Consul-General Ito Visits Lindsay in Kawartha Lakes, Awards Consul-General’s Commendation
2018/8/28
Consul-General of Japan Takako Ito in Lindsay’s Nayoro Park, with Kawartha Lakes Mayor Andy Letham,
representatives of the municipalities of Lindsay and Nayoro and their exchange and twinning committees.
On Aug. 23, Consul-General of Japan Takako Ito visited the community of Lindsay in Kawartha Lakes, Ontario. Lindsay established a twin relationship with the City of Nayoro in Hokkaido in 1969, and the two communities for nearly 50 years have been conducting a variety of cultural, sports and people-to-people exchanges. This year, in addition to high school students, a delegation including Deputy Mayor Masamichi Hashimoto and City Council Vice-Chair Yasushi Sato visited Lindsay from Nayoro.
Taking the opportunity of this visit, Consul-General Ito presented the Lindsay-Nayoro Twinning Committee of Lindsay and the Nayoro-Lindsay Friendship Committee of Nayoro with the Consul-General’s Commendation in recognition of their long history of fruitful ties. The presentation was made with Kawartha Lakes Mayor Andy Letham and members of Kawartha Lakes City Council in attendance. A 50th anniversary commemorative event is scheduled to be held in Nayoro in 2019.
While in Lindsay, Consul-General Ito also visited a local beer brewery and a Japanese car dealership. She was also interviewed by Kawartha Lakes This Week.
Consul-General Ito (left) presented commendations to Ms. Heather Newman, Chair of
the Lindsay-Nayoro Twinning Committee (centre), and Mr. Hidenori Inaba,
Chair of the Nayoro-Lindsay Friendship Committee.
Local Member of Parliament Jamie Schmale conveyed a celebratory message through
Local Member of Parliament Jamie Schmale conveyed a celebratory message through
his Executive Assistant Dylan Robichaud (second from left).
From left: Kawartha Lakes Mayor Andy Letham; Mr. Robichaud; Consul-General Ito;
Ms. Newman; Mr. Inaba; Nayoro Deputy Mayor Masamichi Hashimoto;
Liaison for Nayoro and Tokai University Professor Mark Hamilton.
The sign at the entrance to Nayoro Park.
The plate marking the tree planted in commemoration of
The sign at the entrance to Nayoro Park.
The plate marking the tree planted in commemoration of
the 30th anniversary of the Lindsay-Nayoro twinning.
The monument commemorating past committee chairs of both communities.
The monument commemorating past committee chairs of both communities.