1 Smartlappen – 4 juni 2 Premier Jan Peter Balkenende legt krans - 11 juni 3 In memoriam: Jim and Vickie Tassie 4 job offer in Montreal 5 KLM toch niet naar bus station Ottawa! 6 Bulletin board: apartment for rent 1 Smartlappen De laatste Smartlappen bijeenkomst voor de zomer is gepland op maandagavond, 4 juni om 7.30 p.m. bij Carin Anderson, 118 Inverkip Ave, Ottawa, K1T 4B9. Tel. 613-247-9422. Met algemene stemmen hebben we besloten om hier een feestelijk tintje aan te geven. Carin zal voor de verfrissingen zorgen en verder is er een “Potluck” voor de snacks. Als ieder wat meebrengt, is er vast genoeg te eten... Laat ons alleen nog even weten, of je van plan bent om te komen. Voor verdere informatie, contact Nel Korver Tel. 613-828-0753 E-mail: korvers @ simpatico . ca 2 NL Premier legt krans tijdens bezoek Ottawa Ambassade mededeling: 11 juni as, 9:30 am wordt door Premier Jan Peter Balkenende een krans gelegd bij het National War Memorial (Elgin & Wellington). Iedereen is bij deze uitgenodigd. Het is lang geleden dat een Nederlandse Minister-President Canada officieel bezocht. Onze research leverde een privé bezoek op van Premier Den Uyl aan Canada (1975). Premier Lubbers bracht enkele jaren later eveneens een bezoek aan Canada, maar niet op uitnodiging van de Canadese regering. Ambassadeur Karel de Beer zou daarom een hoge opkomst van de Nederlandse gemeenschap bij de kranslegging in Ottawa zeer op prijs stellen. De ceremonie duurt ongeveer 15 minuten. (Aanvulling postbode: parkeren kan dichtbij onder city hall of het NAC) Minister-President Balkenende komt van 10 tot 12 juni as op werkbezoek naar Canada. Hij bezoekt Montreal (10 juni) en Ottawa (11 juni), met onder meer een officieel onderhoud met Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Nog dezelfde dag vliegt de premier daarna door naar Edmonton, de hoofdstad van 'booming' Alberta. Premier Balkenende begroet daar onder andere een Nederlandse handelsmissie (12 juni), georganiseerd door FME, een grote Nederlandse branche organisatie, en hij heeft een officiële ontmoeting met Premier Stelmach. Tevens bezoekt hij de Universiteit van Alberta, dat samenwerkt met de universiteit van Twente op technologisch gebied. Een bezoek aan Alberta's teerzanden is het laatste onderdeel van het programma. 3 Jim and Vickie Tassie – by Elly Bollegraaf "Jim (James Stewart) Tassie, and his wife Vicki ( Wilhelmina, maiden name Hoeksma) Tassie, a very loving, intelligent, interesting, and charming couple who had been married for 61 years, long time residents of Ottawa, and well known to the Ottawa Dutch Community, passed away recently within two and a half weeks of each other, in Markham, Ontario. While they had spent 60 happy years in Ottawa, where they were well known, they were moved to a seniors facility in Markham Ontario, in August 2006, after a few months in an Ottawa seniors facility, when they were beginning to show the need for assistance in their daily living. Interestingly, up until the year before, this bright and articulate couple, while they still lived in their own charming home, still took part in many activities, and one of these was the annual Dutch Queen's birthday party. Jim, born in Winnipeg, on June 16, 2007, grew up in Hamilton, served as a Lieutenant with the Canadian Intelligence Corps during WWII, completed a PhD in French Language in Toronto, had a very lengthy career as professor at Carleton University, and died on April 24, 2007. Vicki, born in Bussum, The Netherlands, on Novenber 14, 1915, grew up in The Hague, graduated from law school at Leiden University just before the onset of WWII, died on May 12, 2007. Jim and Vicki were a remarkable couple who distinguished themselves in various ways, and one of these was their participation in WWII activities in which they thwarted Germany's aggression and Nazi wrongdoings. Vicki, a charming petite blond lady, worked for the Dutch Red cross during WWII and this job provided her with a useful degree of insight in the layout and contents of the Gestapo headquarters, which she would periodically would have to visit as a representative for individuals who were picked up and put in jail. She made very good use of this inside knowledge and deftly procured ("organized") stamped blank Gestapo letterhead paper which could be put to very beneficial use by the Dutch Underground in the production of forged documents for the release of prisoners. Vicki also was outraged at the singling out and mal-treatment and deportation of Jews. She thus sewed the Jewish star on her own clothing which she deliberately wore in public for at least 3 weeks, until her friends convinced her that she stood to be jailed or worse. At the end of the war, Vicki met Jim when she was assigned to act as interpreter to the Canadian Intelligence Corps, who were interrogating captured Nazis. As Jim was assigned to this intelligence task, Vicki worked closely with him. She was not only an invaluable source of information on key Nazis and their activities, thereby greatly facilitating the "War's clean-up" work, but Vicki and Jim rapidly fell in love with each other, and were married within a year. They came to Canada in 1946. Vicki wrote her War Years Memoir, and although it was never published in its entirety, excerpts have appeared as several chapters in the 1980 McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited published book "A Liberation Album, Canadians in the Netherlands 1944-1945", edited by David Kaufman and Michiel Horn. Lovely photos of Vicki and Jim, at the time of the publication of the book, are included in the book. Vicki and Jim are buried in gravesites of the Waterdown Anglican Church, in Waterdown, which is near Hamilton, Ontario." 4 Job offer in Montreal A Dutch Canadian company is looking for a sales person to take orders and provide product information to stores and delis in the greater Montreal area. We are looking for someone fluent in both French and English with a Dutch background to cover this area. They would be provided with a company vehicle and some expenses. Since this is a new area for our company, we have relatively few clients so we are looking for someone to develop this area as well as maintain the customers we have. Should you be interested or know someone that might be interested in this position, please write or call the Netherlands Business Network Montreal. fdiepen @ hotmail . com 5 KLM toch maar niet naar busstation Location of the Ottawa to Montreal KLM bus to remain at the Via Rail Train Station Dear Travel Partners, On May 7th, we had advised you of the new schedule and location for the KLM Ottawa to Montreal bus service. While the schedule remains the same (departure at 14.00hrs from June 4th to October 27th), the location will remain at the Via Rail Train Station on Tremblay Road, as it always was. Please do not send your passengers to the Voyageur Bus Station on Catherine Street. We apologize for any confusion and inconvenience this might have caused and thank you for your kind attention to this matter. Sylvia Moran Sales Manager Northwest-KLM Royal Dutch Airlines sylvia.moran @ nwa . com Tel: 450-458-9595 Fax: 450-458-0084 6 Bulletin board: Apartment for rent 1318 Leaside Avenue. (On residential street near Westgate Shopping Centre - Carling and Merivale.) Available: immediate Description: The building is a duplex with separate entrances. The available lower Apartment unit is big and bright with new windows (which are being installed in February). The unit has 2 bedrooms and a large living room with hardwood floors throughout. The spacious eat-in kitchen has been recently renovated, has ceramic tile flooring, a new fridge and a new stove. There is storage space available in the basement, though this area is shared with the upstairs apartment. Laundry hook-ups are available. There is a large unfenced yard and lots of space for parking. $950/month plus hydro. Telephone: 613-739-3979 Groet, Postbode