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Town Hall for the Community to have a chance to get feedback from the Government of Canada on issue of public safety and criminal justice. There were a panel of experts to answer questions and hear concerns, including Chief Mike Boyd of the Edmonton Police Service; Mr. Brent Rathgeber, a member of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights; Mr. Greg Rice of the Public Prosecution Service of Canada; and Mr. Doug Brady of the Edmonton Drug Treatment Court. The Town Hall was being held on Wednesday, February
17th , 2010 at the Kensington Community Hall (12130 -134A Avenue NW) Edmonton, Albert, Canada.
Youth For Change - Canadian Somali Congress in association with the Alberta Somali Community Center hosted an advocacy awareness program for the community in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on January 29, 2010
Alberta Somali Community Center and Canadian Somali Congress work to foster an Alberta where Canadian Somalis, as part of the multicultural fabric of this country, live in and contribute fully into Alberta Society with the eventual goal of full integration.