Events in P.E.I. to mark 80th anniversary of liberation of the Netherlands [Video]

Islanders are remembering the sacrifices of Canadian veterans on the 80-year anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands during the Second World War.

Events are scheduled for Belfast Lavender Labyrinth from 2-4 p.m. Events will move to St. John’s Presbyterian Church in case of bad weather.

For the Dutch, May 4 is Remembrance Day while May 5 is Liberation Day — marking the anniversary of Germany’s surrender of the Netherlands to Canadian Lt.-Gen. Charles Foulkes. The days commemorate the deaths of both soldiers and civilians during the war.

About 7,600 Canadians died freeing the Netherlands from Nazi occupation.

Event organizer Xandra van der Geer, who’s originally from the Netherlands, said the two days will be rolled into one.

“To celebrate it is really important,” she said. …