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During the March of Concern in Sydney on November 9, more than 3000 veterans, legionnaires and the general public
marched to the VAC office to protest the closing of the Sydney office and the seven other offices across the country. Canadians expressed shame that the government of Canada could take the last place of refuge from our veterans and serving
military in an effort to balance a budget.
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A Century of Submarine Heritage in Canada
Laurence M. Hickey, PhD
August 2014 marks 100 hundred years since
Canada first began operating its own submarines
the First World War. Concerned that limited
coastal defences and a fledgling Royal Canadian
Navy would be insufficient to effectively defend
the province’s sparsely populated coastline, and
unable to secure assistance from Ottawa, the
government of British Columbia purchased two
US-built submarines, Iquique and Antofagasta,
from a Seattle shipyard.
Originally ordered by the Chilean government,
these submarines became available 5 August 1914
when the Chileans defaulted on the purchase. Two
days later, a red-faced federal government confirmed the acquisition of the two vessels, commissioned as HMCS C1 and C1. Later they were
renamed as CC1 and CC2, names chosen because
of the submarines’ resemblance to the British “C”
class of the era. These craft patrolled Canada’s
west coast for three years, and have been credited,
rightly or wrongly, with deterring any German incursions into those waters. CC1 and CC2 were the
genesis of the Canadian Submarine Service.
Towards the end of the war, CC1 and CC2
were ordered to Europe. On 21 June 1917 they
began a coastal transfer to Halifax in company
with their support sloop HMS Shearwater. En
route, they earned the distinction of being the first
Canadian warships flying the white ensign to pass
through the Panama Canal. CC1 and CC2 never
made it to the European theatre; they were used
for training in Nova Scotia waters and, in 1920,
were sold for scrap.
In addition to the men at sea in CC1 and CC2
HMCS CC2 running on the surface.
during the war, a few Canadian naval officers also
served overseas aboard Royal Navy submarines.
Four of these men rose to command British boats:
Lieutenants J.G. Edwards, B.L. Johnson, W.M.
Maitland-Dougall, and R.C. Watson. In May 1915,
Lieutenant Johnson earned the distinction of being the first ever Canadian appointed to command
a submarine, and was awarded the Distinguished
Service Order in 1917 for gallantry while in command of submarine H8. Tragically, Lieutenant
Maitland-Dougall perished when his submarine
D3 was attacked by allied aircraft and was lost with
all hands.
As well, during the First World War, submarines
were built in Canada for export to other nations.
Canadian Vickers Limited of Montreal, under
contract from the American firm the Electric
Boat Company, built ten H-class submarines for
the Royal Navy. Six of these sailed for England in
1915, and were the first submarines to cross the
Atlantic under their own power.
On the West Coast, the British Pacific Construction & Engineering Company was awarded a
contract to build and to assemble five Design 602
submarines in pre-fabricated kit form for sale to
the Russian government. The construction took
place at Barnet, in what is now known as Burnaby,
BC. The same company built an additional six kits
for the Russians in a temporary yard on Canadian
Pacific Railway property at Vancouver. However,
the Russian revolution made delivery untenable,
and the United States Navy purchased the boats a
year after their construction.
The RCN’s next submarines were given to Canada by the British in 1919. They had been included
in an order for ten submarines built in the United
States for the Royal Navy. Two of these boats,
H14 and H15 had been on their way to England
when the First World War ended. After transfer
to the RCN, the two boats were renamed CH14
and CH15 and underwent major refits. By 1921
they were ready for re-commissioning but, unfortunately, their commissions were short-lived. Both
were paid off in 1922 during the post-war period
of retrenchment. On decommissioning these two
boats, the RCN did not ‘own’ any submarines
again for 23 years.
When the Second World War broke out, Canada
had no submarines in its inventory, and executed
no plans for submarine construction. However,
during the hostilities, twenty-three RCNVR officers served overseas aboard British boats. Among
this group, two officers found themselves in
command of Royal Navy submarines: LieutenantCommander F.H. Sherwood and Lieutenant J.A.
Cross. Sherwood was awarded the Distinguished
Service Cross in 1943 for “bravery during
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The official publication of
Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command
The Royal Canadian Legion
The Torch is printed quarterly and is distributed
to the Legion Branches and its membership.
The Torch Editor
Glen Parker
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Sales Manager
Ruth Nash
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The Torch is the official publication of Nova Scotia/Nunavut
Command, The Royal Canadian Legion and is distributed
across Nova Scotia and to Rankin Inlet and Iqaluit and is printed quarterly. The Editor reserves the right to edit, condense or
reject copy, photographs or advertising to achieve the aims of
The Royal Canadian Legion. Material should be typed, double
spaced and must be accompanied by the contributor’s name,
address and phone number. Electronic submissions are preferred and should be sent to info@ns.legion.ca. Opinions and
advertisements printed in the Torch are those of the
individual contributor or advertiser and do not necessarily
reflect the opinions or endorsements of The Royal Canadian
Legion, the editor or the publisher.
Notice to all Legion Branches
Re: Articles and pictures for
upcoming issues of The Torch.
As usual, all copy (including pictures) are to be sent directly
to Legion Command Headquarters:
61 Gloria McCluskey Drive, Dartmouth, NS B3B 2Z3
Please try to have your material in on time.
Publication date
February 15, 2014
May 2, 2014
July 25, 2014
October 31, 2014
Deadline
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April 9, 2014
July 9, 2014
October 8, 2014
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Command office received a request from Tom
Lindenberg for a Nova Scotia veteran’s license
plate. Vice President Steve Wessel supplied a plate
left over from the launch of the provincial Veteran’s Plate.
Tom responded with a “thank you” for the
help, and, of course, the plate. He described his
collection of veteran’s and Canadian Forces plates
as “something you will never see again” and suggested we might want to show them off in the
Nova Scotia/Nunavut legion newspaper.
The photo (above) is a Canadian Army plate for
civilian vehicles in France in the 1950s. The rest
are a sample of the Canada Forces plates used in
the 60s, 70s and 80s in Germany and France, as
well as some provincial veteran’s plates.
“Hope you can use them - they are history,” he
said. Tom’s address is:
T. Lindenberg
Chaplain, Post 568
Stevensville, MI, U.S.A.
Message from the President
Comrades:
The holiday season has come and gone and I
hope you all had an opportunity to enjoy it with
your family and friends and I wish you all the
best for a great 2014.
Elections and installations in most branches
have been completed and I wish all the newly
elected executive members a very successful and
productive term of office. If any of the newly
elected executive members require information
sessions on any topic to assist you in doing your
duty, contact your district or zone commanders
for assistance.
Dominion Convention is in Edmonton,
Alberta June 14-18 and I hope as many branches
as possible will send delegates to this important
event to have a voice in determining the future
direction of this great organization, the Royal
Canadian Legion.
2014 marks the 100th anniversary of the
beginning of WWI and you will be advised of
upcoming events to mark this important anniversary.
As we move forward many changes will come
before us to help us serve the purposes and
objectives of the
Royal Canadian
Legion in its quest
to better serve our
veterans and all
legion members
and I ask you all
to keep an open
mind. I believe
teamwork is the
key if we hope to
be successful in
meeting the challenges that may lay
ahead.
Membership is the lifeline of the legion and
please do your best to invite people to join this
great organization.
Thank you for your comradeship and support,
always remembering our veterans and keeping
our troops in our thoughts and prayers.
In comradeship,
Ronald T Towsdale, President
Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command
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Branch 72 Remembrance Day services
The November 11th Remembrance Day parade
in Great Village saw a packed house at Saint James
United Church that morning.
Because of the impending inclement weather,
Branch President Comrade Patrick Murphy, opted
to hold the Remembrance Day service indoors at
the church. The trumpet played by Patrick Vandermuelen and bagpipes played by Comrade Dan
Wesley heralded the laying of over 40 wreaths.
At 1400 hours, as per tradition, Legion members split ranks and some attended ceremonies
at Londonderry with colour guard assistance by
Debert Branch 106. Again, the parade was held
indoors at the community center. At the same
time, similar ceremonies were conducted by Comrade Ronnie MacBurnie assisted by members of
Parrsboro Legion.
The traditional Legion banquet was held that
evening with Comrade Fred Richard, branch
treasurer, emceeing and announcing the presentation of Long Service Awards to Walter Millen (40
years), Dan Wesley (40), Jim Chipman (35), Fred
Richard (35), Arthur Chisholm (30), Shannon
MacAloney (20), Julie Thompson (15), Carlotta
Langille (5), J. Patrick Murphy (5).
Because of the impending
inclement weather, Branch
President Comrade Patrick
Murphy, opted to hold the
Remembrance Day service
indoors at the church.
The banquet also saw the giving and responding to various toasts. The evening closed with
Comrade Logan Spencer giving a reading of the
history of Branch 72 from its beginning in 1946
up to 1960.
The Poppy campaign at several Truro businesses brought in good proceeds as usual. The
people were very generous again this year. Many
commented favourably on the little plastic pin-tip
covers that help keep the Poppy from falling off
Cobequid Branch 72 has seen an increase of
members in 2013 bringing membership up to approximately 40 comrades. Branch 72 continues to
be one of very few Legion branches that remains
“dry,” and has been from day one.
Officers elected for 2014 include Comrades:
President Pat Murphy, First Vice Logan Spencer;
Second Vice Dan Wesley, Secretary Betty MacNeil,
Treasurer Fred Richard, Service Officer Ed Langille, Sergeant at Arms Arnold Williams, Chaplain
Ken Kennedy, Past President Joan Richard.
Two of the most senior veterans of Cobequid
Branch 72, Great Village, Comrade Walter Perrin (91),
left and Comrade Neil Morash (92) were shown in
attendance at the Remembrance Day service held
at Saint James United Church Nov. 11, 2013. (Photo
courtesy The Shoreline Journal.)
Whycocomagh School Poetry and poster winners
Fighting For Freedom
I awake this day,
knowing it may be my last,
I eat my load of tasteless slop,
I grab my gun and through the mud,
I trudge towards my post.
I wait for hours,
for a head to pop,
although it sounds dark so does dying,
the freezing cold makes me shiver,
and my breath fogs up my scope.
I take my rifle and turn it upward,
using my sleeve to defog it,
as I look around I see a bird,
flying gracefully in the sky,
I want to be free just like it.
Brigette Silliboy, 1st place Poster, Grades 4 to
6, Whycocomagh Branch 123.
It circles me,
I don’t know why,
I watch it soar through the sky,
I stop and realize where I am,
I look over across the land at the enemy trench.
I see a sparkle,
the reflection off an enemy sniper,
the last thing I would see,
time stops,
I wander through my memories.
I see my family,
my wife and my kids,
how I wish I could say goodbye,
my time has ended,
now I’m as free as a bird.
Carson Jenkins
1st Place
Grades 7 and 8
Whycocoaugh, Branch 123
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Command Service Officer‘s Corner
Byron R. Mullett
Command Service Officer
As we are now in the grip of
winter in all parts of our province,
and indeed all across North America,
I expect most of you will be relieved
when Spring makes its approach.
Perhaps some of you have had
the good fortune to spend time in
warmer climes.
As we start into 2014, the needs
of our many veterans continue to
grow and, collectively, we must
continue to work together to address these needs and in the spirit
of comradeship, make every effort
to assist, whether it is an application
for disability due to military service,
poppy fund assistance, benevolent
fund requests or other requests for
assistance.
Numbers of applications, mostly
for disability, have increased by
approximately 400 percent, when
compared to the volume received in
2012.
Colchester Branch 26 Executive Members for 2014-2015: (back l to r) Ed
Simpson, Jim Moore, Harry Mantle, Murray MacCormick, Gerry Hale, Wilson
MacDonald, Tony Smith, Angela Reid; (front l to r) Sgt-at-arms Terry Farrell, 1st
V/P
Gerry Tucker, President Wyman Mingo, 2nd V/P Adrian Armsworthy,
Past President Bill Herron.
I have had a number of requests
regarding plans for Service Officer
Training. Annual training for Branch
Service Officers is mandated by
Dominion Command and fully supported by this command.
Tentatively, it is hoped to conduct
province-wide training in the early
spring of this year.
Dates, times and locations will be
communicated, once the training material has been updated and the plan
has been submitted to the Executive
Council for approval.
It is anticipated that local arrangements will be co-ordinated through
District and Zone Commanders
as was the practice last year. Every
effort will be made to ensure participants are advised well in advance.
Again, I express my thanks to
the service officers and others who
support this Command and I look
forward to working with you on
behalf of all veterans in 2014.
Colchester Branch 26 Ladies Auxiliary for 2014-15: (back l to r) Annie Lamont, Joyce Mingo, Clara Pratt, Gerry Halliday, Christine Naugle, Sergeant-atArms; (front l to r) Florence Hamilton, Chaplain; Debbie Mantle, Secretary; Elly
Suttis, President; Lillian Faulkner, Past President; Pat Lamont, Treasurer. Missing
from the photo: Muriel Sutherland, 1st Vice-President and executive members
Ethel Lewis and Connie Whittle.
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A century of submarine service in Canada
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successful submarine patrols” as First Lieutenant
of HMS Safari. He also earned a Bar to his DSC
in 1945 for “gallant services in Far East patrols”
while in command of HMS Spiteful. Another
Canadian naval reservist, Sub-Lieutenant E.K.
Forbes, was awarded a DSC for “distinguished
services in successful patrols in HM Submarines”
while aboard HMS P34.
At the end of hostilities in 1945, two German
submarines, U-889 and U-190, surrendered to
Canadian warships in the western Atlantic. These
boats were crewed by Commonwealth personnel,
and were exploited for publicity purposes. In 1946,
U-889 was turned over to the United States Navy,
and later destroyed. The following year, U-190 was
sunk by Canadian ships and aircraft.
By the early 1950s, the RCN appreciated the
need for undersea craft as targets for anti-submarine force training. Having owned no submarines
since 1947, the services of training boats had to
be obtained from allies, the British in the Atlantic,
and the Americans in the Pacific. From time to
time a submarine was dispatched from the Royal
Navy’s North America and West Indies Station for
a few months of temporary duty with the RCN.
However, when this station was phased out in the
early 1950s, a new source of training submarine
had to be located. As well, the USN was finding it
increasingly difficult to provide submarines for the
training on the West Coast.
An agreement was reached with Britain for the
basing of a squadron of ‘A’ class submarines in
Canada by 1955. Three RN submarines were stationed in Halifax for a period of four years, with a
provision for extensions, if necessary. Canada furnished the facilities for the boats, designated the
Sixth Submarine Squadron, and also contributed
funds towards their operating costs. As a condition of the arrangement with the British, roughly
200 Canadians served abroad in Royal Navy
submarines, and these men eventually formed
the backbone of post-war Canadian Submarine
Service.
By the late 1950s it was recognized that a better
way to provide submarine services was needed. In
1959, the Chief of Naval Staff recommended that
the RCN create its own submarine force, first to
augment then eventually replace the Sixth Submarine Squadron, and that the craft to form this
force should be nuclear-powered submarines of a
proven US or UK design. By 1960, it had been decided that the nuclear proposal was too expensive,
A British submarine of the Sixth Submarine
Squadron.
and that diesel-electric submarines should be pursued instead. In October of that year, the Minister
of National Defence was briefed on two options
of roughly similar cost: six American Barbel-class
submarines or six British Oberon-class submarines
plus four Canadian-built general purpose frigates.
In the meantime, the British squadron in Halifax was satisfying the RCN’s requirements in the
Atlantic, but did nothing to address the needs of
the West Coast. In 1959, an exploratory inquiry
was made into the acquisition of an American
submarine for loan to Canada. The USS Burrfish,
a Second World War Balao-class boat, was selected
from those available as the submarine most suited
to RCN requirements. An agreement was reached
with the USN for the five-year lease of Burrfish,
with provision for renewal. The submarine was
commissioned as HMCS Grilse in 1961.
In 1962, the navy’s ship replacement program
recommended that Canada purchase three rather
than six Oberon-class boats. Yet another study
investigated the feasibility of nuclear-propelled
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submarines for the RCN, six Thresher-class attack
submarines to be built in Canada. The Threshers, in addition to the three Oberons, would have
resulted in a Canadian submarine service of approximately one thousand naval personnel plus
support staff. However, fiscal constraint and lack
of Cabinet support negated the nuclear option,
and the decision was taken to proceed solely with
the three Oberons.
Between the years 1965 and 1968, Canada took
delivery of HMC Submarines Ojibwa, Onondaga
and Okanagan (known collectively as “the Oboats”), and stood up the First Canadian Submarine Squadron (CANSUBRON ONE).
HMCS Grilse operated on the West Coast until
1969, when she was replaced by an Americanbuilt Tench-class boat, commissioned as HMCS
Rainbow. This boat continued her service until
1974, when she too was decommissioned. With
the departure of Rainbow, no Canadian submarine was based permanently on the West Coast for
nearly 30 years, until the coastal transfer of HMCS
Victoria in 2003.
Canada operated the three Oberons almost
exclusively in the Atlantic and Caribbean until they
were phased out in the late 1990s, with HMCS
Onondaga being the last to de-commission in
1999. A fourth boat, Olympus, was acquired but
never commissioned into the naval fleet. With its
propellers removed, Olympus served as a training vessel and source of spares to keep the other
boats running as parts became more difficult to
obtain.
The Oberons were replaced by four British
Upholder-class diesel-electric submarines, renamed
the Victoria-class once in Canadian hands. The
first of these boats, HMCS Victoria, arrived in Canadian waters in October 2000. These submarines
have undergone a “Canadianization” conversion,
mainly to facilitate operation of existing naval torpedoes, and HMCS Victoria was transferred to the
West Coast in 2003. HMCS Chicoutimi suffered
a major fire en route Canada in 2004, and that delayed her entry into service. Both Chicoutimi and
HMCS Corner Brook are now in Esquimalt, BC as
part of an established deep maintenance schedule.
Canada has been involved with submarines for
one hundred years, but for the first fifty years,
these undersea craft were operated only intermittently. While sporadic linkages to Britain and the
United States are easy to identify from 1914 to
1947, these were but brief forays in to the submarine business, and the result was neither a build-up
nor a continuum of submarine expertise within
the Royal Canadian Navy. It has been only for
the past fifty years that the navy has maintained a
permanent, home-grown submarine service with
a distinctly Canadian character. The 2014 Canadian Submarine Centenary celebrates this unique
heritage.
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These photos were taken by
Jeff Quigley of Musquodoboit Harbour and member at
Gaetz Brook 161. Although
his birthday is November
11th, he has always started his
birthday with Remembrance
Day Ceremonies both here in
Halifax and in Ottawa. Jeff’s
father, Allan Quigley worked
for the Department of Veteran
Affairs and often took him on
visits with veterans.
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Notes from Nunavut
Nunavut Animals - The Arctic Fox
The Arctic, or white, fox can be found all
around the northern world, from Greenland to
North America to Russia. In Canada it lives mostly
above the treeline. The animal’s thick fur once
made it very popular with the fashion market.
White foxes were widely sought by trappers on
the barrenlands on the west coast of Hudson Bay,
while on Banks Island in the Western Arctic, trappers from Sachs Harbour ran traplines 1000 traps
long and made quite a good living from selling the
pelts they caught. However, demand for white
fox fur has fluctuated over the years, reflected in
the market price which has varied from $40 or
more for a pelt in the 1970’s, to $16 in the 1980’s,
to about $38 in 2003. As a result, the number of
foxes caught every year is noticeably down from
the high of 40,000 being trapped annually forty
years ago.
A fox’s bushy winter fur actually makes the
animal appear much larger than it really is. On
average, white foxes weigh only three kilograms,
although they can weigh up to double that. For
its size, the Arctic fox has the thickest fur of any
polar mammal and this allows it to stay warm,
even when resting. The soles of its feet are thickly
furred too which gives it additional protection
against the cold. In fact, the animal is so well insulated that it only has to seek shelter in the coldest
and stormiest weather.
For most Arctic foxes, lemmings are the main
source of food. The Canadian Wildlife Service
says that in the Kivalliq, on the west coast of
Hudson Bay, lemmings make up 95% of their intake. Watching a fox hunt can be interesting. One
method it uses is to stand alert in the snow, jump
straight up in the air and land, digging furiously.
The result of this athletic manoeuvre is usually the
capture of a lemming, weighing all of about 75
grams!
A pair of foxes feeding a litter of ten pups has
to catch about one hundred lemmings a day just
to keep the family happy. The population of the
Arctic fox therefore depends on the number of
lemmings available. So when the lemming population crashes as it does every few years, foxes have
to be ready to move to new hunting grounds or
face starvation.
Notes from Nunavut is a regular column providing
background on Canada’s newest territory and its people.
Nick Newbery is a teacher, author and photographer who
spent 30 years in the North. He currently teaches about
Nunavut at Mount St.Vincent University in Halifax
where he has established a scholarship program for students
to do part of their teaching practicum on Baffin Island.
The photographs which accompany this column are often
drawn from three coffee table books he produced on the
Eastern Arctic, all published by The Royal Canadian
Legion, Branch 168, in Iqaluit. www.iqaluitlegion.ca
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Westside Legion Branch 126 Ladies Auxiliary executive members Ruby Royal, Zelda MacPhail,
Rita Rudderham and Shirley Lewis. In the background is Branch 1st Vice President John Rose.
Shown at Westside Legion Branch 126: (l to r) Fr. Patrick O’Neil, Doris Heading, Ruby Royal, John
Newell and Jack Royal.
Ruby and Jack Royal with Westside Branch 126’s oldest and longest serving member, Jack
Youden, 66.
These photos show Ingonish Branch 105 before and after renovations
done by volunteers during the early fall of 2013. Branch 105 is the last
branch North of Smokey in Victoria County, Cape Breton.
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Zone and Branch newss
Large numbers in attendance at the Colchester Branch 26 Remembrance
Day service.
Marching on the Colours during the Bear River Branch 22 Remembrance Day
Service.
Colchester Branch 26 Memorial Cross parents Paulette and Robin Tedford,
parents of Sgt. Darcy Tedford, KIA in Afghanistan on Oct. 14, 2006.
Conclusion of the Branch 22 Remembrance Day Service at the Bear River
Cenotaph
Colchester Branch 26 veterans bundled up against the cool and damp
conditions on Remembrance Day. Members of the Defenders Motorcycle
Elder Agnes Potter lays a wreath in memory of First Nations Veterans during
the Branch 22 Remembrance Day Service in Bear River.
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Please answer our call for your Support!
Gaetz Brook Branch
161 volunteers were at
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Purchase yourself or sell at $2.50 each or 5 tickets for $10.00.
Please return the completed ticket stubs enclosing $10.00 for the book to
NS/NU Command in the envelope provided.
Remember to include your name on the ticket stub as the Seller
for an additional chance to win a sellers prize!
Please be sure to return money AND completed ticket stubs in the
envelope provided. Should you choose not to purchase these tickets,
please DO NOT return them to NS/NU Command.
Draw Dates:
Early Bird Draw – 20th June 2014 – $1,000.00 | Vacation Draw – 18th July 2014 – $1,000
Final Draw – 12th September 2014 – First Prize $10,000
PLUS
4 Additional Prizes from $2,000 to $5,000
All draws 11:00 a.m. at Command Headquarters – All welcome to attend
Winners & Sellers Prizes
1st Prize
2nd Prize
3rd Prize
Winner
$10,000
$5,000
$4,000
Seller
$500
$250
$200
4th Prize
5th Prize
Winner
$3,000
$2,000
Seller
$150
$100
Early Bird Draw
Vacation Draw
Winner Seller
$1000
$1000
$50
$50
Vacation and Early Bird Tickets go back in the drum for the final draw!
2013 LOTTO SWEEP WINNERS
Comrade Francis Lamont
has been chosen Colchester
Branch 26 Executive Member
of the Year for 2014.
Vacation Draw – Patricia Sabean
Early Bird – Rodney Dorey
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1 Prize – Dianne Cormier
5 Prize – Joanne Beaton
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2 Prize – Ronald Teed
6 Prize – George Standing
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3 Prize – J. Leo Frotten
7 Prize – Army Cadet League NS
th
4 Prize – John Walker
For detailed 2013 Winner information, visit
www.ns.legion.ca under Events Update
ADDITIONAL TICKETS AVAILABLE!
Call 429-4090 ext. 1 or
e-mail info@ns.legion.ca
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Sister Enid (Nikki) MacKenzie receives her 45-year
pin from Colchester Branch 26 President Bill Herron.
Comrade Vernon McLellan receives his 45-year
pin from Colchester Branch 26 President Bill Herron.
Comrade Jim McNutt receives his 50-year pin
from Colchester Branch 26 President Bill Herron.
Comrade Fred Gregson receives his 50-year pin
from Colchester Branch 26 President Bill Herron.
Colchester Branch 26 2nd Vice President Jerry
Tucker receives his 20-year pin from Branch President Bill Herron.
Branch President Glendean Parker (left) and Service Officer Jake Barrett received their Life Memberships to Branch 22.
Branch 22 President Glendean Parker (left) presents Comrade Don Height with his 65-year Service
Pin.
During the Branch 128 September meeting
Comrade Lawrence McLean was presented with his
Service medal by his wife Comrade Joan Agnew.
Inverness Branch 132 Past President Greg MacLennan (left) accepts his Ambassador For Peace
medal from the Korean Ambassador at a ceremony
in Halifax.
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On November 11, 2013 the 219 New Glasgow Army Cadets once again
offered their services at our banquet. Branch 34 appreciates the continued support of the 219 Army Cadets Above, Cadet Madison Chace and Cadet Warrant
Officer /CSM Austin Reid help with the clean up.
Tamara Clarke and her husband Rex attend the Service at Menin Gate.
Two bus loads from the base attended. Tamara is a member of Calais Branch
162 and is the daughter of Ted and Rita Connors. Personnel make a point of
taking their children to all the important sites honoring our veterans. The
Clarkes attended a Pre-Remembrance Service at Vimy Ridge.
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Marjorie King, Judy Parsons and Linda Pye of
Sydney Mines Branch 8 Ladies Auxiliary prepare for
delivery to the Every Woman’s Centre in Sydney’s
annual Christmas Adopt-A-Family campaign. Along
with generous donations from Bobby and Reg MacDonald, the ladies adopted four families this year.
Colchester Branch 26 President Wyman Mingo
(left) recently presented the Past President Medal
and Pin to Bill Herron.
Colchester Branch 26 President Wyman Mingo
(left) presents a Life Membership to Comrade William Herron.
In a recent ceremony at Colchester Branch 26,
Command President) Ronald Trowsdale (left) presents the Palm Leaf to Meritorious Service Medal to
Comrade Ken Welton
The above photo was taken following the installation of District G Commander Comrade Clark
Wolfe (left) by Command Pres. Ronald T Trowsdale.
Branch 98 Sports Officer Comrade Glen Paul (center) congratulates (from left) Don Rioux, Doris Arenburg, Cindy Burns and Alan Burns on their success in winning one of the four First Place finishes in the
Maritime Four Person Mixed Dart Championship Tournament held in Moncton.
The Branch 98
karaoke contest raised
$200 and 100 pounds
of food for the Upper
Room Food Bank:
(l to r) competition
coordinator Doug
Harrison, Upper Room
Food Bank representative Harley Hazelwood,
competition winner
Al MacPherson (who
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host Bobby Deveau.
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New Glasgow High School donated uniforms
from the 1950s to 219 New Glasgow Army Cadets,
sponsored by Branch 34. Above, Drill Sergeant Major WO Damian MacCallum stands post for Remembrance Day service at the cenotaph at Carmichael
Park in New Glasgow, wearing one of the all original
uniforms. He also wore the uniform to school, during visits to two area nursing homes, and to the
Remembrance Day ceremony at the Veteran’s Wing
at Sutherland’s Memorial Hospital in Pictou, where
he stood post as well. WO MacCallum said he is
very proud to have been chosen to wear the historic
uniform.
Breton Branch 8 Honourary President Duncan
MacKeigan is shown setting up for the Poppy Campaign on October 24.
Comrade Ernie Ryan lays a wreath in memory of
the Unknown Soldier during the Branch 22 Remembrance Day Service in Bear River.
Pictured during the Calais Branch 162 Poppy
Campaign are Comrade Peter Stoffer, Member of
Parliament and Mike Collings.
Bear River Branch 22 President Glendean Parker
(left) presents the first poppy of the 2013 Campaign
to Korean War veteran Jake Barrett.
Preparing to welcome guests to the 2014 Kingston Branch 98 New Year’s Levy are: (l to r) President Dave
Geddes, Trevor Campbell, 2nd Vice Pres. Doug Harrison and Chaplain Wade Seymour.
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Pictured during the Calais Branch 162 Poppy
Campaign, Comrade Peter Stoffer, Member of Parliament is placing a Poppy on Sea King Technician
Dwayne Harvie.
Mahone Bay Branch 49 Poppy Chairman Ralph Page and Secretary Marilyn Hupman pesent (top
photo) Intermediate Poetry first place winner Mariah Oickle and second place winner Addie Burkam
with their certificates; (bottom photo) primary poster winner Spencer Tanner (left) and second place
winner Shaylee Lynn Feener receive their certificates. (Photos by Robert Hirtle)
Kingston Branch 98 Award Chairperson Comrade
Linda Desmond presents Comrade Don MacCoy
with his 50-year Service Pin.
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New Glasgow Branch
34 congratulates Service
Officer Glen Alexander
on receiving his 50-year
pin.
On November 11, 2013 these New Glasgow Legion Branch 34 members were among those who attended the remembrance dinner.
A special thank you goes out to the ladies who prepared the beautiful turkey dinner.
The Dieppe Branch 90 2014 executive includes: (back) Rod Smith, Ken Mallett – executive at large; Gary Curtis, Poppy Chair; Gloria
Ward, membership; John Digout, John Romkey – executive at large; Ray Russell, Sgt at arms; (front) Ria Digout, Secretary; Jim Brimicombe, 1st Vice President; Arlene Frizzell, President; Grace Walker, 2nd Vice President; Julie Randall, Treasurer.
Liam Roderick Martelle, 19, of Shubenacadie, carried a flag during the Remembrance
Day Parade in Shubenacadie, proudly wearing
his great grandfather’s
WWII uniform. Great
Grandfather John Alexander Williams served
in the Canadian Scottish
Regiment 1942 - 1946,
and was an active member of Royal Canadian
Legion Branch 28 Lac La
Biche, AB until his death
in 1979. This photo was
submitted by Shubenacadie Branch 111.
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Pictured at a Christmas Lobster Dinner at Cape Sable Island Legion, Branch
148, is last remaining Charter Member, Carl Atkinson.
During the Calais Branch 162 Poppy Campaign, a family stopped by to say
hello and deposit a donation.
Members of Sydney’s Westside Branch 126 (l to r) Jack Royale, John Newell,
Ruby Royale and Doris Heading stand with the Coxheath School principal during Remembrance Day assembly at the school. (Cape Breton Post Photo)
During the Calais Branch 162 September General Meeting, LAC co-chairs Rita
Connors and Earnie Harrison, present a 2013 convention proceeds cheque to
branch treasurer Glen Hobin.
During the Remembrance Day dinner, members of Shubenacadie Branch 111
received Branch Service Medals in recognition of their exemplary service to the
branch. (l to r) Treasurer Bob Smith, Ladies Auxiliary President Margie Robinson,
Past President Ladies Auxiliary Sue Smith.
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Pictured at the Calais Branch 162 September
general meeting, Carol MacDonald presents a
cheque from June’s flea market in the amount of
$569 to David Hawkins for the Tin Hat Fund.
Donkin Branch 5 President Russell Power (right)
is shown presenting Comrade Blaise Murphy with
his 35-year pin. Comrade Murphy was also presented with the Century of Service Medallion.
On November 11, Memorial Scholarship awards
were presented at Donkin Branch 5. Above, branch
Scholarship Chairman Jim Snow presents the
awards to Brandi White (left) and Katlynn Hogan.
Branch 5 President Russell Power is shown in the
background.
Mahone Bay Branch 49 Poppy Chairman Ralph Page and Secretary Marilyn Hupman present certificates to: (top photo) Intermediate Poster winner Britney Larson (left) and second place Olivia Stevans;
(bottom photo) Intermediate Essay winner Maggie Baxter (left) and second place winner Emily Lapine.
(Photos by Robert Hirtle)
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Pictured (l to r) during the Calais Branch 162 Poppy Campaign are Comrade Peter Stoffer, Member of
Parliament, Comrade Rick Powell, Comrade Charlie Wells, and Comrade Charlie Marshall.
Korean veterans, Cecil Atkinson (left) and Ephraim Larkin, of Cape Sable Island Branch 148, proudly
display a South Korean flag received from the Korean Embassy in Ottawa. The flag flew at the front of the
annual Canada Day Parade in Clarks Harbour, NS. It was a unique and popular occasion and brought many
favourably comments on from many of the people gathered to wwatch the parade. The jeep is an authentic vehicle that actually saw service in the Korean war.
Bear River Branch 22 recently presented the
annual Marshall and Gladys Wheelhouse Memorial bursaries of $500. (Top photo) Branch 22
President Glendean Parker and Nicole Ring who
is attending Universite Ste Anne in Church Point.
(Bottom photo) President Glendean Parker and
Laine Foxton who is taking plumbing at NSCC
Kingstec in Kentville.
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Shown during the Installation of Officers at Bear River Branch 22 are (l to r) Zone 8 Commander and
Installation Officer Brian MacDonald, First Vice Pres. Cmd. Manuel Taylor, Sgt-at-Arms Johan Postma, President Cmd. Glendean Parker, and 2nd Vice Pres. Cmd.Doug Burk. Missing from picture, Secretary Cmd. Judi
Wilson, and Cmd. Chris Tibbs Treasurer.
Bursaries were recently presented by Kentville Branch 6: (top photo) Comrade Leo Murphy
presents a bursary to his grandson Sam Shannon;
(bottom photo) Past President Donald Job presents a bursary to his grandson Seth Meister.
Branch 168 President Chris Groves presents Command President Ronald T Trowsdale and wife Gloria
with a special soapstone sculpture with the assistance of Deputy District Commander Comrade John Graham.
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Comrade Linda Mingo, Tatamagouche Branch 64, is shown receiving a
leather jacket from NS/NUN Command President Ron Trowsdale (left) and Zone
10 Commander Wilson MacDonald. Linda is a co-winner in the new membership contest with 10 new members. The contest is sponsored by Provincial
Command. The presentation took place at the District “C” October meeting held
at Branch 26 in Truro.
(top photo) L’Ardoise Branch 110 President Nils Adamsson accompanied by Past Present Raymond Gracie present Tiffany Martell with the Nova
Scotia/Nunavut Command $500 Bursary ; (bottom photo) Branch 110 Poppy
Chair Theresa Clements, accompanied by Past President Raymond Gracie,
present Tiffany Martell with a $100 branch bursary.
Windsor Branch 9 recently held a ticket draw which realized a profit of
$5,402.77 for the local branch. Pictured above (l to r) is 2nd Vice President Harry Jackson, grand prize winner Brian Hiltz on his new 400 Polaris Four Wheeler
and Doug Nicholson of Route 1 Motorsport in Sackville who provided the bike.
Other prizes winners were 2nd place Roddie Beniot winning a snow blower
provided by Windsor Home Hardware and 3rd place Steve Gesner who won the
chainsaw provided by Central Home Improvement Warehouse.
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Branch 168 President Chris Groves presents a special soapstone sculpture
to NS/NU Command Executive Director Valerie Mitchell-Veinotte assisted by
Deputy District Commander Comrade John Graham.
The Meritorious Service Medal
(MSM) was presented by Western Shore
Branch 144 President William Rafuse to
Frank Wells. Pictured above (l to r) are
President William Rafuse, Frank Wells
and Deputy Zone 13 Commander Jerry
Parsons.
Jamie Baillie, MLA
Cumberland South
6 MacFarlane St.
Springhill, NS
B0M 1X0
902-597-1998
jamiebaillie@bellaliant.com
Royal Canadian
Legion Branch 126
99 Midgely Drive
Westmount, NS
B1R 1Z6
Phone: (902) 562-6073
42675 8-20
“If we don’t take care of
our veterans then we have
failed as a nation...”-Chris
Ecklund.
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