Bergen-Op-Zoom

Bergen-Op-Zoom is the name of a town in the Netherlands and I know there is a Canadian cemetery there, but I've been unable to find any specific connection to Nanaimo.  If anyone knows the reason behind this fun little street name, I'd be interested in hearing it.

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October 30, 2010

Kristen dig a bit of digging and came up with this explanation -  found here.  You'll catch some of the signpost names I'll be posting, so I'll warn you, it's a bit of a spoiler.

• Frank Ney gave Dutch-origin street names to an area was called "Dutch Acres." Bergen-Op-Zoom is in a subdivision with names such as Amsterdam, Tulip and Arnhem Terrace.
  
  Frank Ney served in the RAF and RCAF as a pilot during World War II. The naming of those streets was in memory of the Canadian involvement in Holland during the war.
  
  Located north of the Scheldt River near the Belgian border, Bergen-op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery contains 968 Canadian graves, including 64 from the RCAF. Most of the soldiers buried here lost their lives in the fighting north of Antwerp during the Battle of the Scheldt, as the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division, with support from the 4th Canadian Armoured Division, worked to clear the north bank of the Scheldt estuary of German forces.

Thanks Kristen. The "Aunt Maureen" thing still has me giggling.  Does that make you my niece-in-law?