Bob interviews Mayor Al A group of about 20 citizens will be aiding up to two families transition from Syria to North Bay.

Mayor Al McDonald brought these concerned citizens together to find out ways to assists these Syrian families through finding housing, clothing, schooling and more.

He says seeing 20 people come together to aid people makes him a proud of residents of North Bay. He adds the support to bring the families to North Bay has been incredible.

McDonald says ideally they would have one family come to town before Christmas, but it could be anywhere between a month to four months from now.