Posts Tagged ‘cenotaphs’

Veterans Affairs Canada is setting aside $1 million a year for community and volunteer organizations to erect new cenotaphs or make major additions to existing ones. “We are encouraging Canadians to make remembrance more than something they feel by making it something they do,” said Veterans Affairs Minister Jean-Pierre Blackburn. “With the new program, communities will show they remember by constructing new places to honour Canada’s truest heroes—our veterans.” The Community War Memorial Program will provide funding up to 50 per cent of the total project cost, to a maximum amount of $50,000 to non-profit organizations, such as Legion branches. The money [...]

Veterans Affairs Minister Jean-Pierre Blackburn was a very busy and well-travelled man in January. That was when he embarked on a whirlwind, cross-country tour to talk about recent changes in the way Veterans Affairs Canada is supporting veterans. The minister met with dozens of VAC staff, veterans and veterans’ organizations, and his office pumped out a variety of news releases, all of them emphasizing how his department has made strides in modernizing and improving veterans’ services, especially in the areas of reducing turnaround times and red tape. The minister proudly pointed out that the standard turnaround time for decisions on rehabilitation [...]