Prince George’s Dutch community remembered fallen Canadian soldiers at Veterans’ Plaza Saturday with the annual Tulip Commemoration.
As a thank you for liberating the Netherlands from German occupation in 1945, and for protecting the Dutch Royal family during the Second World War, the Dutch send Canada 10,000 tulip bulbs every spring.
Even more than 70 years later, Mayor Lyn Hall says the flowers remind us of the important role Canadians played.
“The historical significance of that flower is probably greater than any other flower that there is. It just shows that Canada and the allied armed forces committed to going to a country and helping them out and we’re seeing that even today,” he says,
Local MLA Shirley Bond, who’s mother was dutch, says it’s critical we remember the men and women who served our country, even after all these years.
“It’s great to see people wearing their orange, the proud Dutch community that we have here. The tulips are in spectacular bloom. It’s a chance for us to stop, remember, and say thank you,” she says.
Over 700 tulips are planted around PG, including out front of City Hall.
 
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