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Four additional Royal Canadian Legion branches in SDG will be receiving financial support from the federal government to cope with pandemic-related expenses and revenue shortfalls.
Stormont Dundas South Glengarry MP Eric Duncan released the information on Monday afternoon, indicating legion branches in Morrisburg, Iroquois, Winchester, and Finch will each receive $10,845 through the Veterans Organizations Emergency Support Fund.
A funding of $ 10,709 from the Government of Canada to support the Royal Canadian Legion’s Fort Frances Branch was announced by Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Marcus Powlowski yesterday.
The announcement was made on behalf of Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence.
“COVID-19 has made it difficult for non-profits and especially legions to continue many of their traditional fund-raising activities,” Powlowski said. “The local programming provided by the legions contribute so much to our communities and I am happy to see their importance is being recognized with these supports from our government.”
This funding will assist the Legion with their operational costs so they can continue providing important support for Veterans in the region, according to a press release.
Legions in Fort Frances and Atikokan are benefiting from some pandemic relief funding from the federal government.
The Fort Frances Branch is getting $10,709. The Atikokan Branch will receive $11,406.
The funding is part of the first round of funding from the Veterans Organizations Emergency Support Fund, set up to replace some of the money Legion’s lost due to closures.
“Covid-19 has had made it difficult for non-profits and especially legions to continue many of their traditional fund-raising activities, ” says Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Marcus Powlowski. “The local programming provided by the legions contribute so much to our communities, and I am happy to see their importance is being recognized with these supports from our Government.”
LONG SAULT – More emergency cash for Royal Canadian Legion branches has been doled out locally.
The Lancaster and Long Sault branches are both getting $10,845, while the branch in Chesterville is getting $7,449 since it was able to reopen in July 2020.
The money will mostly cover overhead and operating expenses.
Long Sault Legion President Randy Robertson says the money will allow them to “pay the bills necessary to keep the doors open, once we can reopen safely,” and also do some upgrades to the bar.
Lancaster branch President Bill Bresee is appreciative of the money because “there was no revenue coming in.”