(Grand Manan Safe Harbour/Facebook - image credit)Grand Mananers rolled out the red carpet and rang the church bell on the hill in North Head to welcome two families from Ukraine to their island "safe harbour." After a rush to catch the last ferry, they arrived on Grand Manan at about 11:30 at night. Grand Manan Safe Harbour/FacebookWhen he took them on a tour around the island in daylight they had tears in their eyes, said Green. Lena is a nurse, who worked with another Grand Manan newcomer from Ukraine, Tetiana Psaras, back in Mariupol. Grand Manan Safe Harbour/FacebookShe has "extensive experience in intensive care units," said Psaras, who is married to a Grand Mananer and has lived on the island for several years.

Source: CBC News June 18, 2022 13:20 UTC