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It was moving day for Ismail Idris, his wife and their six kids.

Again.

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Since they arrived from their native country of Eritrea, Residence 201 on the Humber College campus up om Hwy. 427 has been home for the past month.

“It has been great,” he said. “Canada has been great.”

But in terms of where they are going to settle, things are very much in flux. On Thursday, the family, as well as about 400 other refugees, were packing their bags. This time to a Radisson Hotel about a 30-minute drive away.

And like the residence at Humber, this will also be temporary.

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“We need rental housing,” said Idris. However there is a problem. “We don’t have enough salary.”

Sitting with him on a bench outside the residence was Ramadan Hammid, who — with his wife and one child — has been at the college since arriving from Eritrea 15 days ago. He explained when Idris says salary, he means the special allowance he receives as a refugee.