See: Niagara Falls lit up again with the colors of the Lithuanian flag

Painted yellow, green and red, Niagara Falls was already two years ago, in 2019.

For the first time in history, a shared virtual event in Canada

All Lithuanians in Canada are celebrating February 16 together; For the first time, the Lithuanian Embassy in Canada, the local Lithuanian community, the Union of Young Lithuanians of Canada, Lithuanian schools and other organizations organized a joint event – a virtual concert of the House of Signatories in Vilnius.

Photo of the Lithuanian Embassy in Canada / Niagara Falls illuminated with the colors of the Lithuanian flag

During the event, all Lithuanians in Canada were received by the President of the Supreme Restorative Council-Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania prof. Vytautas Landsbergis. The program includes greetings from both senior Canadian and Lithuanian officials, and a joint wish-greeting from all Lithuanian organizations in Canada. The event featured Canadian and Lithuanian works performed by soloists from the Musical Theater of the Faculty of Arts and Creative Technologies of Vilnius College (supervisor Dalia Abarė).

“I am very happy to have found ways to work with the Lithuanian community in Canada in these difficult pandemic conditions. We can connect virtually no matter where we are: in Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton or Vancouver. Using state-of-the-art tools , we have become even more united. As a result, we involve a much wider circle of Lithuanian Canadians in our activities. The events of February 16 in Canada are another great example of unity and love for Lithuania, “said the Lithuanian ambassador in Canada, Darius Skusevičius.