Waill Tatari continues to hold out hope that one day he will be able to see his father again — before he's gone for good. "I want to sit with him. I want to hear more of his dad's jokes.

Dana Tatari, left, and Waill Tatari, centre, with the chair of the Bow Valley Syria Refugee Project, Debra Hornsby. The Tataris arrived last mont in Canmore and have completed their 14-day isolation.

Waill, 43, told Metro the call was a childhood dream which has finally come true after the family had repeatedly had their hopes dashed following rumours of his dad’s release in previous years.