
Reception van Minister President J.P. Balkenende aan boord het Nederlandse bevoorradings schip van de Koninklijke Marine HNLMS Amsterdam in de haven van Halifax, NS 25 juni, 2010, ter gelegenheid van het 100 jarig bestaan van de Canadese Marine (Navy).
Een groot aantal Oud-Nederlanders en recente Nederlandse emigranten waren uitgenodigd door de Nederlandse Ambassade in Ottawa, om een receptie bij te wonen aan boord van de HNLMS Amsterdam, het bevoorradings schip van de Nederlandse Koninklijke Marine. Het fregat doet mee aan een NATO oefening, geleid door de Nederlands Marine Generaal Bosveld.
John & Marilyn Dewyert, Nackawic, NB Ambassadeur Wim Geerts, Ottawa, ON
Nellie Kolziel, Dartmouth, NS Minister President Jan Peter Balkenende
Maureen Blom, Fredericton, NB DCA board member Carla Vermunt, New Haven, PEI
Retired Dutch Consul in Ottawa now living in Newly appointed Dutch Honorary Consul for
PEI, Pieter and Daria Valkenburg. New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, Matthew Tweedie
Minister President J.P.Balkenende addresses Wil & Roy Brostowski, Fredericton, NB
the guests. To his right, Mr and Mrs Bakker of Honorary Dutch Consul for NB & PEI Matthew
Sackville, NS. Far right, Honorary Dutch Consul Tweedie and Mrs Elaine Tweedie
for Nova Scotia, Mr Peter McCreath. Maureen & Gerry Blom, Fredericton, NB
Each night at sunset the Dutch Flag is lowered and the crew stands at attention and salutes.
The morning started early for the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Jan Pieter Balkenende, with an early morning working breakfast at the Hilton Hotel with Dutch Business people in the Maritimes. Left to right : Stella van der Lugt, Chester, NS; Wil Felderhof, Halifax, NS; Peter McCreath Honorary Dutch Consul of the Kingdom of the Netherlands for Nova Scotia; Dutch Finance Minister de Jager; Harry Hoogenboom, Halifax, NS; Jan Pieter Balkenende, Prime Minister of the Netherlands; Arnold Rovers, Director Pier 21; Robert Mutsears, Liverpool, NS; Guido Kerpel, Halifax, NS; Michael Senz, Dartmouth, NS; Rick Scheffers, Halifax, NS.

Minister President J.P. Balkenende visited Pier 21 and the Dutch Monument for WW II Canadian Veterans in front of Pier 21, and the Citadel Fort downtown Halifax.
Remembrance Day Service May 4th 2010 in Halifax, NS held at Pier 21 Dutch Memorial.

Peter Melkert, RCL Halifax - Wreath Laying Ceremony

Left: Peter Stoffer M.P. Sackville- Eastern Shore addresses the crowd

