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Dawe, members of Council, Aurora’s On Thursday, Aurora welcomed Federal and Provincial representatives, officials from Leksand, Sweden,and Town Staff for a few days of Aurora’s “twinned” Town for a multi- governance talks, cultural exchanges, day visit of governance and cultural and being honoured guests at Aurora’s exchanges. 150 Bash. At the welcoming ceremony, Mayor Aurora’s links with the Swedish Participating in the welcoming ceremony for the Leksand delegation on Thursday morning included, from Ulrika Liljeberg said the visit they community were forged in 1971 when left, Göran Wigert, City Manager of Leksand, Leksand’s Vice Mayor Anna-Lie Stenberg, MPP Chris Ballard, MP Leona Alleslev, Leksand Mayor Ulrika Liljeberg, Aurora Mayor Geoff Dawe, Councillor Tom Mrakas, MP were undertaking was made all the the Council of the day invited hockey Kyle Peterson, and Councillors Jeff Thom, Michael Thompson, Wendy Gaertner and John Abel. more special coinciding with the 150th players from Sweden to participate Auroran photo by Brock Weir Anniversary of Confederation on in a tourney with the Aurora Midget “Church Dodgers” in which flags were ourselves as we build the country for Saturday – but added with a smile we Hockey teams. It was the first of exchanged for on-ice victories, and by the next 150 years,” she said. “But still have a bit of catching up to do. many exchanges, including a notable 1976, the “twinning” was formalized. in this time of unprecedented world “150 years is quite a long time, but battle between Leksand and the local “There is no question that Canada instability where both economic and and Sweden have much in common,” defence and security relationships are said Leona Alleslev, MP for Aurora- increasingly fragile it would be easy for ✓ Family practice (new patients welcome) Oak Ridges-Richmond Hill. “We share Canada to look inward, but that is not ALLAURA Walk in Clinic similar values and passions [including] who we are as Canadians. 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These are just a solved by one city or even one country. few of the foundational elements that It will take all of us: our innovation, our contribute to the strong Canadian- intellectual capital, and our search for Swedish bilateral relationships that we excellence to preserve our strengths. I are privileged to enjoy today. look forward to the ideas, approaches, Noting that the concept of and perspectives that you will discover “twinning” began in the aftermath of on this trip and in the future.” FREE SENIOR the Second World War as a way to foster And there was much on the agenda. 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