After a long journey with her mother fleeing their war-ravaged country, a young Ukrainian girl who turned eight on Monday was able to celebrate her first Canadian birthday in style at the Halifax Common thanks to welcoming Haligonians. Masha Stadinchuk and her mother recenlty arrived on a federal chartered flight and are spending a few days in Halifax before taking another plane to Saskatchewan on June 16 to be resettled. © Preston Mulligan/CBC Masha shows her mother Anastasia Stadinchuk one of her birthday presentsA party was arranged for the Common on Monday from 2-6 p.m. and volunteers went shopping for snacks, balloons, party games and, of course, presents. The Haliginian said she went on the Internet to see how to write happy birthday in Ukrainian on the cake. © Preston Mulligan/CBC Jade Fraser said she and her daughter were up early to bake a last-minute cake for Masha.

Source: CBC News June 14, 2022 06:49 UTC