SISO supporters rally against 'poisonous' flyer

A week after someone distributed a "poisonous" flyer to homes around the city's immigrant reception centre, about 300 people came out to show their support.

"It is a great feeling to know there are people who will support you, who will pray for you, who will do what they can on a cold Saturday afternoon to come to a gathering to say, 'You are welcome,' " said Hussein Hamdani, chair of the Settlement and Immigration Services Organization board.

The weekend of Jan. 27, an anonymous flyer was delivered to homes around the New Dawn Centre, located  on Rosedene Avenue along the Mountain brow. The unsigned, photocopied piece of paper warned of the potential for loitering, increased crime and reduced property values.