The launching of the 2020 Royal Canadian Legion National Poppy Campaign is marked innovatively with a pilot project to introduce new touchless donation boxes as well as the lighting of iconic landmarks in Canada. Millions of poppies will be distributed in both familiar and new locations across the country. Thomas D. Irvine, CD, Dominion President […]
This year’s National Poppy Campaign of the Royal Canadian Legion has presented the first poppy to Her Excellency the Right Honorable Julie Payette, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada. A virtual presentation has been held in the traditional ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa for the first time due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Thomas D. […]
The Ontario government will invest $83 million to support Royal Canadian Legion branches, non-profit organizations when the province reopens after months of shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The investment from the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) will see grants of $150,000 awarded to organizations that are looking to deliver vital programming to their communities amid […]
The Moose Jaw Royal Canadian Legion Branch #59 is back in business, even though there may not be as many tables available, there may be a whole lot of precautions in place and it may not be quite the same as the old days. The Legion has recently reopened up after about three months of […]
The Moose Jaw branch of the Royal Canadian Legion did their part to remember fallen Canadian Forces Snowbird Capt. Jenn Casey on Friday morning. Members of Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 59 were on hand at Tourism Moose Jaw to lay a wreath at the impromptu memorial found the base of the Snowbirds Tutor jet […]