One of the views that has been taken by a few communities...There are some examples in Medicine Hat, Jasper, Red Deer, the RM of Wood Buffalo and Sylvan Lake. They've looked at inviting these people into their community. They're making it a community priority to be welcoming, and not just welcoming with gift bags and “Here's a logo”, but by welcoming them into the community. I've seen this. The Town of Ponoka has a fabulously strong Filipino entrepreneurial community, which has been embraced by the community.
I think that's the big conversation. There needs to be a way for the community to bridge that gap, by inviting people in and genuinely exchanging. It needs to be a community priority to be welcoming in the most genuine sense.