Quinte West City Hall Council Chambers was packed with smiles and a few tears on Tuesday.
Thirty-seven people from 17 different countries took the Oath of Citizenship to become Canadians.
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Six-year-old Radhya from India is given a pendant by Susan Smith (MPP Todd Smith’s representative) (Photo: Tim Durkin/Quinte News)
Kevin Junor was the Volunteer Presiding Officer from Immigration, Refugees, Citizenship Canada.
“As a Canadian citizen, you live in a democratic country. Individual rights and freedoms are respected. You have the right to vote. We all have freedom of expression and in Canada people are equal under the law.”
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Fourteen-year-old Nathan Liu hands a beaver to the Volunteer Presiding Officer Kevin Junor from Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (Photo: Tim Durkin/ Quinte News)
Quinte West Mayor Jim Harrison was beaming when speaking to the new Canadians.
“I know you had a long journey to get here. To accomplish what you have is momentous and so memorable and we’re so proud. You make our hearts throb.”
Also on hand for the ceremony were 8 Wing Commander Colonel Andy Bowser, Chief Warrant Officer Andy Sargent, MP Ryan Williams, and Susan Smith of MPP Todd Smith’s officer.
Thirty-seven new Canadians take the Oath of Citizenship (Photo: Tim Durkin/ Quinte News)
