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July 6th
Driving from Ohsweken ON to
Saint - Irénéé, Quebec
1050 Km.
 

 

July 6th
After a dinner in Brockville Ontario,
the Stage Bus wouldn't start.
Mr. André Roy, Mechanic offered to help us
 

Thanks André

Mr. Vince F. Merpaw
Administrator/ Co Founder
Renaissance - School of Fine Arts
Brockville ON
July 7th
The Next morning
after spending the night in Coteau du Lac, QC
we bought new batteries at
QualiTEK - (depuis 1984 JS Demarreur)

We met with the Sales manager:
Mr. Michael McDermott

Mr. McDermott would like to pay tribute
to his Uncle:
Mr. Jerome Besserer
engineer corps with the Royal Canadian Army.

Liberator of the Netherlands
July 7th
driving in the direction of La Malbaie
(Many Steep Hills)
July 7th
July 7th
arrival at Casino de Charlevoix, La Malbaie, QC
Festival International du Domaine Forget
 
July 7th
 
July 7th
Edith Allaire
personal assistant to
Guy Carmichael - Directeur artistique
Festival International du Domaine forget.

Thank you Edith for taking good care of us.
July 7th
Louise Champagne
General Manager
the Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu
receiving a tulip friendship garden for
Mr. Pierre Boudreault, Mayor of Saint-Irénéé, QC
July 7th
July 7th
 
July 7th
Serge Gauthier and Christian Harvey
from the Charlevoix Historical Society

Thank you for paying tribute to Jean Warren

Jean Warren was born in Pointe-au-Pic in 1914.
He was accepted into the Canadian Army as a pilot in June 1942
but then during the night of 18th to 19th November 1943,
his aircraft was shot down by German fighters. ..........
Liberator of the Netherlands

other Second World War soldiers from Charlevoix who went overseas: Jacques Jean, Clermont; Benoît Hudon, Clermont; Florent Fournier, Clermont; Jean-Philippe Bergeron, La Malbaie; Antoine Tremblay, La Malbaie; Jean-Louis Goupil, Clermont; Robert Savard, La Malbaie; Raymond Bhérer, La Malbaie
July 7th
the Audience
July 7th
 
July 8th
Driving from Saint - Irénéé, Quebec
to Montréal, QC
Essiet showing his power
Quinten dealing and losing
July 8th
Arrival Montréal, QC

Festival International de Montreal
 
July 8th
Location:
Corner of Saint Catherine street West and Clark Street
 
Welcomed by Festival Volunteers
Eric Fortim - Lambert
France Godin
July 8th
a great atmosphere
Thousands of people filling the streets
July 8th
Introduction
Mr. Marcel Tremblay
Associate Advisor to the Mayor
Intercultural relations
Vice-President of the Public Security Commision
City Councillor - Décarie District


Receiving a Friendship Tulip Garden
in honor of the WWII Veterans

for Mr. Gérard Tremblay, Mayor of Montréal
 
 
July 8th
Many friends from Indonesia
Wanda Lazariuk
would like to pay tribute to her father:
William Lazariuk
WWII Veteran.

Mr. Lazariuk was wounded in Germany 5 days
before the end of the war and was left in the field
to die ..... but he survived

Liberator of the Netherlands
July 9th
a second day at the Montreal Jazz Festival.
A little rain in the first set.
 
July 9th
2nd Set
 
July 9th
Izumi came all the way from
Edmonton AB ... just to see us again
Mr. Claude Morin
Productions Michto

radio productions
the Marcello Series
picture 815
- on the edge -
July 10th
Departure from Hotel La Tour Centre-Ville
Montreal.

Group photo with musicians from Nigeria
(Participants at the Montreal Jazz Festival)
July 10th
Driving from Montreal QC
to Mont Laurier QC
236 km
July 10th
At a restaurant on the way -
Mr. Marc Lacost
would like to pay tribute to his grandfather:

Roland Jobin
RCA - the Black Watch
éclaireur
July 10th
Mont-Laurier
Impressions
Electrique de Mont-Laurier
July 10th
welcomed by:
left to right:
Pierre Desmarais
Technical Director Muni Spec - Mont Laurier
Christine Bellefleur
Coordonnatrice, Muni Spec Mont Laurier
Richard Cornier
Technician

Thank you for a beautiful day
July 10th
Location

 
July 10th
David Courtemanche
Technician for Concert du Parc
July 10th
Mr. Louis Pierre Blair
City Councillor of Mont Laurier
receiving a tulip Friendship Garden for
Mayor Michel Adrien
in honor of the WWII Veterans
July 10th
Signing the Guest Book of the City of Mont-Laurier
Ms. Blandine Boulianne
City Clerk

 
July 10th
 

Mister Hormidas Bérubé,
a proud Canadian WWII Veteran, that helped with the Liberation of Holland.

In 1943, at only 23 years of age I left Canada for England.
In September 1944, he then left England for the Netherlands, to Nijmegen.
He was with the Service Corps, and his job was the transport of all the
supplies needed to support the Canadian troops stationed in Holland.
July 10th
René Corbeil
WWII Veteran
Regiment Levis QC
July 10th
Mr. Lucien Roy
WWII Veteran
RCA - Brigade Canadienne avec L'Armée Americaine
Regiment de Hull, QC
(North Pacific) fighting against the Japanese


Would like to pay tribute to his firend:
 - Leon -
Liberator of the Netherlands
July 10th
Lieutenant J. Henry Perron
WWII Veteran
Regiment Maisoneuve
2nd Division
Was wounded in France on Aug 25th 1944
July 10th
Mr. Laurent St Denis
WWII Veteran
Royal Canadian Artillery
2nd light Ack Ack - 2nd Division

Liberator of the Netherlands
 
July 10th
Mr. Guy Bélanger
Président
Légion Royale Canadienne
Mont Laurier
July 10th
After the ceremonies

Performance at "Concert du Parc"
 
July 10th
Petro Canada
(Main Sponsor of Tulips 2005)
 
July 10th
 
July 10th
The Audience
July 10th
Young Audience
July 10th
Essiet is well prepared for Moskitos
July 10th
 
July 11th
Arrival in Drummondville after a long drive
at night
332 km - a piece of cake
July 11th
Left:
Michael Deetjes
Assistant - Mondial des Cultures de Drummondville

right: Donald R. Hétu
Artistic Director
July 11th
Veterans and members of the Royal Canadian Legion
Drummondville

Mr. Rosaire Marchand - President RCA
Ms Alice C Gagné - 2nd Vice President
Ms Nine Boisver - Director RCA
Mr. Cyr Jean Morneault
Alice Laliberté - WWII Veteran
Mr. Herve Hyland - WWII Veteran
Ms. Denise Provencher - Officer RCAF
Mr. Marcel Collette - Officer/ director RCAF #51
Mr. Raymond Allard
July 11th
Ms Francine Ruest-Jutras
Mayor of Drummondville
receiving a Tulip Friendship Garden
in honor of WWII Veterans
 
July 11th
Mr. Michel Morin (MC)
Introducing the band
July 11th
left:
Ms. Alice C. Gagné
2nd vice president of the Royal Canadian Legion
Drummondville

right:

Mr. Rosaire Marchand
President of the Royal Canadian Legion
July 11th
 

Mr. Harvey Hyland, WWII Veteran

 
Leading Air Craftman – ground crew-airforce.
stationed in Eindhoven.

Liberator of the Netherlands

July 11th
Ms. Alice Laliberté
WWII Veteran
W.D.R.C.A.F
Women division of the Royal Canadian AirForce
 
July 11th
The Audience
July 11th
Jeannine Matteau
Winner of a special lotery
- 60 Tulip Bulbes -

Congratulations
July 11th
The moon over Drummondville

Thank you
René Fréchette and Donald Hétu
for organizing this great event
July 12th
Patrice Gélinas
Gélinas, Accordeur de piano
Tuning the piano early in the morning before departure
to Beaconsfield