TORONTO - Just reading the letters is enough to stop Dave Gordon.
He apologizes, asks for a moment.
The executive director of the Royal Canadian Legion Ontario Command pauses before continuing to read the letter.
“I came in to get some help with my arthritis and some swimming and I came out with a new life,” Gordon reads.
He is sharing a let.......
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12-08-2012
The Last Post Fund
“In 1941, a great Canadian, General Georges P. Vanier, said: ‘The Canadian soldier, sailor or airman has left his country, his home, his family; on the altar of the Homeland, he gave away his own self. For this voluntary sacrifice, he asked no reward but rather, he generously offered the capital of his time, his health and his life. Expressing no hope, .......
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16-08-2012
Man who spent Second World War as POW laments lack of media coverage
As Jack Ford sat down to read his morning paper Wednesday he was shocked to see that there was no mention that it was Victory over Japan Day (VJ-Day).
That was disappointing, said Ford, 93.
VJ-Day commemorates the day Japan surrendered to the Allies and the Second World War effectively ended.
Ford said he’s not angry — disappointed is more like.......
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05-08-2012
Vets want audit of 'unpalatable' hospital meals
HALIFAX -- Some elderly residents of a veterans hospital in Halifax are asking that someone take a closer look at the food they're being served, claiming it is bland, overcooked, hard to eat and low on nutritional value.
Jack Walsh, an 84-year-old former member of the merchant navy, said he has raised the issue several times with officials at Camp Hi.......
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12-08-2012
Feds look over Camp Hill food to address veterans’ complaints
Days before NDP Veterans Affairs critic Peter Stoffer is scheduled to tour Camp Hill Veterans Memorial hospital for a look at its cooking, the department’s own officials are stepping in to examine complaints of poor food.
On Friday, Veterans Affairs Minister Steven Blaney sent his regional director general to visit the Halifax facility, said the mini.......
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22-10-2012
Federal government wants to give veterans more time to land public jobs
OTTAWA — The federal government intends to extend the window of opportunity for veterans to land a job after they leave the Canadian Forces, and has turned to the Public Service Commission to come up with ways to help veterans earn government jobs.
Currently, veterans can receive priority in the hiring queue for federal jobs two years after they are .......
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22-08-2012
Helping You Find a Good Job
Finding a new career is one of the most important things that helps Veterans make a successful transition from military to civilian life.
The Helmets to Hardhats program, led by Canada’s Building Trade Unions, will help connect Veterans, Canadian Forces members and reservists to careers within the construction industry, including apprenticeships in v.......
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15-10-2011
Veterans Affairs faces more than $226-million in cuts
Veterans Affairs faces more than $226-million in cuts
MURRAY BREWSTER Ottawa— The Canadian Press Published Friday, Oct. 14, 2011 5:53PM EDTLast updated Friday, Oct. 14, 2011 5:58PM EDT
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Veterans Affairs Canada plans to cut more than $226-million from its budget in the next two years in what's expected to be the first wave .......
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19-10-2011
Class action suit could challenge Ottawa ’s treatment of vets
Class action suit could challenge Ottawa’s treatment of vets Published On Mon Oct 17 2011 Bruce Campion-Smith Ottawa Bureau chief
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OTTAWA —The federal government could be hit with a class action lawsuit, accused of shortchanging badly wounded veterans. A national law firm has agreed to launch a constitutional challenge on.......
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09-11-2011
Looking after veterans
Looking after veterans
Ottawa must do better
Peter Stoffer
THE CHRONICLE-HERALD OPINION, Page: A11
Published | Publié: 2011-11-09
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In the days leading up to Remembrance Day, our nation's thoughts will turn to the contributions of the men and women who served our country and gave their lives in times of war, arm.......
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