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Never Forgotten National Memorial (NFNM)
The Never Forgotten National Memorial ( NFNM ), was to be proudly built at Green Cove, in the Cape Breton National Park, to honour the more than 114,000 Canadians who have fallen in the service of Canada and who are buried overseas, or have no known grave. It hit a political roadblock in the immediate months following the 2015 election with Parks Canada’s subsequent withdrawal from its MOU with the NFNM […]
5-minute music video written by a very patriotic 84-year RCMP veteran
Good Day Fellow Veteran Communicator, With almost a full-year of COVID doom & gloom behind us and with positive thoughts for better days ahead, I firmly believe it is timely to share the following accreditation and 5-minute music video written by a very patriotic 84-year RCMP veteran. Cheers, enjoy and have a great COVID safe […]
Canadian Army Run
Mon., Feb. 8 at 11:10 a.m. NEW YEAR, NEW CHALLENGES, NEW WESBITE, NO ORDINARY RACE! We are happy to announce the 2021 Virtual edition of Canada Army Run, Presented by BMO is now live! While we had to make the difficult decision to not host an in-person event this year, we have an exciting virtual […]
COMMUNICATIONS & INFORMATION SHARING WITHIN THE C&E BRANCH COMMUNITY
Good Day Fellow Veteran Communicator, I have prepared this message for general information purposes: LIMITATIONS – ROGERS ISP MASS DISTRIBUTION MESSAGING Approximately 10-years ago when I first attempted to send a message with more than 99-addressees, I received a bounced message notification to the effect my message contained more than the maximum number of addressees. […]
Information Related to Military’s use of Asbestos
My name is Josh Tominus and I work in the public outreach department of The Mesothelioma Center (Asbestos.com). As a result of the military’s past reliance on asbestos, countless veterans are currently suffering from life-threatening diseases caused by asbestos exposure. Our organization provides free information, resources, and personal assistance to those who have been affected […]
The Memory Project – Gulf War Video Launch
I hope you’re having a good weekend. I wanted to let you know that the Gulf War video has officially launched! Below are the public YouTube links for the video, and please feel free to share them or post them as you’d like. English https://youtu.be/CCknJrOYlCU French https://youtu.be/yFQYMkpdNO8 Bob C
Annual AVA Membership Dues
Good day all, I am resending this message with some clarification. The registrar is accepting the membership dues. She is carbon copied in this message. Her email address is: registrar@avavets.com The mailing address is available in the membership link that I shared below. You may have to look at the membership form or the instructions there […]
Legion Magazine Jan/Feb 2021 – Indigenous Veteran’s portrait unveiled at war museum
Kwey dear friends, Another historical day for my Peoples, we got the very first story of our Community in the Legion Magazine. It gives Honor to our Veterans. Migwech! Hélène Cayer 613-749-3682
Coding for Veterans
You have a VIP invite to attend the following Webinar On January 21st , 2021 at (1000 PST, 1100 MST, 1200 CST, 1300 EST, 1400 AST) Click on this link to RSVP to the Webinar https://c4v2021outlook.eventbrite.ca For those of you who have already RSVP’d for the event, Thank you. We have over 75 people registered to attend. For those of you who haven’t RSVP’d, don’t miss […]
Short Journalistic Project on Indigenous Veterans
Ryerson University Journalistic Project on Veterans This short video was produced by Afnan Al-Kholani and her team from Ryerson University about Indigenous Veterans Music by: “In the moment” by Steve Oxen
Mental Health for Canadian Veterans
Hello Fellow Vets, For those dealing with mental health issues, please refresh yourself with Understanding mental health – Veterans Affairs Canada Please don’t face mental issues on your own. Blessings, stay safe, stay well Bob
Never Forgotten National Memorial
We have a technical/message issue with the Petition e-3017, and will be re-writing the Petition to improve the message, so, if you haven’t already signed it, please hold off, and if you have signed, please stand by to help again when we have the new one on line. Hi All, The Never Forgotten National Memorial, […]
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