Canadian military builds camp for refugees from the U.S.

The Canadian military is building a camp to house the growing number of refugees crossing the US border, BBC News reported on Aug. 9.

“The camp would house up to 500 asylum seekers in Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec, near Plattsburgh, New York,” the BBC report said.

The construction begins about a week after Montreal turned its Olympic Stadium into a shelter for refugees arriving from the US, the BBC reported.

I recently wrote about a recent New York Times article that detailed the perils facing refugees trying to enter Canada from the U.S.