While many of us have been watching the news with a lot of sympathy for the plight of refugees from Syria, Canmore’s Dave Bateman was on the ground making a difference. He just returned from Germany where he was working with the Canadian Red Cross at a refugee camp or, as Dave says they prefer to call it, a Welcome Centre for those fleeing from conflict in the Middle East.

Dave shared with me some great stories and what he brought home from his experience.

All above photos courtesy Dave Bateman.