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• DEE PEPPER & ESCAPE - LIVE BAND • FREE FOOD • FACE PAINTING • TWIST BALLOONS Clinic 905.873.6776 Pharmacy 905.873.1001 WEATHER PERMITTING; DRESS APPROPRIATELY SUNDAY SEPT 20 1PM-5PM MILLER AND MAIN PLAZA 221 MILLER DRIVE FUN FOR ALL1ST YEAR ANNIVERSARY COMMUNITY A return to freedom made possible by the Ca- nadian Army 70 years ago is not forgotten by Dutch Canadians living in Halton Hills. This year marks the 70th anniversaries of the end of World War ll and the liberation of Hol- land. This past May Holland enjoyed major cel- ebrations with over 100 World War ll Canadian veterans, all in their nineties, taking part and being recognized and honoured as liberators and heroes. Halton Hills also remembers. For the past 20 years the Dutch Canadian Remembrance Committee, representing Dutch Canadians, has made special gifts to our com- munity in the form of trees planted in Remem- brance Park, a series of memorial plates now displayed in the Civic Centre, a commemora- tive monument at the Civic Centre entrance and memorial plaques located next to the ceno- taph in Remembrance Park. In addition Dutch Canadians have provided the tulip bulbs for Remembrance Park since 1995 as well as main- taining the flower beds around the cenotaph. This year, to mark the 70th anniversary of Holland's liberation, Dutch Canadians spon- sored the refinishing of the arboretum at the Park and designed the annuals in the flower beds in the shapes and colours of the Canadian and Dutch flags. Each year Dutch Canadians lay wreaths at Glen Williams and Georgetown at the Remembrance Day ceremonies. It is also 70 years ago that the Dutch Royal family made a gift of 100,000 tulip bulbs to Canada to express appreciation for welcoming this family to reside in Ottawa during the Sec- ond World War. A number of Canadian busi- nesses, headed by the Canada Garden Council, this year are donating 100,000 tulip bulbs to organizations in Canada to develop 140 "70th anniversary Dutch Canadian Friendship Tulip Gardens" for next spring. The red and white tulips signify the friendship that exists between Canada and The Netherlands. The Dutch Canadian Remembrance Com- mittee has applied to be part of this project and grow these special gardens in Remembrance Park. You may check the Community Calender in the Independent & Free Press for the various ceremonies connected to this project this fall and next spring. LEST WE FORGET! By Martin Boomsma Special to The IFP Flowers bloom in Georgetown to mark 70th anniversary of the Liberation of Holland Dutch Canadian Remembrance Committee member Dale Menken trims the Maple Leaf design under the direction of Nell Ramakers while other committee members Tom Schenk, John Blaauwendraat and Martin Boomsma look on. Photo submitted Thursday, Septem ber 17, 2015 - The IFP - H alton H ills - w w w .theifp.ca Page 41