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PRESENTATION OF A GIFT FROM MURAYAMA, JAPAN
Deputy Mayor, B. Ward provided details concerning the International Delegation with Murayama, Japan. He noted that the two Cities alternate each year with either a group coming to Barrie or one going to Murayama, Japan. Deputy Mayor Ward advised that the Japanese delegation left Barrie in August, and that they left a gift for the City. He explained the significance of the gift, being a gourd grown by a Japanese farmer and that he carved the gourd and turned it into a light.
Mark Sachkiw, member of the International Relations Committee advised that the gift is a significant honour to be given from the Japanese people. Mr. Sachkiw and Deputy Mayor Ward presented the gift to Mayor Lehman on behalf of the Japanese Delegation.
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