Residents
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
SISTER CITIES AND FRIENDSHIP CITIES
Our community has developed two distinct types of relationships with
international communities. We signed a Sister City Agreement with Toyokoro
Japan in 1996. Summerland signed a Friendship Agreement with Santa Cruz del
Norte, Cuba in 2006 and an agreement with Kahama, Tanzania in 2007.
OUR SISTER CITY AGREEMENT
SUMMERLAND - TOYOKORO JAPAN
Summerland has always had strong ties with Japan. Many of our first pioneers
and orchardists were from Japan. The goals of our Sister City Agreement are to
strengthen our ties of friendship as well as economic improvements through
industry, education and culture. An important element of the Sister City
agreement has been the exchange of our citizens, especially the exchange of our
students.
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OUR FRIENDSHIP CITY AGREEMENTS
SUMMERLAND-KAHAMA TANZANIA
SUMMERLAND-SANTA CRUZ DEL NORTE CUBA
The goals of our Friendship Agreements are somewhat different from our Sister
City Agreement. The agreement does include the goals of improved friendships
and increased communication. But it does not include the exchange of citizens.
It’s primary focus is to provide assistance to these communities. Funding and
assistance is done by outside parties not by the District of Summerland. The
role of the District is solely to increase public awareness of these projects.
There are no costs to the taxpayer.
See
Kahama
Tanzania our Friendship City
Santa Cruz del Norte Cuba
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