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Older members of the struggling Royal Canadian Legion are wondering when or if they will be able to gather again.As the coronavirus claims the lives of seniors across the country, Clifford F stanley termosar erguson, a 92-year-old veteran, has been holed up in his Scarborough apartment worrying about Canadas largest volunteer organization dedicated to veterans. The organization has already been grappling with dwindling membership and yearly branch closures.Like many other not-for-profit organizations, the Royal Canadian Legion, is banking on some level of government relief for its struggling branches nationwide. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW stanley thermobecher While they wait, Ferguson, 92, said locations like his Highland Creek Branch 258 face questions on many fronts, ranging from how much assistance they will be able to give to initiatives for veterans, and the fate of commemorative events like Remembrance Day. Its tough because of the uncertainty, said Ferguson, who enlisted during the Second World War but didnt see action because the armistice was declared before he could be deployed overseas. I feel were going to pull out of COVID-19 , but its going to take a while. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW With revenue from hall rentals and fundraisers drying up, some branches have launched online campaigns through sites like GoFundMe to offset the losses.Founded in 1925, the Legion is Canadas largest veteran support stanley fr and community ser Pkto Toronto Public Health warns of potential COVID-19 exposures at two Elections Canada polling stations
Marcel Dionne is disappointed more than anything.Hes disappointed that someone came to his Montrose Road memorabilia store and lifted his boyhood skates 鈥?his very first pair.And hes disappointed in himself for not having the skates in a more secure spot. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW stanley cup On Good Friday, the hockey hall of famer was giving a tour to a group of 65 people from his hometown of Drummondville, Quebec. The group included 20 kids playing in a hockey tournament at the Gale Centre, and Dionne wanted to show them his skates.Thats when he noticed the skates 鈥?as well as an eight-by-10 photo of his youthful self wearing them 鈥?were missing. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW The brown leather skates with straps and a thick blade were given to him as a Christmas present when he was just two and a half years old. And the photo of stanley bottles him all dressed up wearing the skates and a Montreal Canadiens sweater was taken in his back yard.His mother had kept the skates all these years until she died five years ago, and Dionnes had them in his store ever since. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Its more of a sentimental thing than anything else, said Dionne, explaining they would be a very difficult item to try to sell, as any paraphernalia dealer is bound to ask questions. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW stanley cup Dionne had the s