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From YouTube: MARCH 5 2020 Statements Tom Shypitka
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
5th Session
41st Parliament
A
Number
four
Kootenai
East
thank
your
honorable
speaker
today,
I'm
very
excited
to
speak
about
an
event
that
will
highlight
our
incredible
BC
talent
and
put
it
on
a
world
stage,
I'm
talking
about
the
bagpipes
and
drums
of
British
Columbia
and
their
road
to
the
2020
commemoration
for
the
75th
anniversary
of
the
liberation
of
the
Netherlands.
For
those
that
don't
know
in
the
final
months
of
world
war,
two
Canadian
Armed
Forces
led
the
fight
to
liberate
the
Netherlands
from
Nazi
occupation.
A
The
first
Canadian
Army
fought
to
open
the
port
of
antwerp
and
to
clear
northern
and
western
Netherlands
of
occupying
forces
on
may
5th
1945
Canadian
General
Charles
folks,
commander
of
the
1st
Canadian
Corp,
accepted
the
Germans
surrender
so
from
across
our
great
province,
42
Piper's,
10,
side,
drummers,
11,
tenors
two
bass,
drummers
and
15
support
personnel
will
be
performing
seven
events
on
this
historic
trip,
but
the
trip
does
not
end
there.
The
group
will
then
continue
on
to
perform
at
the
Vimy
Ridge
memorial.
A
A
This
is
a
proud
moment
for
all
these
band
members
to
represent
British
Columbia
hats
off
for
the
coordinated
coordinating
efforts
of
Piper,
major
Chad
Goodman,
with
the
Kelowna
pipe
band
society
to
the
Kimberley
pipe
band
and
president
jock
McDonald
from
cranber--,
along
with
two
members
that
are
in
the
gallery
today,
Jim
and
Babs
Webster,
good
luck
to
all
members.
I
know
you
will
represent
us
well.