Helena and I would like to thank the following people who each have contributed or still contribute to the success of our venture.

Kristin, my darling, who not only allowed us to do this, but helped us prepare for this journey and who finds her life, too, now revolves for a large part around the Internet...

Bruno De Fraine, our Webmaster and Internet master mind

Wim, Ward & Stijn, who are responsible for design and structure of the website

Anne Baudouin, who sees to it that everything gets translated into English fast

Annegreet Verlinde, who also translated a long report into English

Johan Willemen, web master of the Canadian Embassy in Belgium who was brilliant helping us prepare for the journey

Jacques Bilodeau, Canadian Ambassador in Belgium whose personal support and recommendation we could count on

Lisa Lavoie, Counselor Cultural Affairs and Communications of the Canadian Embassy in Brussels

Fred van Cleef, from the Canadian Tourism Commission in The Hague, for all his useful documentation

Axel Bellekens from ANAX, who oversaw the careful transport of our car

Elisa Kaltcheva from Foreign Affairs, European sector, who had prepared a great program for us in Ottawa and provided us with lots of tips and introductions for the rest of our journey

Annemarie Ter Haar, who arranged the KLM- sponsoring and worked very hard to undo the damage done by her colleagues in Montreal

Vincent Gaeremynck & Filip Hoornaert, the Volvo Lacom team who paid for the transport of our car

Pieter Verlinde, for his book and the useful tips on visiting Quebec

Peter van de Meersch, Eric Bracke and Peter Jacobs from De Standaard, who provided us with a space on their editorial pages so we could share some of our experiences with their readers

The T-zine editors, for highlighting our site

Katie, from the Gaelic & Historical Society in Badou

Donna Doucet, Executive Director of the Sociйtй Promotion Grand Prй

Tony, from Watershed Association, the Black Community in Halifax

Walter Willett, director of the Gaspesian British Heritage Village

Paul Almond, film director and writer

Rudi & Els Cuyvers, the busy bees from Les Escoumins who still found the time to talk to us

Denis Ross, chef of the Montagnais in Les Escoumins

Annemarie Bourgelas en Mireille Achard from l'Union Franзaise in Montreal

Hindie Cheuk, secretary at the Chinese Community Center in Montreal

Nguyen Kim Chi, secretary general of the Communautй Vietnamienne au Canada (Montreal region)

Idir Sadou, Algerian employment consultant in Montreal

Karel and Marijke van de Sompel, hospitable couple from Leuven in St.Lazare

Munco Pace & Marcelle Gibson from the Ministry of Canadian Heritage in Ottawa

Howard Duncan, coordinator of 'Metropolis'

Terry Buck, Daniel Lavoie, Rhys Phillips from the Canadian Human Rights Commission

Rosaline Frith, director general of the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration

Anna Chiappa, Executive Director of the Canadian Ethno-cultural Council

Chantal Gobeil, legal advisor to the President of the Federal Parliament Commission for Citizenship and Immigration

Catherine Bastedo- Boileau and Gaлtan Valliиres, Executive Director and Director of Administration and Programs of the International Council for Canadian Studies

Laura Ramos, the wonderful guide at the Museum of Civilization in Ottawa

Cornelius Jaenen, history professor at the University of Ottawa

Lucien and Gilberte van der Melen, treasures from Peterborough

Tim Rees, Access and Equity Coordinator of the city of Toronto

Sitha Sittampalam, President TESOC (Tamil Eelam Society of Canada)

Madeline Ziniak, Vice-President & Executive Producer TFMC & OMNI 2

Veronique & Tom Vandemoortele, parents of Emiel and host and hostess to Canadadrive in Withby

Abe Harms, from the Mennonite Community of Aylmer (ON)

Kostas Pitsinis, musician from Greek Town, Toronto

Cathy Woodbeck, Program Director Thunder Bay Multicultural Association

Magriet & Jaap Schep, (Dutch) cheese makers and farmers in Thunder Bay

Magaret von Lau, Executive Director NEEDS, Centre for War Affected Families

Gerald Clement, assistant deputy Minister for Labor and Immigration, province of Manitoba

Kelly Koga, Administrator of the Manitoba Japanese Cultural Centre

Stefan Stefanson, retired head Sheriff of the province of Manitoba

Jean-Marie De Clercq, Assistant Director of the Ecole Provencher in St. Boniface, Winnipeg and former president of the Belgian Club in Winnipeg

Albert Debaere, current president of the Belgian Club in Winnipeg

Sadao Tsubota, owner-manager of KURA, special gifts in Winnipeg

Marek Domaradzki, General Manager of the Polish Canadian Cultural Centre

Shokoofeh Moussavi, Manager of the Calgary Immigrant Women's Association

Mike Amery, of the Arab Canadian Association of Calgary

Fariborz Birjandian, Margaret Styczynska and Sultana Assar of the Calgary Catholic Immigration Society

Vinay Dey, National Treasurer of the National Indo-Canadian Council and President of the India Canada Association of Calgary

Ephram Bouvier, Regional President Metis Nation of Alberta

Rod Friesen, Citizenship Co-ordinator: Vancouver/Surrey

Gina Do Carmo, Citizenship Officer, CIC admissions Vancouver

Joe Kenney, first Vice president, Association of Immigration Counsels of Canada

Rosa-Maria Stoeber, Hispanic Community Centre Society of BC, Vancouver

Nora Ayanian, President of the Armenian Cultural Association of BC

Marc Wexler, spokesman of the Pacific Region of the Canadian Jewish Congress