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Canada ‘safest place‘ for Sudanese refugee ere) but â€" the military covernment came, By RENATA NADEN Special to the Beaver ittle did Sabri Hassan know that an act of goodwill a couple of weeks ago would land him in jail and force him to leave his homeland and become a political The Ministry of Environment and Energy has commissioned a study of alternate routes for a water feedermain to connect the Herridge Reservoir and Pumping Station with the Streetsville Reservoir and Pumping Station. It is anticipated that the selected route will be within the preliminary designated study area shown on the map below. The multiâ€"stage study, to be completed by the end of 1994, will follow the class environmental assessment process for upgrading existing water systems. STUDY AREA The ministry invites public input during all stages of the study. Public meetings will be held to outline progress of the study and to provide a forum for comment. 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They gave us some emotional support; you get the feeling that someone is caring about you." "I wasn‘t allowed to leave the country, but I was smuggled to Egypt anyway," Hassan explained, adding that he had to leave his wife, two teenage sons, and 12â€"yearâ€"old daughâ€" ter behind. A few weeks later, he was in Canada claiming political refugee status. Currently, living in St. Catharines, Hassan is keeping busy by looking for work and arranging to have his family join him here. "Canada was the safest place for me to come. I was looking for a safe place. For a future for my kids. To rest at last... people should thank God for the democracy and freedom in Canada," he told the group. Although he doesn‘t have much of a life left in Sudan, Hassan still yearns for the day he can return home. "Whatever experience I (had there), it‘s my, country at last. One day I will go (back) for sure. But not to this government. I‘m waiting for changes and I hope (they‘ll come) soon." 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