They're back!
Live at the Legion, Friday Nov 15th and Saturday Nov 16th from 6.30 to 10.30pm.
Come for dinner, stay to dance to the amazing Double Image.
Remember, you need to be a member or signed in by a member to attend.
Join our Legion, support our Veterans.
Legion Member Cheryl Moore's grandfather served in World War I as part of the Canadian Expeditionary Forces. William James Taylor was wounded on June 1, 1916, invalided out and returned to Canada in May 1919. He died in 1942 and is buried at the Mt Royal Cemetery in Montreal, QC.
Cheryl made the trip to Belgium to experience the battlefields, the cemeteries, memorials and museums in remembrance of her grandfather and wanted to share some of her reminders of an emotional visit.
You can read more about Hill 62 (Santuary Wood) on the Veterans Canada website
If you live in Maple Ridge or Pitt Meadows and would like to share a story and images of a Veteran of any age, please contact us, we want the act of Remembrance to live on.
They're back!
Live at the Legion, Friday Nov 8th and Saturday Nov 9th from 6.30 to 10.30pm.
Come for dinner, stay to dance to the wonderful Coyote Creek.
Remember, you need to be a member or signed in by a member to attend.
Join our Legion, support our Veterans.
Remembrance Day at Maple Ridge Legion
Approximately 11.30am (Parade dismissal) to 8pm
The City of Maple Ridge provides full details of the Remembrance Day Parade and Ceremony. (Note - There's also a Parade in Pitt Meadows)
Our Legion members will be participating as Veterans and with a Colour Party.
After the Parade is dismissed, our Legion opens it doors (just after 11.30am) to those who have participated in the ceremony. Veterans, Veterans who could not march and the Colour Parties all receive a lunch. Once Veterans and the Colour Parties have settled, the remainder of people may join us.
We also have a range of activities over the rest of the day including:
Become a Legion member and support our Veterans.
Remembrance Day at Maple Ridge Legion
Approximately 11.30am (Parade dismissal) to 8pm
The City of Maple Ridge provides full details of the Remembrance Day Parade and Ceremony. (Note - There's also a Parade in Pitt Meadows)
Our Legion members will be participating as Veterans and with a Colour Party.
After the Parade is dismissed, our Legion opens it doors (just after 11.30am) to those who have participated in the ceremony. Veterans, Veterans who could not march and the Colour Parties all receive a lunch. Once Veterans and the Colour Parties have settled, the remainder of people may join us.
We also have a range of activities over the rest of the day including:
Become a Legion member and support our Veterans.
Early Bird Draws every half hour
Bring $2’s & $5’s to purchase Grey Cup Squares
Remembrance Day with always be at the centre of November for our Legion, Branch 88.
We also have lots of other entertainment and the usual social events.
Download of view a copy of our November Calendar.
Remember, you need to be a member or signed in by a member to attend our events.
Sometimes you want to go where everyone knows your name.
Norm & Cliff have been attending the Legion Lounge on Friday’s for over 20 years. Norm AKA Danny Sullivan has been a Legion member since 1960 and member of Maple Ridge Legion since 1998. Cliff AKA Ed Belsy (Veteran) has been a Legion member since 1973 and a MR Legion member since 1997.
Shh… Their wives think they have been going to the library
They're back!
Live at the Legion, Friday Nov 1st and Saturday Nov 2nd from 6.30 to 10.30pm.
Come for dinner, stay to dance to the amazing Front Page.
Remember, you need to be a member or signed in by a member to attend.
For many years nurses have played a large part in the armed forces in Canada and abroad. The most famous being Florence Nightingale during the Crimean War, where she trained and managed nurses and significantly reduced death rates by improving hygiene and living standards.
The modern armed forces have nurses as a vital part of the healthcare team, along with medics, surgeons, anaesthetists and other support services. Nursing Officers can be part of the Regular Force, or part of the Reserve Force. Most medical staff in the armed forces are Reservists, who can be mobilized to war zones or peace keeping missions to support the Regular medical staff.
Head over to the Legion Magazine website to read Sister Act, a story is about Canadian nurses in the First World War, who were stationed in hospitals or casualty clearing stations, which were nearer the front, often well within range of enemy fire. Here's a snippet...........
Canadian Nursing Sister Anna Stamers of Saint John, N.B., bound for England aboard Metagama, pondered her fate across the ocean.
Having graduated from her local nursing school in 1913 before accumulating two years’ relevant work experience, the Maritimer appeared prepared for the challenge ahead that June 1915—at least on the surface.
The reality, as is so often the case with conflict—regardless of specific roles and duties seldom matched expectations.
Indeed, for Stamers and the 2,844 other nurses who served in the Canadian Army Medical Corps (CAMC) during the First World War, destiny brought many of the same horrors witnessed and experienced by soldiers on the front lines.
And like those soldiers, not every nurse would sail home.......... (continue reading on Legion Magazine)
Nurses and other medical professionals are part of all armed forces, the Navy, Air Force and Army. Although not in a combat role, they are crucial to the function and safety of the forces, and are still much valued armed forces veterans.
At our recent General Meeting, Al presented Mariliyn with a Certificate of Appreciation for her hard work on the Ways & Means Committee. Al also thanked the Ladies Auxiliary for all they do for the Branch and our community.
