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NEWS
Children’s Wish
Foundation
runners arrive
in Digby
... Page 2
EVENTS
Dominion
8-Ball tourney
was a big
success
... Page 5
Dominion Past President Pat Varga says Halifax convention was ‘fantastic’ ... see Page 3
Branch photos
and news
begin on
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At the May 12 Executive Council Meeting of Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command, a donation of $7500 was presented by
Public Relations Chair, Carol Sabean to the Military Family Resource Centre. Accepting this donation were (l to r) Shawn
Fenerty, Vice Chair of the Board of Directors and Patricia Haight, Fund Development, Halifax and Region. Also present
was Jean Marie Deveaux, President of Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command (right).

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(Above left) Members of HMCS Halifax taking part in their annual run for The Children’s Wish Foundation include: (back row l to r) PO Troy Purdy,
OS Christopher West, MS Edward Duggan, MS Kurt Eason, Slt N Stephen Boudreau, PO 2 Bruce Bragg; (front row l to r) LS Astrid Leblanc, Slt N Shauna
Boudreau, PO2 Robert Jensen, Cpl Jason Boulanger, PO1 Robert Patenaude. (Photo above right) PO1 Robert Patenaude accepts a donation from Branch
20 President Cmd. John Conway.
Children’s Wish runners welcomed at Branch 20
By Carol Sabean
Public Relations Chair
NS/NU Command
On June 2, Branch 20 Digby hosted the HMCS
Halifax serving members on their annual run for The
Children’s Wish Foundation.
Their day began in Yarmouth and over the course
of several hours with two teams running, finally arrived
at Digby at approximately 3 p.m..
To the Editor,
Most Canadian families and Canadian Forces
Families are not aware that the CPP death benefit plan
may only pay $2,500 or less. The following information
should be of interest to most Canadian Forces
Families.
- At present the estate of disabled children is not
entitle to this benefit.
- The estate of children under the age of 18 is not
The group of 11 were welcomed by John Conway,
President of Branch 20 and other members as well as
Ladies Auxiliary. The runners were somewhat tired
and were invited into the branch for refreshments.
Good conversation and laughter was enjoyed by all.
A good home cooked meal was enjoyed and appreciated
by all. After dinner, box lunches were picked up
for the next day run to Berwick and then they were off
for a well deserved rest.
entitled to this benefit.
- The estate of many spouses who have not made
the necessary CPP contributions for a varied number
of reasons is not entitled to this benefit.
Dedicated Veterans have prepared a petition and
will approach the Government of Canada to request
that the CPP Death benefit amount be increase to
$5,000 for all Canadians regardless of their contribution
levels when burying their love ones.
President John Conway presented a donation to
Petty Officer 1st Class Robert Patenaude for The Children’s
Wish Foundation.
This is the first year The Royal Canadian Legions
in Nova Scotia have teamed with the HMCS Halifax
ship’s company and The Children’s Wish Foundation.
Congratulations to the team of runners who are
dedicated to this most worthy cause. It was a pleasure
for Branch 20 to host them.
Letter - A Veteran Point of View: CPP Death Benefit
We believe that the Government is capable of lessening
the burden associated with burial expenses that
faces all Canadians families. Further information is
available from the undersigned.
John Labelle
Veteran
florencejohn@ns.sympatico.ca
www.ipetitions.com/petition/canada-pension-plan-deathbenefit/

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Editor’s Notebook
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David Blanchard
couldn’t be blamed for
a little nervous tension
leading up to June’s
Dominion Convention
in Halifax. As chairman
of the Nova Scotia/Nunavut
Command Local
Dear Comrades,
Words are the only
way we have of expressing
our most heartfelt
Thanks for the wonderful
job the LAC did for
the 44th Biennial Convention.
Dave Blanchard
and his co-chairs and All
of his great team pulled
out all stops to make it a
very smooth and successful
convention. We are
so proud of you! Thanks
and praise have come in
from all corners of the
country. Bravo Zulu as
they say. The Poppy Drop
was amazing. Thank you
to all those wonderful
school children-you made
our opening ceremonies
LAC Chairman can relax now
Arrangements Committee
(LAC), he was responsible
for the logistics of the annual
convention, this year
staged at the World Trade
and Convention Centre
and Metro Centre for
1075 legionnaires from
across Canada.
“It was an experience,”
he said when he arrived
home in Ellershouse after
the convention.
“Everyone seemed quite
happy. Everything ran
very smooth.”
The convention
sported a full agenda
including a presentation
so very special.
The Sunset ceremony
by the cadets was awesome!
Many delegates
had never seen one before
and were thrilled by it.
Nova Scotia; You did
us proud as always! We
are blessed to have such
wonderful people and
such dedicated cadets and
military. They all worked
hand in hand with us to
show our pride.
Speaking of convention
:Please comrades,
when you plan on
attending conventions,
please plan to stay until
convention is over. There
are ways you can plan for
the extra day; i.e. a small
on the veteran’s transition
program to help vets
with post-traumatic stress
disorder.
A new initiative, Leave
the Streets Behind, was
announced. It’s a program
for homeless vets or those
in need of decent housing.
In total, there were
more than 86 resolutions
considered by the delegates.
Comrade Blanchard,
who is a past president
of Nova Scotia/Nunavut
Command, said he had a
“fantastic group of volunteers”
on his committee.
Message from the President
fundraiser to cover the
extra cost. Also please
pay careful attention to
your convention books,
especially Resolutions:
we had a very important
resolution brought back
to the floor. Resolution
#228 was defeated when
brought back because 50+
of our delegates were not
in convention hall. The
vote was 360 for the resolution,
368 against. Please
make sure you chose your
times carefully before
leaving the hall.
Comrades, it’s now
time to unpack our luggage
and get ready for
our fall activities. Enjoy
your summer; safe travels
“The highlight for me
was seeing our parade
come off without a hitch,”
he said.
That was topped off by
local cadets performing
the sunset ceremony in
the Grand Parade.
During the convention,
close to $200,000 was
raised by a special collection
for war veterans in
the Caribbean who do not
get any pensions at all.
The next Dominion
Convention will be in
held in oil country, Edmonton,
Alberta, in 2014.
An open letter from Dominion Past President
To Comrade Jean Marie Deveaux.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you,
Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command officers and staff and
members of the Local Arrangements Committee for
the wonderful Dominion Convention. You all worked
extremely hard to make this work and it is appreciated.
Indeed, if I could clone some of your people and ship
them out across the nation, the Legion would be very
well off indeed.
From the moment our DEC and guests touched down
at the Halifax airport until they departed everything was
fantastic. The parade, wreath laying, Poppy Drop and of
course the Sunset Ceremony could not have been done
better. Many of our first time Convention attendees
and many of our more experienced members found the
Poppy Drop absolutely overwhelming. Well done!
Thank you to the Nunavut Branch and your Command
for my lovely “Dancing Walrus”. He is in a place
of Honor in our home and a special place in my heart. I
have always had an affinity to members from your Command
and that feeling was only enhanced during my
time in Nova Scotia. Of course being an Honorary Cape
Bretoner and a member of the Liberation Army has been
a point of pride with me since 2000.
You are all truly wonderful people and dedicated,
devoted Legionnaires. A big Bravo Zulu to all.
Jean Marie, please pass this thank you along to all of
the people involved.
Pat Varga
Immediate Past Dominion President
Royal Canadian Legion
and keep our military
and our veterans in
your hearts and prayers.
Thank them for their
service.
In Comradeship,
Jean Marie Deveaux

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‘Thank You’ from
LAC chairman
Re: Local Arrangements
Committee for the 44th
Dominion Command
Convention held in Halifax,
June 10-13, 2012.
As Chairman of this
committee I want to
thank all of those who
were involved in making
this a successful convention.
Delegates from across
the Country, and Dominion
Command personnel
have expressed to me their
satisfaction and appreciation
on the success of the
convention.
For example we
received Kudos from Pat
Varga, Immediate Past
President of Dominion
Command and also from
Provincial Commands.
These remarks make
me feel very proud indeed
to have been associated
with, and to have worked
with, the great group of
Comrade Volunteers who
gave their time, expertise
and energy to make this
44th Dominion Convention
stand as one of the
very best. In fact the LAC
Chairman from Alberta/
Northwest Territories who
will be hosting the 2014
convention remarked at
the closing ceremony,
“Nova scotia/Nunavut
Command has set the bar
pretty high”.
To all the volunteers
from the Branches and
Provincial Command, my
sincere thank you, because
without you Comrades, it
never would have happened.
Don’t forget our LAC
party to be held at Calais
Branch, Sackville, N.S.,
Saturday August 18, beginning
at 4 p.m. All LAC
Volunteers and spouse or
friend are welcome.
Dave Blanchard,
LAC Chairman
Dave Blanchard
ATribute poem to the Newfoundland Regiment
that suffered virtual annihilation at
Beaumont-Hamel, 1916
The Ballad of Beaumont-Hamel
(Ode To “The Caribou” Regiment)
Charlie was a ‘fishin-by,’
from the nor’wester shore
Not the kind of ‘fightin lad,”
that one would choose for war.
But, when the call ‘To Arms!’ was heard,
it stirred him to the core.
So off he went, hell bound and bent -
to blood and guts and gore.
Now Billy was the hunter type,
an inland sort of guy.
A huntin’-trappin’ outdodor kid,
his roof the open sky.
So when he heard his country call,
he did not question: Why
He simply chose go give ‘his all’ -
no thought that he might die.
Now some may say ‘coincidence,’
while others ‘just by chance.’
No matter which may be the case,
both b’ys were now in France.
Uneasy Charlie Beaumont now,
far from coastal sea,
And anxious Billy Hamel set,
in search of ‘enemy’.
Full half-way through this fateful war,
mid-summer of the year;
the Western Front was falling fast,
called units from the rear.
July the first to be exact
dispatches would record,
the year was nineteen ten and six
the birthday of our Lord
This regiment of briney bys
of Eighty-Eight brigade
were chosen to ‘fill up the ranks’
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and come to allied aid
Eight hundred strong and sturdy mates,
their country there to serve,
unto the death, if that need be,
with grit and pride and nerve
In their trench called St. John’s Road,
they huddled side by each
‘Cod catchers,” at another time,
could use a swig of screech.
In putties ‘blue,’ ‘The Caribou’
all trained and strained for fight.
The novice newfie ‘Number One;
knew not their fate and plight.
That night their last upon this earth,
they passed in song and cheer,
I said, ‘me prayers’ was one report,”
while others had a beer.
Beyond a shallow valley lay,
a village stood near by
Beaumont Hamel was the name
where our two lads would die.
Was just past nine that awful day;
Ar bys charged at the foe.
Mid-German fire and tangle wire,
assembled row on row.
Exposed and trapped in ‘no mans land’,
few reached ‘the danger tree.’
Yet none would breach that Prussian line,
brought down to bended knee.
So short a time, just minutes passed,
did that engagement end.
When carnage ceased and death won out,
a hill of vanquished dead.
Two thirds of one whole regiment,
were sacrificed that day.
“Annihilation” was the term,
when news back home was read.
So now their story has been told
of ar bys and the Hun.
Of Charlie, Billy and the rest,
no chance to fire a gun.
Lest we forget the fate they met,
away beyond the sea,
they gave their all, prepared to fall,
for such as you and me.
George Borden
Dartmouth, NS
April, 2012

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The NS/NU Command 8 Ball Pool team: (back l to r) Brian Bartkow, NS/
NUC 2nd Vice Steve Wessel, Chris Marsh; (front l to r) Robert Moore, Howard
McKinnon.
Dominion Vice President and Sports Chairman Dave Flannigan (left)
presents awards to the winning 4-man team representing BC/YUK Command.
Dominion Vice President and Sports Chairman Dave Flannigan presents
the Singles Championship trophy to Albert Ducharme representing Man/
NWO Command.
Steve Wessel
NS/NU Command 8
Ball Pool Chairman
Legion sports has a new
addition to its roster with
the inaugural 8 Ball Pool
Tournament having been
held May 25-28, 2012 in
Victoria, B.C.
The host branch for
the event, Britannia
Branch 07, certainly set
the bar high for further
branches wishing
to host this Dominion
tournament. The Legion
facilities were spacious
and comfortable, the
tournament play was very
well organized and the
comradeship exhibited by
all competitors and observers
was outstanding.
Local Arrangements
Chairman, Comrade Bill
Unwin, and his team of
volunteers did a remarkable
job in preparing for
the nine, 4-man teams
who arrived in beautiful
Victoria to play pool.
All provinces and territories
were represented
except for Quebec, who
could not field a team.
The Dominion organizing
team of Dominion
Vice President and Sports
Chairman Dave Flannigan,
and sports secretary
Danny Martin did a great
job of ensuring that all
competitors, guests and
observers were treated to a
great weekend of competitive
pool. They set their
goals for this inaugural
tournament very high –
and they met or exceeded
every one.
Nova Scotia/Nunavut
Command was proudly
represented by our team
from Kingston Branch 98
which was comprised of
team captain Chris Marsh,
Howard McKinnon,
Robert Moore and Brian
Bartkow. I was privileged
to have been offered the
opportunity to attend this
inaugural tournament and
would like to thank my
Dominion Vice President and Sports Chairman Dave Flannigan presents
a plaque to Britannia Br 07 President Joan Dysart and L.A.C. Chairman Bill
Unwin in appreciation for hosting the inaugural 8-Ball Pool tournament.
Dominion 8-Ball tourney hosted by Branch 07 in Victoria
fellow Command Officers
and Executive Council
for this opportunity. The
experience gained will
definitely be put to good
use.
On Saturday morning
following a well-organized
and very well attended
opening ceremony,
tournament play began. It
is worthy to note the following
– I understand that
there are many talented
players participating in
various sports throughout
the Legions across
Canada, but, the level of
play exhibited during this
tournament was phenomenal
to say the least! All
the Legion branches that
sent representatives to this
tournament should be
extremely proud of their
teams.
At the end of divisional
play the BC/
YUK Command and
MAN/NWO Command
teams were tied with 28
points. BC/YUK won
the tie-breaker round and
claimed the 4-man team
championship. MAN/
NWO claimed 2nd place
with NS/NU Command
and NB Command tied
for 3rd place with 21
points.
Our NS/NU Command
team are to be
congratulated for their
3rd place Dominion finish
as well as the sportsmanship
they exhibited
throughout the tournament.
The membership of
Kingston Branch 98, and
all of Nova Scotia, should
be very proud of these
Comrades.
In the 2-man doubles
playoff it was again BC/
YUK against MAN/
NWO, and again the BC/
YUK team claimed 1st
place.
The top four highest
scoring players from divisional
play then competed
for the Dominion singles
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8-Ball
(Con’t from Page 5)
championship. Represented
were - BC/
YUK, MAN/NWO with
two players and New
Brunswick. After an
intense playoff round,
Larry Wilson, BC/YUK
Command advanced to
face Albert Ducharme,
MAN/NWO Command
in the final. The crowd
in the Britannia Legion
fell silent as these two extremely
talented shooters
mesmerized the crowd
with their shooting
skills. After a five game
set Al Ducharme claimed
the singles championship.
With the competition
complete and winners
declared, the tournament
ended on Sunday
evening with a banquet
and awards ceremony.
For an inaugural
event, the Dominion 8
Ball Pool Championship
could easily have been an
uneventful tournament,
however, all teams agreed
that it was a resounding
success and all Commands
are looking
forward to next year’s
tournament in Fredericton,
New Brunswick.
At Branch 165 Honours and Awards on May
26, Howard Clarke is presented with the Legionnaire
of the Year Award by Linda MacDonnell on
behalf of the family.
The annual Mount
Uniacke Branch 165 Honours
and Awards night
was held on May 26.
Guests for the evening
were Nova Scotia/Nunavut
Command Chairman,
Roger Purnell, Zone
Commander for Zone 15
Bob Evans and Deputy
Zone Commander Karen
Lynch, Councilors Rosanne
Bland and John
Patterson, MLA John
McDonell and his wife
Leslie, Delores Broussard
representing Uniacke and
District School, District
F Commander Jay Tofflemire
and representatives
from Sackville,
Bedford and Waverley
Legions.
The evening started
with a wine and cheese
reception followed by a
dinner catered by Wise
Choice Catering and then
On May 12 at annual Branch 165 Sports Banquet, Alvina Ritchie was
presented with the Carol Ransom Appreciation Award by Sports Officer
Gordie Perry.
Branch 165 holds Honours and Awards night
the awards presentations.
The following is a list
of award recipients:
Certificates of Appreciation
(for continued
volunteerism to the
Branch): Donna Giles,
Annette Demond, Betty
Dow, Lena Landry, Sharon
Doucette, Lorraine
Wagner, Judy Yetman,
Joanne Alpaugh, Susan
Caldwell, Cathie Hubley,
Delores Arsenault, Floyd
Caldwell, Kelly McIntosh,
Anne Marie Patterson,
Paulette Foley, Jim Kennickell,
Mabel McCarthy,
Linda Thompson, Brenda
Smith, P.J. Hill, Jennifer
Paulley-Mumford, Judy
Neault, Dave Wagner,
Bill Yetman and Colleen
McCabe.
Certificates of Merit
(for outstanding volunteerism):
Roger Grondin,
Judy Neault, Sis Clarke,
Bill Harroun, Helen
Oakley, Georgie Spioneck,
Dave Wagner, Rita Harroun,
Judy Brundage and
Diane Fahie.
Years of service pins
(for continuous years
of membership to the
Legion): Myrna Grant
and Newman Parker – 30
years; Murial Druhan,
(Con’t on Page 7)
District Commander Ted Martens presents a
plaque to Branch 47 Ladies Auxiliary President
Mary Alice Doyle marking the auxiliary’s 50th
Anniversary.

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Awards
(Con’t from Page 6)
Roy Lee, Pat Ruttan, Bill
Bowmaster and Eric Bent
– 25 years; Dave King,
Bruce Riley, Roy Roberts,
Jackie Nicoll-McLellan
and John McLellan – 20
years.
Branch Bar: Dave King
and Paulette Foley (Honours
and Awards Bar).
Friendship Award:
Lois Brown on behalf
of the Mount Uniacke
Swingsters
Branch Service Medal:
Gordie Perry, Dave
Wagner, Judy Yetman and
Alvina Ritchie
President’s Award
(presented by the President
to an Executive or
Branch member for their
dedication to the Branch
and their tireless work
for all its members): Jane
King.
Legionnaire of the
Year: presented by Linda
MacDonnell on behalf of
the family and in memory
of Jack MacDonnell to
a legionnaire who helps
promotes the Poppy Campaign,
Legion welfare and
Veterans’ service: Howard
Clarke.
Life Membership (given
to a Legion member
who has made significant
contributions of time,
effort and dedication to
the Branch welfare and
ideals over a long period
of time): Joyce Albert,
Howard Clarke and Lorraine
Wagner.
President Mabel also
presented an Honourary
Patron certificate to
Comrade Stan Horton of
Calais Branch 162 for his
continued assistance to
our Branch with Hootenannys,
our Seniors Day
and Vets visit.
President Mabel and
Bingo Chairperson, Joan
Hayden presented a
cheque for $1,600 to Uniacke
and District School
for the breakfast program.
We wish to thank
everyone who volunteers
to help keep our Branch
an integral part of the
community.
At Branch 165 Honours and Awards on May
26, President Mabel McCarthy presents Jane King
with the President’s Award.
At Branch 165 Honours and Awards on May 26, Life Memberships were
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Notes from Nunavut
Unloading a cargo ship in Iqaluit at the annual sealift.
Nunavut Today - The Economy
by Nick Newbery
The traditional economy
of trading between
small isolated groups
has long since passed for
Inuit.
But although ‘the job’
has imposed itself on
most people in the Arctic,
there are still some who
make much of their living
by the traditional means
of hunting, fishing and
trapping. Part-time employment
is popular with
many Inuit.
Most Nunavut communities
are small,
offering a limited number
of jobs; these are
sometimes shared so that
several people can access a
moderate regular income
along with the freedom to
carve, sew, attend to their
young families or to go
Northern souvenirs for the tourist market.
hunting. This is really the
closest that they can get to
the independence of the
traditional lifestyle. One
in three Inuit derive part
of their income from arts
and crafts and since most
prefer ‘country food’ to
expensive store-bought
items, for many the mixed
lifestyle economy suits
them well.
Most jobs are to be
found with private enterprise
and the government
but in the 25 Nunavut
communities, only the
ten largest (which have
decentralised government
offices) can offer any real
amount of employment
and then, because of the
75 per cent drop-out rate
of students before grade
12, many of those government
positions remain
unfilled or occupied by
people from the South.
The land still dominates
the psyche and
lifestyle of Inuit and
increasingly work is being
derived from employment
linked to the outdoors,
jobs associated with wildlife,
guiding, eco-tourism,
transportation, food production,
commercial fishing
and the fur industry.
What looms over the
future is the question of
mineral development.
Canada’s North promises
to offer up more minerals
than any part of the globe.
Gold, diamonds, coal,
lead, zinc, silver, oil, gas,
iron ore and uranium are
all being actively mined
or investigated and almost
every mineral known to
man is located in Nunavut.
This raises concerns
such as pollution from
roads or uranium tailings
and environmental damage
related to the mines.
However, as a result of the
1993 Land Claims Agreement
Inuit have the right
to negotiate
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St. Agnes School, Halifax, won the 2012 Call To Remembrance finals held at the Bridgewater Legion
in May. Above, Provincial Call To Remembrance Co-Chairman Joe Murphy (left) and Chairman
Roger Purnell (right) congratulate the winning team while Krista Locke, Regional Director General, Atlantic
Region, Veterans Affairs Canada, presents the first place plaque to the St. Agnes coach. King’s-
Edgehill School in Windsor took second place, Bridgewater school placed third and Eastern Passage
fourth.
Notes from Nunavut
(Con’t from Page 8)
with developers. They are not only getting jobs and
training but are often getting a cut in the royalties. Like
everything in life, it’s a question a balance, of preserving
the environment while providing an income for people
to feed their families.
Right now, the Nunavut Government, like those in
the NWT and the Yukon, is asking Ottawa for devolution
powers, for control over its own resources to
enable it to be less financially dependent on the central
government. This is starting to happen in the Western
Arctic, but the Nunavut government is still very inexperienced
and Ottawa is hesitant to hand over further
powers until the territorial government in Iqaluit can
provide a more solid administrative track record.
Global warming will likely wreak much damage
on traditional Inuit dependency on the land. But it
may also provide a different source of livelihood if the
anticipated northern mining boom occurs and offers
enough jobs to Inuit and if the Government of
Nunavut can eventually persuade Ottawa to allow it
access to the purse strings of mining royalties.
‘The paid job’ will undoubtedly largely replace
the original lifestyle of most Inuit, resulting in a new
northern way of life, less dependent on hunting and
fishing. But aspects of both the traditional enjoyment
of the land and the need for wage employment may be
a feasible future combination for Inuit that can help
them survive in the modern world and yet retain their
northern distinctiveness.
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 and who recently retired to Nova Scotia.
The photographs which accompany this article are 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.
North Sydney Branch 19 President Carl Wall stands with children of the North Sydney community
who participated in the Queen’s Jubilee ceremony on June 2 held at the branch. Comrade Wall
explained how they are going to lay a wreath in honour of the Queen. The North Sydney Branch 19
Colour Guard assisted with the ceremony. The Branch’s celebration included a pancake breakfast, a
bike rodeo, a parade and a Cenotaph ceremony followed by a dance.
District Commander Ted Martens (right) presented
WWII veteran Alcide Landry (left) and Korean
War veteran Fred Martel with their 55-Year
Legion Membership pins at Isle Madame Branch
150’s Honours and Awards Dinner in March.

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Jon Van Zoost is shown receiving his 35-year
pin from Habitant Branch 73 President Roy Lynk.
Bradford Tupper receives his 50-year pin from
Habitant Branch 73 President Roy Lynk.
Jillian Taylor, Grade 4, Glooscap Elementary
School, placed 1st in colour poster, junior poetry
and junior essay in the 2011 Habitant Branch 73
Poster/Literary Contest. Above, Jillian is shown
with Branch President Roy Lynk.
Calais Branch 162 awarded several $1,000
bursaries to deserving Grade 12 graduates who
are going on to further their education. Shown
awarding a bursary to Millwood High School
graduate, Andre Leblanc, is Branch 162 2nd Vice
Roy Spencer.
Shown presenting a $1,000 bursary to Millwood
High School grad, Elizabeth Duffley, is
Calais Branch 162 2nd Vice Roy Spencer.
Millwood High School grad Sarah Nickerson
proudly accepts a $1,000 bursary from Calais
Branch 162 2nd Vice Roy Spencer.
The recipient of this year’s Cadet Medal of
Excellence, Naval Cadet CPO2 Jesse Grondin
is shown here receiving his medal from Calais
Branch 162 President Earnie Harrison.
The monthly Flea Markets at Calais Branch 162
go a long way in supporting the many charitable
and non-profit organizations in the community.
In addition to donating the proceeds
of that month’s table rentals, door admissions,
50/50 draw and coffee/tea free will offerings, it
is an opportunity for the recipient organizations
to gain exposure for their good works. Craig’s
Cause (in support of Pancreatic Cancer Research)
was a recent recipient of $701, raised at a recent
Flea Market. Mona Lahey is shown accepting the
cheque from PR/PRO Carol MacDonald, one of
the Flea Market Coordinators.
Calais Branch 162 won the right to the Travelling
Gavel at the recent Zone Rally and Calais
162 President Earnie Harrison was presented
with the gavel at the June General Meeting by
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Zone 5 Commander Jim Boyd presents Christopher Melchin with an honourable
mention award at the national level in the Royal Canadian Legion
Remembrance Day Literary Contest. Looking on is Antigonish Branch 59
contest co-ordinator Ron Fraser.
Kentville Branch 6 President Basil Davidson (left) and Past President Don
Job (right), visit Past President Emery Pothier at Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital
in Middleton.
Cobequid Community Health Centre Foundation is an integral part of the
Lower Sackville and surrounding communities. Shown receiving a $13,500
donation from Calais 162 President Earnie Harrison is Executive Director of
the Foundation, Stacy Chapman and Board of Directors Chair, Steve Craig.
(Top photo) Hants County Branch 9 President Richard Smith and the
Chair of Poems and Essays, Howard Whattam, present Avon View High
School student Jillian Adams with the first place award in the Senior Essay
contest; (bottom) Richard Smith presents Natalie Rippy her first place
award in the Intermediate Category for her Black and White Poster. Both
girls have advanced to the Nationals which is in Ottawa.
The newly formed Navy League of Canada Cadets were given a helping
hand with their funding from Calais Branch 162. Shown receiving a donation
of $3,000 are: (l to r) Navy League Cadets rep Adam Gavel and Sea
Cadet Liaison Officer David Hawkins being presented by Branch President
Earnie Harrison.

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Members of Calais Branch 162 Stitch’n’Bitch Club were presented with Certificates of Appreciation
by LAC Dominion Convention Chair Dave Blanchard for crafting 1500 NS themed mementos for
delegates attending the 44th Annual Dominion Convention. (l to r) Joanne Cunningham, Bev Martineau,
Marie Purcell, Helen Butler, June Purcell, Sharon Bourgoine and Linda Burns.
WestJet ticket raffle winner Sharon Strong accepts
her prize from Command LAC Chairman
David Blanchard. Proceeds from the ticket sales
totaled $7000 and went towards the LAC Dominion
Convention budget.
On May 20, three new members were initiated to Arras Branch 59 in Antigonish.
(Above l to r) Branch President Tom Connors with new members
Anthony MacDonald, Cathy Young and Glenda Livingston, Membership
Chairman Jim Boyd.
The Royal Canadian Legion Goldenaires Golf Tournament will be hosted
by Kingston Branch 98 on August 16 and 17. The tournament is played at
14 Wing Greenwood Golf and Country Club. Members 45 years and over
are invited to enter a two-person team for a scramble format. Posters and
entry forms have been mailed every branch in the Command. (Above l to r)
Branch 98 participants last year’s tournament were (l to r) Glen Paul, Charlie
Costin, Doug Carpenter and Scotty Cooper.
New members are always welcome at Calais Branch 162 and four new
members were sworn in at the May General Meeting. (l to r) Bradley
Marchand, Vincent Mitchell, Dwayne Laviolette and George Gates.
On May 8, the executive of Cambri Branch in Mulgrave were sworn in
by Zone 5 Commander Jim Boyd. (Above l to r) Commander Boyd, 1st Vice
and Sgt.-at-Arms Lorne MacDonald, Treasurer Tasha Welsh, President Keith
MacDonald, Secretary Dianne Greencorn and District B Commander Sandra
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( l to r) Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command President Jean Marie Deveaux,
Veterans Outreach Chairman Steve Wessel accept a cheque for $2,5000
from Branch 43 President Bill Charlton and Service Officer Sylvester MacInnis.
Four Past Presidents of the Ladies Auxiliary of Dieppe Branch 90 cut the
cake at the joint Honours and Awards banquet. (left to r) Comrades Arlene
Frizzell, Joan Setterington, Gail Poirier and Gloria Ward.
Branch 90 President Arlene Frizzell and Honors and Awards co-chair,
Gloria Ward, present 100-year-old veteran Comrade David Miller with his
50-year medal while certificates were presented by area Councillor Barry
Dalrymple and MLA Percy Paris.
At Branch 165 Honours and Awards on May 26, Lois Brown of the Mount
Uniacke Swingsters accepted the Friendship Award from President Mabel
McCarthy.
Com. Denis Theriault receiving his Life Membership
from Kingston Branch 98 President Brian
MacDonald.
LAC Dominion Convention 2012 Chairman
Dave Blanchard (right) presents a Certificate of
Appreciation to Calais Branch 162 for coming
through with a scooter for a handicapped delegate
to use at convention. Accepting the certificate
is Comrade Earnie Harrison.
Comrade Bette Thistle receives the Calais
Branch 162 Volunteer of the Year for Lake District
Recreation Association from Branch President
Earnie Harrison.

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During the 219 Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps 98th annual review
on May 12, New Glasgow Branch 34 Service Officer Glen Alexander presented
the Best All Round Cadet award to MWO Jacob Goodwin.
The 219 Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps held there 98th annual review
on May 12. (Above l to r) Captain J Bentley ACO (Land) presented Perron
Awards to MWO Joel Goodwin and WO Jennifer Wilcox explaining how
this was an amazing accomplishment to receive one of these awards but to
have both recipients in one Cadet Corp was a great achievement. Way to
go 219 Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corp.
Dieppe Branch 90 awards night held
During the annual Dieppe Branch 90 Honours
and Awards banquet, the President’s Award was
presented to Comrade Jim Brimicombe by President
Arlene Frizzell.
During the annual Dieppe Branch 90 Honours
and Awards banquet, the Legionnaire of the Year
award was presented to Comrade Jean McCartney
by District F Commander Jay Tofflemire.
Looking on is MLA Percy Paris.
Isle Madame Br. 150 President Donald Goyetche
is shown presenting the Legion Medal of
Excellence to CPO1 Stephen Samson of RCSCC
235 Arrow at the Corps` 39th Annual Ceremonial
Review on June 2. Branch 150 has sponsored
the cadet corps since it started.

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District F Commander Jay Tofflemire presented
a 45-year pin to Comrade Orville Murray during
the Dieppe Branch 90 Honours and Awards
banquet.
During the 219 Royal Canadian Army Cadet
Corps 98th annual review on May 12, New Glasgow
Branch 34 President John Desmond presented
the Legion of Medal of Excellence to cadet
MWO Joel Goodwin.
During the Calais Branch 162 Volunteer
Awards Dinner , Comrade Gail Rolston was honoured
as the LA Volunteer of The Year. LA President
Carol Leblanc (back) presented award.
(Above l to r) St. Peters Branch 47 Membership Committee members Lillian
Peeples, Beverly MacRae and Branch President Jackie Hopkins present
William MacRae with his 40-Year Ordinary Service Pin.
During the NS/NU Command Zone 5 Rally in March, Zone 5 Commander
Jim Boyd (right) presents Guysborough Branch 61 President Bill Hemmings
with a certificate recognizing achieving 100 per cent membership
for 2011. Looking on are Deputy Zone 5 Commander John J.P. MacEachern
and District B Commander Sanda Ehler.
Shown here, accepting a donation of $796, (the proceeds of one of
Branch 162’s monthly Flea Markets) from Branch President, Earnie Harrison
and PR/PRO Carol MacDonald, is Sackville Bedford Special Olympics volunteer,
Comrade Ray Ivany. The once monthly Sunday Flea Markets donate
all the proceeds of the door admissions, table rentals and 50/50 draw to a
different local charity or not-for-profit group each month and the community
has been very supportive of the Flea Markets.
During the New Glasgow Branch 34 General Meeting April, the 87 RC-
SCC Admiral Murray Sea Cadets presented the sign from the HMSC New
Glasgow (k320) to the New Glasgow Legion. The HMCS New Glasgow
(k320) was a River Class frigate that served in the Royal Canadian Navy
from 1943 to 1945 and as a Prestonian class frigate from 1955-1965.
(Above l to r) Comrade Glen Alexander - President of the Admiral Murray
Association; NCdt Patrick Sangster, Supply Officer; Lt(n) John Rogers
CD, Commanding Officer 87 RCSCC Admiral Murray; CP02 Jenelle Walsh,
training staff cadet; Branch 34 President John Desmond.

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( l to r) Branch 008 President Brian Bobbitt, Veterans Outreach Chairman Steve Wessel accepting a
cheque for $1000 from Service Officer Betty Simpson while Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command President
Jean Marie Deveaux and Zone 1 Commander Clifford MacIntyre look on.
Kentville Kings Branch 6 Past President Don
Job is shown escorting Kentville Princess MacKenzie
Ellsworth at the Apple Blossom Festival
Children’s Parade.