Legion Magazine

1812 Journal – Then & Now

admin — Fri, 17 May 2013 04:01:26 +0000

The War of 1812 lasted from the American declaration of war on Great Britain in June 1812 to the ratification of the Treaty of Ghent in February 1815. Each article in our Then & Now Journal consists of two parts. The “Then” portion describes events of the war in the same two-month time frame as...

Letters From The Bowes Brothers – Jan. 2, 1917 Somewhere in France

Tom MacGregor — Thu, 16 May 2013 04:01:19 +0000

My dear Mother and Evelyn, Just a few lines to let you know I am still OK and feeling good. I have been through the big ordeal of my first trip into the line. It was not so bad on the nerves as I thought it would be but just the same there is lots...

Manitoba-Northwestern Ontario Takes Curling Title

Sharon Adams — Wed, 15 May 2013 04:01:14 +0000

The teams were so experienced and well-matched that the final standings bore no relation to the quality of play at the 57th Dominion Curling Championship March 16-21 in western Prince Edward Island.

Letters From The Bowes Brothers – Dec. 25, 1916 Shoreham Camp, Sussex England

Tom MacGregor — Tue, 14 May 2013 04:01:35 +0000

Dear Mother, Well, Musie, I received your letter a few days ago but didn’t answer as I wanted to have something important to tell you that was something more than a rumour. Here it is. The 222nd will be out of existence. 450 of us are going to France any day. One draft goes to...

Canada Is Not a Neutral Country, Conference Told

Adam Day — Sun, 12 May 2013 04:01:49 +0000

The world is full of problems and we can’t solve all of them, but despite the mess, we have to try.

Letters From The Bowes Brothers – Dec. 24, 1916 Shoreham Camp, England

Tom MacGregor — Thu, 09 May 2013 04:01:46 +0000

This is a letter from Fred Bowes, however the final page or pages are missing. My dearest Mother and folks, You asked me to describe my ocean trip but I guess I have done that to the best of my ability. It was pretty rough all right. At times the waves would come right over...

Changes To The Veterans Independence Program

admin — Tue, 07 May 2013 04:01:54 +0000

Effective Jan. 1, veterans and other clients who receive support for housekeeping and grounds maintenance services through Veterans Affairs Canada’s (VAC) Veterans Independence Program (VIP) will receive two up-front payments per year instead of having to pay from their pocket and wait to be reimbursed. VIP is a national home care program that helps qualified...

A New Look For The Poppy And Legion Approved

admin — Tue, 07 May 2013 04:01:08 +0000

A new Legion logo that puts the poppy front and centre and a high-energy membership drive dominated discussion throughout the meeting of Dominion Executive Council, Feb. 23-24.

Letters From The Bowes Brothers – [No date] Somewhere in France

Tom MacGregor — Tue, 07 May 2013 04:01:04 +0000

Well Musie dear how does it sound at last I am here but that is about all I can say only that I am all OK. I had a letter from the boys a couple of days ago but they could not get up to see me before I left. I was very disappointed about...

Eye On Defence: May/June 2013

David J. Bercuson — Fri, 03 May 2013 04:01:01 +0000

With the possible exception of the first two years of the First World War and the Korean War, governments of Canada have historically spared no effort to make sure its soldiers, sailors and airpersons went to war with the best equipment possible. We may bemoan the fact that the First Division went to war in 1915 with the inadequate Ross Rifle, but by the same token, Canadian battalions had far more light machine guns than did their British counterparts by 1917.