Federal funding on the way for nine local Royal Canadian Legion branches
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Ottawa’s handing out emergency support funds to nine local Royal Canadian Legion branches.
Perth-Wellington MP John Nater says the legions, like many organizations, have been devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
He says he wrote the Minister of Veterans Affairs last June to advocate for immediate financial support for the legions in our area and in October, having not received a reply, he wrote the Minister again.
The federal government announced new funding to create a temporary Veterans Organizations Emergency Support Fund on November 10th with $14 million designated for legions.
Emergency financial support from the federal government has reached local branches of the Royal Canadian Legion struggling through a second pandemic-related…