The Royal Canadian Legion branch in Montreal's Verdun borough meets once a week in a community centre space it rents by the hour, less than 500 metres from the elegant brick building it sold over a decade ago when maintenance costs got too high.
Darlene Harrison, president of the Verdun legion, Branch 004, poses in the room where the legion members now meet in Montreal, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes.The Royal Canadian Legion branch in Montreal’s Verdun borough meets once a week in a community centre space it rents by the hour, less than 500 metres from the elegant brick building it sold over a decade ago when maintenance costs got too high.
The legion in Grenfell, Sask., recently made the same decision as Verdun and listed its building — a former armoury — for sale. Other legions are fighting to keep their buildings open, one spaghetti dinner, dance and bingo game at a time. While small, rural legions like Donkin's may be the most vulnerable, they're not the only ones that struggle. The branch in the eastern Ottawa neighbourhood of Orleans has 800 to 900 members, but it had to turn to GoFundMe to raise money for a new roof in 2020. Its president says the 30-year-old building is still showing its age, and income has not kept up with the rising cost of utilities and maintenance.
"We're still having financial difficulties. We're still living paycheque to paycheque, so to speak," he said. He said the legion doesn't rule out having to sell its building one day, though he hopes it doesn't happen. A Kingston doctor is in a dispute with the Ontario Ministry of Health, which is trying to clawback more than $600,000 in OHIP payments.Ottawa residents will enjoy two more days with double-digit warm temperatures before it will feel like fall again this weekend.'It ruined my life': Former Montreal nursing student seeks $600K in damages after sexual assault at college
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'Aging membership, aging buildings:' Some legion branches struggle to keep doors openMONTREAL — The Royal Canadian Legion branch in Montreal’s Verdun borough meets once a week in a community centre space it rents by the hour, less than 500 metres from the elegant brick building it sold over a decade ago when maintenance costs got too
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'Aging membership, aging buildings:' Some legion branches struggle to keep doors openMONTREAL — The Royal Canadian Legion branch in Montreal’s Verdun borough meets once a week in a community centre space it rents by the hour, less than 500 metres from the elegant brick building it sold over a decade ago when maintenance costs got too
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'Aging membership, aging buildings:' Some legion branches struggle to keep doors openMONTREAL — The Royal Canadian Legion branch in Montreal’s Verdun borough meets once a week in a community centre space it rents by the hour, less than 500 metres from the elegant brick building it sold over a decade ago when maintenance costs got too
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'Aging membership, aging buildings:' Some legion branches struggle to keep doors openThe Royal Canadian Legion branch in Montreal’s Verdun borough meets once a week in a community centre space it rents by the hour, less than 500 metres from the elegant brick building it sold over a decade ago when maintenance costs got too high.
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