Dutch Treat
Canada (Toronto/GTA)
We keep working on our new website. In the meantime, you
can reach us at info@dutchtreat.ca
Are you interested in the Dutch, or Dutch Canadians?
Do
you like Dutch events?
Would you like to
stay informed about all things Dutch and Dutch-Candian in Toronto and the GTA?
THEN
DUTCH TREAT IS THE ORGANIZATION FOR YOU!
Further info about Dutch Treat
is at the very bottom
of this page. Sign up for the membership: simply send address
info and e-mail to info@dutchtreat.ca (it’s free!)
DUTCH TREAT
NEWS
Updated: May 10, 2012
COMING UP: DUTCH TREAT BORREL
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
1 *
Upcoming Dutch Treat events
·
Saturday, May 12th POSTPONED: Dutch Treat Billiards
Evening
·
Friday, May 25th: Dutch Treat Borrel
·
June 9 (11am) – June 13 (1:45pm) – June 17 (1:45): EURO
SOCCER GAMES
·
Friday, June 29th: Dutch Treat Borrel
2* Upcoming other Dutch-Canadian events
·
Wednesday, May 16: CFC Worldwide Short Film
Festival presents Mission Impossible
with The 54 (NED, Liesbeth Wiegers –
in attendance)
·
Thursday, May 17: The Netherlands Luncheon
Club presents: Etoile Steward
·
Monday, May 21: Michiel Borstlap performs
at The Trane Studio
·
Friday May 25: CAANS presents: Pieter Blockmans
·
June 11-14: 4 Day Evening Walk /
Avondvierdaagse in Dundas
·
June 14: CNBPA presents: The Power of LinkedIn
·
June 17: Go Green – Go Dutch - Go Bike
3 * Dutch Language Education / Nederlandse lessen
·
No more Dual Dutch Citizenship for Canadians???
- What a
fabulous day: GO GREEN – GO DUTCH – GO BIKE 2011!
- Dutch
Heritage Month! (Update May 5, 2011 – with pictures!)
- April
30, 2011: Dutch Treat Queen’s Day Party / Koninginnedagfeest
- Dutch Collection at the Toronto Reference Library / Nederlandse
boeken in the Toronto Reference Library
- Webtips
for Facebookers
- Webtip:
www.hollandtoer.nl (from De Postbode).
- Webtip:
"Canadian Journal for Netherlandic Studies" (from Inge Genee
& Paul de Laat)
1 * Upcoming Dutch Treat
events
Saturday, May 12th POSTPONED: Dutch Treat Billiards Evening
We regret to inform
you that we have postponed Saturday’s Billiards Evening.
Naturally we thank
everybody who registered. And we know others were planning to drop in. However,
to overcome a few scheduling conflicts, we needed more preregistrations. We
thank the Charlotte Room for their flexibility, and definitely plan to return to
their great establishment in the Fall.
For everybody looking
forward to a gezellige evening with other Dutchies and Dutch-Canadians, please
consider our next Dutch Treat Borrel on Friday, May 25th!
Check this website for
other events from, for, or in the (Dutch-)Canadian
community. Just in the month of May we have a movie, a musical performance
(Michiel Borstlap) and meetings from both the Lunchon Club and CAANS. In June
the CNBPA explores LinkedIn, there is the 4 Day Evening Walk (Avondvierdaagse)
in Burlington, and of course - mark your calendar - the Go Green - Go Dutch -
Go Bike!
Friday, May 25th: Dutch Treat Borrel
Same place (Duke of York, 39 Prince Arthur Avenue),
renewed time (from 6pm).
Note: Confirming for Dutch Treat Borrels is of course not necessary, as everybody is
welcome. We do appreciate a heads up very much though.
June 9 (11am) – June 13 (1:45pm) – June 17
(1:45): EURO SOCCER GAMES
Dutch Treat will once again
organize some fabulous Soccer Parties!
Friday, June 29th: Dutch Treat Borrel
Same place (Duke of York, 39 Prince Arthur Avenue),
renewed time (from 6pm).
Note: Confirming for Dutch Treat Borrels is of course not necessary, as everybody is
welcome. We do appreciate a heads up very much though.
2
* Upcoming other Dutch-Canadian events
Wednesday, May 16: CFC Worldwide Short Film
Festival presents Mission Impossible
with The 54 (NED)
The CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival’s
monthly screenings are presented at The National Film Board of Canada
Mediatheque, 150 John Street. Screenings at 6pm and 8pm, more
information available at worldwideshortfilmfest.com/world-shorts.
In May, Dutch movie The 54 (‘De 54’) is part of the Mission Impossible series, and
producer/screenwriter Liesbeth Wiegers will be in attendance!
Donderdag, May 17: The Netherlands Luncheon
Club presents: Etoile Stewart (Novotel
Toronto Centre)
At the Novotel Toronto Centre. From 11:30 a.m. (cash bar & registration);
Luncheon starts 12noon.
Stay tuned for more information, at www.luncheon.ca.
Monday, May 21: Michiel Borstlap performs
at The Trane Studio
Michiel, a Dutch national, Dutch Treat member and accomplished jazz pianist (you heard him on
Queen’s Day) performs from 8 p.m. in Toronto: www.tranestudio.com.
Friday May 25: CAANS presents: Pieter
Blockmans
Mr. Blockmans will speak on ‘Politieke
medezeggenschap en welvaart in de geschiedenis van de Lage Landen’.
CAANS Meetings are held at 8:00 pm at the usual location,
Alumni Hall, 121 St. Joseph Street (near Queen’s Park Crescent), room 400 – the
small auditorium on the 4th floor
More CAANS information at www.caans-acaen.ca/Chapters/toronto.html.
June 11-14: 4 Day Evening Walk /
Avondvierdaagse in Dundas
A new location for this 22nd Annual Walk: the
Dundas Valley Conservation Area.
From the www.4dew.com
website:
* Choose between a challenging (8km) or relaxing (5km)
marked route.
* Earn an official medal.
* A leisurely walk, for enjoyment only. (Non-competitive, no
fundraising).
* Yummy treats along the way!
* Enjoy some Dutch music and food (available for purchase) before & after
the walk.
* A great event for the whole family!
* Free Parking at DVCA.
June 14: CNBPA presents: The Power of LinkedIn
CNBPA (the Canadian Netherlands Business
and Professional Association) invites you to discover The Power of LinkedIn. Perry Monaco, Recruitment Product Consultant
for LinkedIn, will highlight free, amazing features on LinkedIn, that are
relatively unknown by even the most InTuitive users. Perry will show you how
best to InTegrate them into your personal social media
strategy while highlighting best practices for tailoring your professional
brand on LinkedIn.
At KMPG, 333 Bay Street, from 6:30pm. For more
information and to register, surf to www.cnbpa.ca.
June 17: Go Green – Go Dutch - Go Bike
From the Old Mill at the Étienne Brûle Park
to the Distillery District in Downtown Toronto.
Bike Ride: 11:30 – 13:30
Dutch Market: 13:30 – 16:00
For more information, surf to www.gogreengodutchgobike.net.
Saturday, June 23, Netherlands Luncheon Club - Summer
event
Indonesian Buffet, with Golden Swing Band. At the Unitarian
Church, 84 South Service Road at Highway 10. From 6 p.m. For more information surf to www.luncheon.ca.
Stay tuned!
For more events - also those further away
from the GTA - in then Dutch Canadian Community please visit: www.dutchcommunitycalendar.ca.
3 * Dutch Language Education
/ Nederlandse lessen – UPDATE October 27, 2011
The Dutch language classes, initiated by Dutch Treat, have started simultaneously in Toronto (provided by
the Toronto District School Board) and Oakville (Halton District School Board).
1. CHILDREN (4-14y)
Toronto District
School Board (Location: Toronto)
|
Saturday, September
17th was the official registration for the Dutch Language Classes for
children at the Toronto District School Board. We, as co-organizers of this
initiative, are happy that many children have been registered. At the same time, we
have heard from several people that they still want to register (their
children), and that is indeed possible! We welcome all additional
registrations, as these increase the possibility of
splitting the group (currently in two) perhaps even further. We have also
received a number of questions regarding the lessons. We have created a brief
overview of important things to know. Please see the sheet of Frequently Asked Questions. If you have any
further questions, please feel free to send us an email. So if you did not have
a chance to register yet, you can still attend and register at the Saturday
morning classes. Classes started on September 24, 2011 at 9:00 AM Location: Woodbine Junior Highschool (Don Mills subway
station) Address: 2900 Don Mills Rd, North York, ON M2J3B6
bit.ly/o2u0Ah To register your
child(ren) you will need: - $20.00 - Health card of
your children - Any information
about allergies We wish you all a
very successful and ‘gezellig’ school year. Tot ziens op school. Dutch Treat Language
Initiative Committee |
Halton District School
Board (Location: Oakville)
|
On Saturday
September 17th 2011 we started our first day at the Dutch school
in Oakville on Blakelock High School. 38 enthusiast kids
(even more now) were divided in 2 classes. We expect that we will have a 3rd
class very soon. This will give an even better divided group so that we can
have even better classes for each group. Our goal is learning Dutch but in a
fun way! The International Language (Elementary) Program
of the HDSB takes place in Oakville Classes will be held
on Saturdays, for 2.5 hours, from 9:30am – 12:00am. |
TEACHERS WANTED!
As interest for both locations is
very encouraging, we foresee both School Boards will need multiple teachers,
plus back-ups and/or supply teachers. They have asked us to suggest teachers,
so we invite people with interest and qualifications to contact Janny de
Bresser at janny.mike@gmail.com
for Halton (Oakville), and/or Marjan Lahuis at m.lahuis14@gmail.com
for Toronto.
2. ADULTS
|
University of Toronto
School of Continuing Studies See the Full 2011/2012 schedule (PDF) Fall 2011 Dutch Level III
starting September 15, 2011 on Thursdays (6:30 – 9 p.m.) Also possibilities
for private classes or semi-private Costs: $ 395/course
plus HST (any level) More information can
be obtained from Ms. Marianne Verheyen mverheyen@sympatico.ca |
Durham College in
Oshawa: PM |
Lastly, for those who are interested in learning Dutch as a
second language through selfstudy, there are online courses offered by LOI
(Leidse Onderwijsinstellingen) For more information please visit: www.loi.nl
or go directly to: www.loi.nl/talen/nt2/nt2_dutch_as_a_second_language/index.htm
Best regards,
Janny de Bresser & Marjan Lahuis
Dutch Treat Board of Management
4 * NEWS
No more Dual Dutch Citizenship for Dutch-Canadians???
Update to follow soon about
recent developments – in the meantime see
- nederlanderblijven.com,
- nederlandersoverzee.petities.nl,
- www.minbuza.nl/producten-en-diensten/burgerzaken/nederlandse-nationaliteit
Older
links:
-
an article in the Volkskrant;
- an article in Dutchnews.nl;
- a
clip with an interview with the Martin van Denzen radio program Dutch Touch
(!);
5 *Past events
(May 29, 2011:) What a fabulous day: GO GREEN – GO DUTCH – GO BIKE!
100s upon 100s of
riders joined the organizers from the Dutch Consulate-General at the 5th
instalment of the Go Green – Go Dutch – Go Bike event. Supported by main
sponsor ING Direct, Eco-Wheels, The City of Toronto, Branding for Good, the
Cyclists Union, and others, we cycled from King’s Mill Park along the Lakeshore
to the Distillery District. Not only was the interesting Eco-Wheels Show on
there, we had a great Dutch Market with Poffertjes, fresh (!) Stroopwafels,
Dutch products from Niemeyer’s Imports, and much, much more.
It was a great success
as a fundraiser as well: no less than $15,000 was raised. This will to towards
the purchase of new bicycles, helmets, and locks for deserving Toronto youth.
See for more general information also at www.gogreengodutchgobike.com.
Board Member Wilmar
Kortleever took snapshots along the way, courtesy Dutch Treat.
Feel free to check them out at flickr.com/gp/wilmar/49M7Uo.
Besides the group shot, they are in
chronological order. For your convenience:
#1-12: start & first ride
#13-74: Park: 1st batch of pictures
with ‘everybody’
#75-88: On our way to the pedestrian
bridge
#89-116: Lakeshore: 2nd batch of pictures with ‘everybody’
#117-129: Along the Lakeshore & in the city
#130-162: At the Distillery
District
NB For your information &
enjoyment, pictures of Go Green – Go Dutch – Go Bike:
2010: flickr.com/gp/wilmar/064Nr.
2009: flickr.com/gp/wilmar/Q969sh.
2008: flickr.com/gp/wilmar/S04LE0.
2007: flickr.com/gp/wilmar/463Ea6.
(May 5, 2011:)
Flag Raising marks the first Annual Dutch Heritage Month!
What a great event today at Queen’s Park!
It was as if the
weather knew that the flags, the beautiful scenery outside Queen’s Park, as
well as the colour Orange come out best when basked in sunlight.
Thanks to everybody
who made the Flag Raising, celebrating the first Dutch Heritage Month in
Ontario, possible - chiefly of course Mrs. Witmer. Thanks also goes out to the
co-sponsors of her Bill - Ms’s Van Bommel and DiNovo, as well as all others who
spoke in favour of the Legislation or supported it (like Mr. Hardeman, Mr.
Gerretsen, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Prue, Mr. Shurman, Mr. Marchese, Mr. Arnott, and Mr.
Klees).
Mr. Horbach, the
Consul-General of The Netherlands, spoke eloquent words of appreciation on the
South Lawn of Queen’s Park. He was accompanied by his wife Sonja, Consul Arie
Plieger, and a number of other colleagues from the Consulate (like Ms’s Empson
& McLaughlin, Mr.’s Tejani & Siezenga).
In attendance were
many people from the Dutch community, like Martin van Denzen (announcer Dutch
Touch radio), a number of his colleagues from the Dutch Canadian Association
(like Mrs. Spaans, Mrs. Van den Heuvel, Mr. Nienhuis, and Mrs. Casseres), Mrs.
Henny Baljet-Groenendijk, Mrs. Frits Begeman (vice-presidents, Netherlands
Luncheon Club), Mr. Brabers, and Jack VanderKooy & Evert Akkerman (DUCA
Credit Union).
A very special guest
was Mr. Sam Ross, who was accompanied by his son Stewart. Mr. Ross is a veteran
who proudly served with the Forces that liberated The Netherlands in 1944/1945.
It was an honour and privilege to meet him today.
Representing the Board
of Management of Dutch Treat, Wilmar Kortleever was honoured and delighted to
be present with his wife, Glynnis Burt.
At the subsequent
reception, Mr. James B. Love (Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Royal
Canadian Mint) presented a recently released coin, the “Tulip and Lady Bug”, to
Mrs. Witmer. The coin symbolises the enduring friendship between Canada and the
Netherlands.
Dutch Treat Board Member Wilmar took
a number of pictures. For your enjoyment, a number of them are uploaded to a
set on the Photowebsite Flickr: flickr.com/gp/wilmar/04m005. It even
includes a video clip of the Wilhelmus... :-)
Note (I): this batch has undergone
first selection and first edit, but is still sizeable (80 pictures, 1 clip). This way they might be more interesting to many of the people in
attendance - who may find themselves in the pictures (or more favourably in
some than in others ;-).
Note (II): feel free to forward the link or this message. Be advised that
even so, this set is on a ‘private’ part of Flickr, not automatically visible
(yet) to people without this specific link.
Have a great day - an Happy Dutch Heritage Month!
(March 24, 2011:) Dutch Heritage
Month!
Thursday, March 24,
2011 was a great day for the Dutch-Canadian community in Ontario. In the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario today, second and third reading were combined
and concluded with unanimous (!) consent for a real Bill of Law, #166, which
proclaimed the month of May as annual DUTCH HERITAGE MONTH. Royal assent is
expected in the coming weeks.
Dutch Treat was present at Queens Park today, represented by
President Wilmar Kortleever, as was Consul Arie Plieger, to congratulate M.P.P.
Elizabeth Witmer with this successful initiative. Mrs. Witmer, herself
emigrated from The Netherlands at a young age, had found Maria Van Bommel
(likewise) and Cheri DiNovo as co-sponsors for her Private Member Bill. Mrs.
Witmer spoke eloquently about the bond between our two countries, about the
Dutch appreciation for the Canadian Liberators during WWII, and about her
personal experiences. It was a great and touching moment, which Mrs. Witmer
thankfully got to share in the knowledge that her mother (who recently turned
90!) could witness it in front of the television at home.
A number of other
Members of Parliament spoke in favour of Bill 166, some with emotion, because
of their Dutch heritage (like Minister John Gerretsen from Kingston) or because
family fought during the Liberation of The Netherlands in 1944/1945 (like
Michael Prue from Toronto). M.P.P. Frank Klees (himself from Germany) quoted at
length from the words of Evert Akkerman, a member of Dutch Treat,
who last year was Treasurer of the committee that organized the celebration of
65 years since the Dutch Liberation. M.P.P. Rosario Marchese contributed a
humorous moment with his impressive knowledge of Dutch soccer stars (many of
who play or played in his beloved ancestral country Italy).
More information about
this Bill can be found on the website of the Ontario Legislature, or read an
article in the Waterloo region Record at canadianimmigrant.ca.
Hint: Wouldn’t it be
nice if these politicians received congratulatory notes (and thanks) for this
great proclamation? I believe among those involved in the proceedings were (in
no way complete - taking notes is not allowed in the Legislature Gallery ;-):
Elizabeth Witmer (Proposer of the Bill, Dutch heritage), Maria van Bommel
(co-sponsor, Dutch heritage), Cheri DiNovo (co-sponsor), John Gerretsen (Dutch
heritage), Ernie Hardeman (Dutch heritage), Michael Prue, Rosario Marchese, Ted
Arnott, Frank Klees. If you happen to send something, provide
info@dutchtreat.ca with a cc: :-)?
April 30,
2010: A GREAT KONINGINNEDAG / QUEEN’S DAY PARTY
More than 120 people
came out to School Bakery Café for a great party in honour of everything Dutch.
Almost everybody came in colourful orange, and many bitterbal was eaten. We
were happy and honoured to count Consul-General Hans Horboach, his wife Sonja,
and Consul Arie Plieger among the guests.
A few pictures
(including the birthday girl) are here: flickr.com/gp/wilmar/90r190.
6 *More (older) News
Dutch Collection at the Toronto Reference Library / Nederlandse boeken in
the Toronto Reference Library
A few months ago, Liedewij Hawke, informed
us about the little-known collection of Dutch books at the Toronto Reference
Library. Please read her letter (in Dutch).
Webtips for Facebookers
Toronto: Dutch Treat: facebook.com/group.php?gid=48603067438
Canada: ‘The Netherlands in Canada’: facebook.com/thenetherlandsincanada
Ottawa: Dutch Canadian Association: facebook.com/pages/DCA-Dutch-Canadian-Association
Montréal: ‘Dutch in Montreal and
surroundings’: facebook.com/pages/Nederlanders-in-Montreal-en-omgeving
Webtip: www.hollandtoer.nl (from De Postbode)
Move your mouse over the map and you’ll see
the Dutch touristic highlights with sounds
Note: The Postbode is an electronic
Newsletter from Ottawa, associated with the Dutch Canadian Association. Surf to
www.dutchinottawa.ca
for more information.
Webtip: "Canadian Journal for Netherlandic
Studies" (from Inge Genee & Paul de Laat)
Last year we learned that all back issues of Canadian Journal of Netherlandic
Studies / Revue canadienne des études néerlandaises (a great magazine keeping
the Dutch language alive) are now on-line as machine-readable pdf files. You
can find them here: www.caans-acaen.ca/Journal/index.html
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Dutch Treat Canada is a (free)
social and cultural organization serving the Dutch-Canadian community in
Toronto and the GTA. We organize a number of activities for various people:
young and old; families, couples and singles; in and outside the city. We
communicate in both Dutch and English.
Dutch
Treat has almost 1400 members (fall 2011), plus
hundreds more on Facebook (which is not always current, please refer to
our e-mail membership) and reaches an estimated 3000+ Dutch-Canadians through
its electronic Newsletter.
It
goes without saying we celebrate national holidays like Queen's Day,
Sinterklaas, and others. We also organize monthly borrels ('drinks',
'pubnights') in the evening (typically on the last Friday of the month) and
regular daytime events. We have Winter Sports Days, Easter Parties, Picnics,
Billiard Evenings, a number of cultural outings and much, much more. In
relevant years we try to organize ‘Soccer Parties’ to watch World or Euro Cup
matches together - the World Cup Final in 2010 attracted 1000s of enthusiastic
fans.
In
our regular newsletters we try to keep our members informed, also about
activities of other Dutch-Canadian events and activities in Toronto and the
GTA. Currently, the membership is free of cost.
If you want information, or are interested in becoming a member (we are Dutch, it is free!), please e-mail info@dutchtreat.ca (and indicate your preference for Dutch or English newsletters!). Feel free to join our Facebook group as well, at www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=48603067438, but please be advised that e-mail and website are our preferred (and more current) means of communication.
Margo Geerts, Janny de Bresser,
Henriette Grootenhuis, Marjan Lahuis en Wilmar Kortleever,
Board of Management
Dutch Treat Canada, Toronto/GTA
Dutch Treat is a client of OYOP.