John McCrae statue honours veterans
The Canadian doctor who penned the poem “In Flanders Fields” in the midst of one of the bitterest battles of the First World War has
Tom MacGregor
July 1, 2015
The Canadian doctor who penned the poem “In Flanders Fields” in the midst of one of the bitterest battles of the First World War has
In the aftermath of the First World War, The Royal Canadian Legion was founded by returning soldiers who realized they were not getting the government assistance they felt they had earned. They banded together to represent their interests because they believed no one else would.
At The Royal Canadian Legion’s 45th Dominion Convention in 2014, a resolution was passed that allows a branch or district, with prior approval from its provincial command, to use poppy funds to cover costs associated with service dogs for veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The amount is not to exceed 25 per cent of the total available in the poppy fund on Sept. 30 of the year preceding the expenditure.
Every three years, Legion Magazine asks its readers for feedback. This year’s response was overwhelming. We received almost twice as many responses as the 2012
“The teams were evenly matched. It could be any team winning any game,” said skip Andrew Hay of the Saskatchewan team.
Finances and membership were the focus of the Dominion Executive Council meeting Feb. 20-22 at Legion House in Ottawa. The 2015 budget underwent extensive revision, following
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