Manitoba veteran forges way for mental health recovery
WINNIPEG -- In a blacksmithing workshop tucked at the back end of his St. Adolphe property, a Canadian Armed Forces veteran hammers a furnace-heated metal rod into a pigtail hook. Cameron Bennett’s Bernese Mountain Dog, nicknamed Cuddle Bear, won’t leave his side, as Bennett leans over his anvil in delighted concentration. Bennett plans on launching a non-profit program next year that will help veterans and first responders work through mental health issues by teaching them the art of blacksmithing and metalworking. “I just really found that after I got out of the military, I ha...
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