Archive for November, 2009

Discussions are currently underway on a pilot project involving Alberta–Northwest Territories Command and its Service Bureau in Edmonton. The aim of the initiative is to co-locate a command service officer with the recently created Integrated Personnel Support Centre (IPSC) at the military Garrison in Edmonton. The support centres were created to make available a number of centralized resources, including Veterans Affairs Canada, social workers, stress injury support staff and other key players, to military casualties and their families. The proposal to incorporate a service officer was initially broached by the commanding officer of the Joint Personnel Support Unit, Lieutenant-Colonel Joe Pollard. The [...]

“I am remembered.” Those words brought tears to the eyes of many in the crowd of more than a thousand gathered on the banks of the Rideau River in Ottawa for the dedication of the Hong Kong Veterans Memorial Wall. On its polished surface are inscribed the names of 1,976 Canadian men and women who were part of the defence forces in Hong Kong when the Japanese army invaded in 1941. A testament to their dwindling numbers, only 22 Hong Kong veterans were able to attend. A number of dignitaries were also there, including Veterans Affairs Minister Greg Thompson and International [...]

The good news just keeps on coming. Once again, The Royal Canadian Legion is proud to introduce another partner to the Member Benefits Package (MBP). ICI Paints and Bétonel stores, the Canadian leader in decorative paints, now offers a 25 per cent discount to Legion members at the ICI Paints and Bétonel stores (formerly Color Your World) across Canada. To take advantage of this substantial discount, Legion members should simply present their Legion membership card and the account number 2834448-7 to the clerk at the store where they buy paint. ICI Paints and Bétonel stores offer a complete line of value-added [...]

There’s no mistaking the anticipation you feel while staring down at a large box of wartime letters pulled from the vaults of the Canadian War Museum. If you could find a way to turn print into audio, and make each letter speak to you directly in the actual voice of its author then perhaps—just perhaps—more people would be convinced of the tremendous value a Dear Mom letter has to Canadian military history. Carol Reid, the collections manager at the Canadian War Museum Archives, needs no convincing. She relishes the job of helping researchers find these important documents, and gets really [...]