Dad was a welder who worked in a small town in Nova Scotia on the Atlantic Ocean, heading a crew who repaired damage done to ships crossing the Atlantic with troops and supplies.Read More

Lieutenants William Edward O’Donnell and Wolf William Solkin of the Algonquin Regiment, R.C.I.C., helped liberate Holland in 1945. My dear friend, Lt. (Ret’d) Wolf Wm Solkin is in his 97th year and resides at Ste. Anne’s Hospital in Quebec. As Wolf no longer has a garden to tend to, I will be planting these Royal...Read More

It was 75 years ago that Canadian forces liberated the Netherlands from the Nazis. The Dutch ambassador was in St. John’s on Saturday to help plant tulip bulbs at Government House to honour the anniversary. NTV’s Ben Cleary reports. By: Ben Cleary NTV Read Full ArticleRead More

It was 75 years ago that Canadian forces liberated the Netherlands from the Nazis. The Dutch ambassador was in St. John’s on Saturday to help plant tulip bulbs at Government House to honour the anniversary. NTV’s Ben Cleary reports. By: Ben Cleary NTV Lisez l’article completRead More

Newfoundland and Labrador has been given 750 tulip bulbs from the Netherlands in appreciation of the role Canadians played in ending the Second World War. Dutch ambassador Henk van der Zwan was in St. John’s on Saturday afternoon to present the flowers to Lt.-Gov. Judy Foote as part of celebrations for the upcoming ​​​75th anniversary of the...Read More

Newfoundland and Labrador has been given 750 tulip bulbs from the Netherlands in appreciation of the role Canadians played in ending the Second World War. Dutch ambassador Henk van der Zwan was in St. John’s on Saturday afternoon to present the flowers to Lt.-Gov. Judy Foote as part of celebrations for the upcoming ​​​75th anniversary of the...Read More

My uncle John was with the Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry during World War II and participated in the liberation of Holland. He felt a close connection with the people of Holland for the rest of his life and visited when he was able.Read More

My late Dad was a WWII veteran who helped to liberate Holland from the Nazi. Like many veterans he came home and never spoke too much about what he experienced during his years fighting the war. It was such a wonderful experience he had when he returned with his two sons for the 60th Anniversary...Read More

Navigator,Lancaster Bomber R.A.F. Squadron 626, Wickenby, England Killed October 14,1944 during a raid over Duisburg, GermanyRead More

Leo was a small boy in Holland when Canadian soldiers came through there to help liberate his country. Some of the soldiers gave chocolate to the children. A rare wartime treat. Leo never forgot that act of kindness. He later moved to Nova Scotia with his wife Rina . Their son Michael married my daughter...Read More