families escaping unjust circumstances.”

Blaurock says that the St. Matthews congregation voted unanimously to donate its property to the Village Exchange Center, which formally took ownership of the space in March.

Blaurock has fifteen years of experience in international law, having served as counsel for both the U.S. government and in the private sector. She says that in today's political climate, refugee communities feel fearful. One of her main goals for the Village Exchange Center is to have a team of lawyers knowledgeable in international law on hand to advise immigrants and refugees.

Blaurock says that she also recognizes the need to balance services with safety, especially in the wake of threats and hate crimes perpetrated against other nonprofits that serve Aurora's international community, like Mango House and Project Worthmore, whichThe SCL Tigers announced on Monday (27 Feb.) that the club felt that they had no other choice than reluctantly terminating the contract and thus releasing DiDomenico despite that the player was under contract with the Swiss club over the 2017-2018 season, meaning for this season and the next. The Ottawa Senators confirmed the signing on Tuesday (28 Feb).

According to SCL Tigers’ CEO Peter Müller, the player did not have any out-clause allowing him to sign with another club. It is the opinion of the Alliance of the European Hockey Clubs that this is an apparent case of non-honoring a valid and binding contract, violating the terms and conditions of the agreement and virtually forcing a termination upon the club, which furthermore is facing the most challenging part