Red and white filled the gymnasium of Deerwood School as it hosted two citizenship ceremonies yesterday.

 

153 people currently living in Northern Manitoba took their oath of Citizenship, officially becoming Canadian.

 

 

Among the new Citizens was Vimaldeep Kaur, who came to Canada 5 years ago. She tells us what becoming Canadian means to her:

"It means more freedom. It’s different from what we come from and it’s just more independence. I can work independently and equally to men here, and that’s important to me".

 

Philipp Mirzoev who came to Canada from Russia told us Canada's democracy is important to him:

"For me it’s mostly about enjoying the democratic credentials of Canada. Its core values based on the human rights and principals of equality of non discrimination".

 

 

The ceremony included a singing of Oh Canada, and a pep talk from Citizenship Judge James Murray, who told the new Canadians to get involved in their community and be a good neighbor.