3/3…Great to see Elder Larry Grant as one of the recipients too. And was wonderful to see Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel Bill Diamond of the The Dukes and Steve Ko of the ANAVETS among the many guests and dignitaries present.

In advance of International Women's Day, here's an insightful story on one of our members of The Order of St. John Canada / L’Ordre de Saint-Jean who, despite being controversial, opened the door for women in the Senate of Canada nearly a 100 years ago. #IWD #IWD2025 #InternationalWomensDay facebook.com/share/p/1BEb6v…

It’s Gala season and St. John Ambulance BC/Yukon is hosting the “Stars of the Night” on May 16th! Join us! I can’t promise dancing on the tables but I do promise it will be a great evening of laughs, friendship & celebration. If you wish to sit at my table,…1/2

Truly an inspiring example of lifelong service. Had the rare fortune of receiving a personal welcome message when I first joined the Barkerville Historic Town & Park board where Her Honour, a supporter of BC Heritage, was our Honorary Patron…1/2

2/2…She is missed by all who knew and served alongside Her Honour. #StJohnRemembers Please find her full story here: facebook.com/61553603428584…

Always an honour to take part in King’s Day with the Dutch-Canadian Community especially during this milestone year of our long-standing relations since the Liberation of the Netherlands and a shared World War 2 history just 80 years ago…🧵1/2

🧵2/2…My sincerest thanks to CG Sebastiaan Messerschmidt NL 🇳🇱 CG Vancouver 🇨🇦 & his Netherlands in Vancouver team for the invitation to celebrate our friendship as allies & trading partners. Fijne Koningsdag! 🇨🇦🇳🇱 #KingsDay #FijneKoningsdag #Koningsdag #Diplomacy #DutchHeritage #InternationalTrade #Liberation80NL

Richard N. Liu, MStJ | 劉念祖 | 리처드 리우 | リチャード・N・リュー Netherlands in Vancouver Netherlands in Canada 🇳🇱🇨🇦 Susie Chant André Levesque Andrew Wilder, MOM, CStJ, FRSA Paul E. Henry Raymond M. Chow, OStJ Ian de Leon We were honoured to have your presence and your great energy. Thank you Richard!

An honour to have fellow Order of St. John Canada / L’Ordre de Saint-Jean member, Lt Adam Carter, KStJ, FRSA, visiting from Niagara, Ontario, join me for the 74th Battle of Gapyeong 가평전투 memorial ceremony today. Thank you to President Michael Chang of the Korean Veterans Association for inviting us,…1/2

WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD - Small Parts. Get Trained. Learn First Aid. Jumped on a fun trend the past couple of weeks experimenting with #ChatGPT for the very first time to build these #digitalactionfigures, and got the two results. What do you think? 1/2

To mark #80YearsofLiberation, we are holding events at our missions across the country to say #ThankYouCanada. Looking to join in the celebration? This list is being updated often with all of our public events: tinyurl.com/wcejj2re.

This year we remember all those that served 80 years ago for the Victory in Europe & in the Pacific. May 5th marks the 80th of the Liberation of the Netherlands, and this weekend we will remember the over 7600 Canadian lives that were lost during the liberation,...1/2

2/2...but also all those that made it home. Please remember to read their stories. #StJohnRemembers #Liberation80NL #CanadaRemembers #LeCanadaSeSouvient #LestWeForget #NoublionsJamais #stjohnambulancesaintjean

Today we mark the Liberation of the Netherlands 80 years ago where our Canadian forces & our allies were able to help liberate the Netherlands over an 8-month period. The Dutch peoples suffered immense hardship & hunger due to the German blockade of supplies…

2/ By early May ‘45, Operation Faust would see the Cdns & allies deliver the desperately needed food to ease the famine. By the end of the war, 7600+Canadians would make the ultimate sacrifice to liberate the Netherlands. As the bells rang across Canada & the Netherlands today,..

3/…I joined my fellow senior officers to lay a wreath on behalf of St. John Ambulance BC/Yukon, and thought of our WW2 veterans Sgt Joe Segal, MWO George Chow and Cpl Frank Wong, who are no longer with us to make this commemoration…

4/…Sincerest thanks to Consul General Messerschmidt & his team for the opportunity to play a small part with the organizing committee of this year’s commemoration. And thanks to our MFR team & Colour Party for taking part in this significant service of remembrance…

5/5…We will remember them. - “Your blood, our freedom.” #Liberation80NL #Hongerwinter #StJohnRemembers #StJeannSeSouvient #CanadaRemembers #LeCanadaSeSouvient #LestWeForget #NoublionsJamais #stjohnambulancesaintjean

This is so wonderful to see. The City of Burnaby is sharing each Local Hero recipient weekly and this one perfectly lands just before St. John week.

Burnaby RCMP is activating its Extreme Heat Response Plan due to high temperatures in the Lower Mainland. bc-cb.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/ViewPage.actio…