Read about all the events and special celebrations that have taken place through the years.
An official and citizen delegation will visit Apeldoorn to partake in 10th twinning anniversary celebrations. It is anticipated that Mayor Goldring and Mayor Berends will officialy open the new Burlington Park in Apeldoorn. The Burlington delegations will also have the unique opportunity to participate in events commemorating the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands.
Burlington high school students participate in an exchange with Apeldoorn high school students.
Delegations from Apeldoorn visit Burlington to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between Apeldoorn and Burlington. The delegations include: officials from Apeldoorn including Mayor John Berends and his wife, a citizen and high school student delegation. As part of the celebrations, on October 9, 2013 dignitaries, visiting delegations and the public gather to watch Mayor Goldring and Mayor Berends participate in a ground breaking ceremony at Apeldoorn Park at 1385 Elgin Street in downtown Burlington.
Official Burlington delegation travelled to Apeldoorn to mark the 5th anniversary of the twinning relationship between the two cities.
(CL-19-09) (Thank you, Canada, Hamilton Spectator, May 9, 2010)
City of Burlington presented a piece of artwork to Apeldoorn in celebration of the 5th anniversary of our twinning relationship.
Apeldoorn hosted an International Youth Conference, bringing students from around the world, including Burlington, to their community.
Delegations from Apeldoorn visit Burlington. The delegations include: nineteen citizens, officials from Apeldoorn including Mayor DeGraaf and his wife, and three soccer trainers. The soccer trainers shared their experience with Burlington Youth Soccer Club coaches and players. Wim Mulder, a transportation engineer from the City of Apeldoorn, visited Burlington as part of the delegation and provided input to the City of Burlington's Cycling Master Plan. (Cycle Track Concepts for Burlington ON: Design Lessons from Apeldoorn NL)
Mayor Cam Jackson and Mayor Fred DeGraaf from Apeldoorn, the Netherlands, unveil a sign at Plains Road West and York Blvd intersection, west of the Royal Botanical Gardens Centre in honour of Burlington's twin city relationship.
City of Burlington endorses participation in an exchange of design services leading up to a park development in each of the two sister cities.
(CL-8-08)
Official Burlington delegation and citizen delegation travelled to Apeldoorn to take part in an Apeldoorn-Burlington conference. (CL-15-07)
A youth conference that originated in Apeldoorn in 2005 was held in Burlington.
Youth gather in Burlington to change the world, Hamilton Spectator, April 25, 2007
First citizen exchange from Apeldoorn to Burlington was organized.
Official Twinning Agreement was signed by Mayor Rob MacIsaac and Apeldoorn Mayor Fred de Graaf during a special ceremony.
City of Burlington presented an original work of art to the Mayor and citizens of Apeldoorn.
The quilt and mixed media painting entitled "Jacob's Creek", created by local artists Marian Cole and Elizabeth Pudsey, was enthusiastically accepted and has a place of prominence in Apeldoorn's Art and Culture Museum.
Official Burlington delegation travelled to Apeldoorn to participate in twinning ceremonies and Victory in Europe (VE) Day events.
A group of students from Nelson High School attend an International Youth Conference in Apeldoorn.
72 Dutch athletes, 12 chaperones and coaches travelled to Burlington to participate in the Burlington International Games.
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the cities of Burlington and Apeldoorn to recognize the initiation of the twin city relationship. (CL-12-03)
"Louise", the stone sofa that is located next to the Naval Memorial in Spencer Smith Park, was presented as a gift from Apeldoorn to the citizens of Burlington to mark the beginning of the twinning relationship.
Burlington Teen Tour Band (BTTB) was invited to participate in the Netherlands 50th Anniversary Celebration of their Liberation in 1945. The BTTB performed in Apeldoorn and surrounding cities. The delegation included 170 band members, Burlington Mayor Walter Mulkewich, staff, chaperones and a video photographer.
Annual Event
The City of Burlington hosts an annual celebration of the Canada-Netherlands Friendship Day. The event marks the anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands by the Canadian Armed Forces and celebrates Burlington's twinning relationship with the City of Apeldoorn.