Thor Heyerdahl
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Thor Heyerdahl

Thor Heyerdahl, famous for the Kon-Tiki expedition in 1947, was once a resident of Rossland and an employee of the Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company in Trail. For a brief period in 1941, Heyerdahl, his wife, and two children lived in Rossland. In the city, Heyerdahl gave at least two known speeches to the Junior Board of Trade and the Golden City Club.

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The Liberation of the Netherlands and Victory in Europe (V-E) Day - May 1945
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The Liberation of the Netherlands and Victory in Europe (V-E) Day - May 1945

May 5th marks 75 years since the Netherlands was liberated from Nazi occupation in the Second World War (1945), and Victory in Europe (V-E) Day. The First Canadian Army was instrumental in pushing the German forces out of the Netherlands, and as a result, Canada and the Netherlands have a very special relationship to this day.

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