Tag: Royal Canadian Legion

Lakeland communities honour the fallen The Royal Canadian Legion mounted Remembrance Day parades and ceremonies in communities across Canada yesterday.  Traditional observances were marked in Elk Point, St. Paul, Bonnyville, and Cold Lake, with large public turnout at every ceremony. This year is the 80th anniversary of D-Day, the Allied invasion that launched the liberation […]

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The Royal Canadian Legion’s annual Poppy Campaign is underway. The campaign offers Canadians a way to support veterans and is a meaningful way to show our remembrance of those who died in our country’s service. The Legion’s mission is “to serve Veterans, including serving military and RCMP members and their families, to promote Remembrance, and […]

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Thirty-seven registered walkers, along with half a dozen or more companions and seven dogs, took part in the inaugural Walk For Veterans in Cold Lake on September 22. Organizer Dan Hanson is happy with the turnout, and is looking forward to seeing the event grow. The Walk For Veterans is operated nationally by the True […]

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St. Paul Branch 100 of the Royal Canadian Legion provided the Honour Guard at the Veterans’ Memorial for the Ukrainian Canadian Congress’s Ukrainian Day on Sunday. The day was celebrated at the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village at Elk Island.

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Members of St. Paul Branch 100 of the Royal Canadian Legion served as the Honour Guard at “Heroes of Their Day,” an event that honoured thousands of Ukrainian Canadians who served Canada during the Second World War.  The event was hosted in Edmonton by the Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Foundation (UCCLF). Another St. Paul Legion […]

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It is one of Canada’s most heartfelt and enduring traditions. On Remembrance Day, Canadians across the country paused and paid their respect to those killed in war and military conflict. Royal Canadian Legion branches conducted ceremonies in Lakeland communities to mark the occasion. A good crowd braved the cold weather at Bonnyville’s outdoor service; St. […]

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Bonnyville Branch 181 of the Royal Canadian Legion is spearheading a local effort to offer special grave markers that signify where Indigenous veterans are buried. The markers will be bought and installed through the Last Post Fund, a national charity that provides appropriate recognition to deceased veterans. In addition to the grave markers, the fund […]

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The Lakeland’s Royal Canadian Legion branches are reopening as conditions permit. Bonnyville Branch 183 has been opening for its Friday steak nights for a few weeks, and Cold Lake Branch 211 has just resumed modified Monday-to-Saturday hours. St. Paul Branch 100 is assessing the ongoing pandemic situation, and won’t offer their biweekly fundraising suppers until […]

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