People from the Karen Community of Canada (KCC) gathered in Thunder Bay Friday to celebrate 25 years of life in Canada.

The northwestern Ontario city became an unlikely hub for Karen culture after a local church sponsored some refugees 25 years ago. This grew to a community of over 300 Karen-Canadians in Thunder Bay. 

Karen are an ethnic minority in Myanmar. Many were displaced during the ongoing conflict between Myanmar's miltary government and Karen nationalists. This led many Karen to flee to refugee camps in Thailand. 

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