A humanitarian flight with 230 Ukrainian citizens is scheduled to land in Regina at 5:05 p.m. Monday. The Legislative Secretary for Saskatchewan-Ukraine Relations, Terry Dennis, along with Regina’s Mayor Sandra Masters and Elena Krueger, President of Ukrainian Canadian Congress Saskatchewan will meet them at the airport. An email from the province says the nine hour flight will arrive directly from Warsaw, Poland.

It’s expected the flight will be carrying mostly women, children and the elderly. The president of the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association, Randy Goulden, said last Tuesday that SUMA is encouraging Municipalities and individuals to ensure their local organizations, such as food banks, housing authorities, and settlement agencies, have the resources needed to help refugees integrate into the province.

Goulden says SUMA isn’t sure how many Ukrainian refugees will be relocated to communities like Saskatoon, Regina, or Yorkton.  People looking to help can also register with the Ukrainian Canadian Congress of Saskatchewan, which has launched a registration process for individuals, businesses and organizations.  SUMA says an additional 800 Ukrainians have already arrived in Saskatchewan through domestic travel.