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Wind donating phones, wireless service to refugees

Media | 12/01/2015 4:09 pm EST

Wind Mobile announced Tuesday it is partnering with Lifeline Syria, a non-profit organization that helps Syrian refugees with the relocation process in Canada, to provide incoming refugees with mobile phones and wireless service for free. "Canadians are responding with compassion and generosity to the plight of Syrians who have been forced to flee their homeland. We want to do what we can to help," Jennifer Douglas, vice-president of mobile marketing at Wind, said in the release. "Access to mobile communications can help them make a smooth transition to life...