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Members of the Canadian military from Huron County, assisted in the liberation of Holland during
WWII, which created a strong and enduring relationship between Canada and the Netherlands.
Princess Margriet and her husband Professor Pieter van Vollenhoven were greeted by Mayor Kevin
Morrison, Jim Rutledge, Veteran William Anderson and Sid Bruinsma.
Princess Margriet in Goderich
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Kathleen Smith
Goderich Signal Star
Her Royal Highness Prin-
cess Margriet of the Nether-
lands, accompanied by her
husband, Professor Pieter
van Vollenhoven, paid an
official visit to Goderich on
Sunday, May 14.
The Princess, who was
born in Ottawa in 1943, was
on an official visit to Canada
in its 150th anniversary of
Confederation, visiting
Brampton, Stratford, Goder-
ich, Hamilton, Burlington
and Toronto.
During the quick visit to
Ontario from the 13 to 16 of
May, the Princess and her
husband visited several cit-
ies to not only pay homage
to the special Dutch -Canada
relationship, but to com-
memorate the Canadian sol-
diers who lost their lives in
the Second World War.
Last Sunday, on Mother's
Day, Princess Margriet and
her husband Pieter attended
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a veterans' parade in Libera-
tion Memorial Park.
"It is a great pleasure, for
my husband and I, to join
you today in the Liberation
Park, to commemorate the
liberation of the Netherlands
and the pivotal role, Canada
played in giving us hack our
freedom," stated Princess
Margriet to the crowd on
Sunday.
According to Princess
Margriet, the Netherlands
celebrates their liberation
every month of May.
Each May, Holland recog-
nizes the heroic deeds of the
Canadian military, including
those from Huron County, as
being decisive in the libera-
tion of Holland and assisted
in bringing the war in
Europe to an end.
"My husband and I hold
Canada very dear to our
hearts. For us, it is all the
mdre special to be here in a
commemorative year, such
as this. The tensions in
today's world make us
realize that freedom and
peace cannot be taken for
granted," Princess Margriet
said.
Following the parade, the
Princess unveiled a memo-
rial plaque commemorating
the Canadian soldiers who
lost their lives in the Nether-
lands during World War II.
Huron County veterans,
Mayor Kevin Morrison, MP
Ben Lobb and other digni-
taries were in attendance to
receive and welcome the
Princess to Goderich last
Sunday.
"This is an exciting day.
We have a wonderful rela-
tionship since the war, we
have a significant Dutch
community here in Huron
County, and I think it's a
great day to have her Royal
Highness, Princess Margriet
visit with us. It's a beautiful
day here, great crowd and I
was honoured to welcome
her to Goderich," Mayor
Morrison said.
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Princess Margriet and husband Pieter unveiled a commemorative
plaque for the service of Huron County members during WWII, at
Liberation Park on Sunday.
concluded with a concert
performed by the Royal Reg-
iment of Canada and the
48th Highlanders of Canada
at the Trinity Christian
Reform Church. •
In addition to the concert,
the Princess also signed a
scroll marking their visit on
May 14 that also contained
the names of the "Huron
County 20", those who lost
their lives in the Second
World War. The scroll is an
original piece of artwork by
artist Mihail Murgoci.
Commenting on the com-
memorative plaque in
Liberation Park, Princess
Margriet stated that, "It rep-
resents the close ties that
have been developed
between our two countries. I
hope that when people lin-
ger in this park, they will give
the plaque a moments
thought, as to why it was
named Liberation Park - To
remember."
Princess Margriet and
husband Pieter have worked
to maintain the close rela-
tionship between the Neth-
erlands anti Canada over the
years and this visit was the
latest in that endeavour.
GODERCH
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Heritage Designation 21 Nelson Street
This is to advise that Goderich Town Council passed
By -Law 62 of 2017 on May 8, 2017, being a By -Law to
designate 21 Nelson Street East as a Heritage Significant
Property pursuant to Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act,
R.S.0. 1990, Chapter 0.18, as amended.
Dwayne Evans
Clerk
Dated this 17"' day of May, 2017