Proud day for many new Canadian citizens

“I really like to live here in Canada,” she said. “I’m really proud that I’m now a Canadian citizen.”

Going to to read the oath of citizenship she said was an emotional experience.

“I’m still shaking right now,” she said.

“I really like Canada for the multi-culturalism and the freedom,” Rodriguez added. “You can do whatever you want and live where ever you want, which is really great.”

During the ceremony Daniel Ish, the presiding official at the event, spoke about the importance of inclusion in Canada, adding all Canadian citizens have an equal opportunity to reach for their goals. He also talked about the importance of volunteering in the community.

Councillors from the city and town also spoke at the ceremony as well as Battlefords MLA Herb Cox.

“It’s diversity that binds us together as a nation,” Cox said in his speech.

Following the ceremony, Battlefords Immigration Resource Centre Executive Director Annette McGovern, who helped organize the event, said it was a proud day for everyone.
She said of the many candidates receiving their citizenship that it was “the largest group we ever had.”

“It’s been a really big decision for some of these people,” McGovern added. “Some of them have been here for years, some of them only a couple of years. A lot of people when they become Canadian citizens have to give up their own citizenship from their own country. It’s a huge decision, but they’ve seen the value in becoming a Canadian citizen.”

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by Angela Brown

Proud day for many new Canadian citizens

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