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Five families of Syrian refugees will be arriving in Regina before Christmas, Mayor Michael Fougere said Saturday.

He’s not sure how many people they’ll be, their demographics or even where they’ll be living, but one thing is certain: They’ll have first dibs on tons of items donated in Regina.

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About 20 volunteers gathered Saturday morning to sort through the donations at a City of Regina facility on Winnipeg Street. There was everything from clothing and shoes, to electronics, kitchenware and children’s toys.

And this is it: Regina is done collecting items for Syrian refugees.

“The city told us to stop because they felt we had enough stuff,” said Niall O’Hanlon, who spearheaded a donation campaign for the refugees.

He said he had to empty two airport storage facilities three times.

When O’Hanlon put a call out for donations on Facebook a little more than three weeks ago, “I thought I was going to be lifting maybe two couches or something,” said O’Hanlon. “It kind of turned into a full-time job for three weeks. … I didn’t mean it to take off like it did.”