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9 hours ago
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Community shows its appreciation for Malahat Legion
Vancouver Watch At a time when many branches of the Royal Canadian Legion are struggling to keep their doors open, the Malahat Legion branch in Mill Bay is bucking the trend.
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13 hours ago
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Barrie's Catch the Ace lottery up to $325K
Barrie's Royal Canadian Legion hosts the 31 week of Catch the Ace draw worth up to $325K on Thursday.
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15 hours ago
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Catch the Ace reaches historical jackpot
Week 28 Catch the Ace winner Tracy Johns at the Royal Canadian Legion in Barrie. Tue., June 10, 2025. Forget catching a fish, a cold or a baseball this week. The only thing you're going to want to catch is an ace, worth about $325,000. Barrie's Legion's Catch the Ace lottery is entering its 31st week with an estimated jackpot of more than $305,000. In addition to the weekly prize of $20,000, a lucky person could draw the envelope that holds the missing ace. Legion members point out this is the largest jackpot in its history, as well as the largest payout in southern Ontario. And to prove luck has everything to do with it, last week's winner, Charlie Heise of Barrie, walked away with a weekly prize of $15,923; after already having one a weekly prize in February 2024. The draw takes place every Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 147 on St. Vincent St. and is also streamed live on Facebook. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased in person at the Barrie Legion or online at Local charities benefit from the draws thanks to a partnership between Royal Canadian Legion Branch 147 and the Rotary Club of Barrie.
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a day ago
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Community showing its appreciation for the Malahat Legion through art
Students have created four murals, now displayed on the front of Malahat Legion Branch 124, depicting the contributions made to Canada by the military and RCMP veterans. At a time when many branches of the Royal Canadian Legion are struggling to keep their doors open, the Malahat Legion Branch 134 in Mill Bay is bucking that trend. Legion president Isabelle Hammer says after struggling through the pandemic, which almost saw the Legion close its doors for good, the support it has received in the community has been overwhelming. 'Yes, we're the little legion that could,' said Hammer. The legion's membership is continuing to grow, now sitting at more than 350 people. It's a small legion that gives much back to its community, but the building itself recently turned 90 and was beginning to show its age. The decision was recently made to give the property a facelift. 'Once our building was painted, (Hammer) said, 'You know, many Legions have murals – can we do murals?'' said Robert Cleroux, the Malahat Legion vice-president. Cleroux says it seemed like a great idea at the time, and $10,000 was raised through the legion's members and the local community. The problem was when the branch's top brass began looking for an artist, they quickly realized they couldn't afford a professional – so they needed to come up with a Plan B. The legion then began approaching local schools in the area to see if they would be interested in doing the artwork. That began a collaboration between the Malahat Legion Branch 134, Shawnigan Lake School and Francis Kelsey Secondary School in Mill Bay, culminating in an event held last Saturday unveiling the students' work. Students from the two schools created four murals in total, now prominently displayed on the front of the building. Those works of art depict the contributions made by Canada's military and RCMP veterans. The amateur artists couldn't be more proud. 'I'm honoured to have been able to do this and have it show up on the legion,' said Maya Toews, a student attending Shawnigan Lake School. 'I'm very honoured to have my piece here and to give back to my community and the veterans of our country,' said Ella Pietrzykowski, a student at Francis Kelsey Secondary. That giving back is now coming around full circle. Because the art was created by students, the legion only had to pay for materials, leaving a good portion of that $10,000 in the bank. 'We donated $3,000 to each school as they saw fit,' said Cleroux. Rebecca Scheer, a visual arts teacher at Francis Kelsey Secondary, says the donation will be put towards the future education on her students. 'Most of the money will go towards bursaries for current and future visual arts students to help them on the journey through post-secondary,' said Scheer It's been a partnership that the President of the Legion says has far exceeded all expectations. 'We donate a lot to the community and the community has been donating back, we're so happy and it fills my heart,' said Hammer.
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3 days ago
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Yorkton remembers its veterans at memorial service
Regina Watch WATCH: The Royal Canadian Legion in Yorkton holds a memorial service for the community's veterans on Friday. Fruzsina De Cloedt has more.
