Royal Canadian Legion Branch 270 Coldwater

LOCAL VETERAN AWARDED THE SOVEREIGN'S MEDAL FOR VOLUNTEERS On Tuesday May 18, 2021, Member of Parliament for Simcoe North Bruce Stanton made a stop in Coldwater to make a virtual announcement about the latest round of emergency funding for Legion branches. While in town, he also made a special presentation of a medal to a member of the Coldwater branch. “It was my great honour to congratulate Coldwater Branch 270 President, Normand Marion on his much-deserved Sovereign Medal

RCL BRANCH 270 IN COLDWATER RECEIVES ASSISTANCE FUNDING FROM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT Coldwater, Ontario - The Executive of Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 270, are pleased to announce that the Coldwater Legion has recently received the final portion of a grant that totaled more than $15,000 from the federal government. The Veterans Organizations Emergency Support Fund grant received by the Legion will help in covering operational costs and financial shortfalls as a result of COVID-1

LEGION FRIENDSHIP AWARD FOR SAUVÉ FAMILY Today, May 8, 2021, representatives of Royal Canadian Legion Branch 270 Coldwater went to the Coldwater Foodland to present the former owners, Larry and Melanie Sauvé, with a Legion Friendship Award. The Coldwater Foodland, owned and operated by the Sauvé until just a few weeks ago, has been at the heart of the Coldwater community since 1957. For years the Sauvé family have extended the most generous cooperation to our branch and our L

BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC COMMEMORATED On Sunday May 2, a one-man wreath-laying ceremony took place at the Coldwater Cenotaph to commemorate the Battle of the Atlantic. Commemoration of the battle takes place on the first Sunday in May each year. Due to the restrictions imposed by Covid-19, Branch 270 Service Officer, Comrade Randy Rice, alone, laid the wreath on behalf of members of the branch. The Battle of the Atlantic was Canada's longest military engagement of the Second Wo