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Now winter is on it's way and you may be thinking about taking care of your home. 

Here are three blogs that you may be interested in from our friends at belairdirect:

7 Alternative Housing Trends to Watch

Fran is a retired Fine Arts professor (of over 20 years) from Vancouver Island University. She has a history of teaching students to put on shows and now she's created her own in memory of her father called, Dad's War.

BC, Yukon – Starting today Friday, October 25, Legion volunteers and local cadets will hit the streets with trays full of poppies to remember those who have given their lives for the freedom we enjoy, today.

Local stories of legion volunteers poppy tagging across BC and Yukon are popping up.

Here's this weeks Poppy Campaign news round up:

"This year’s theme is the 75th Anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy."

Legion week is a time when legion branches throughout the BC/Yukon open their doors to the public, create community, family events and promote remembrance.

Here are some examples of branch events: 

Canada Post will be hosting four Royal Canadian Mint D-Day circulation coin exchanges in the Vancouver area during the month of June. These events will be free and open to anyone interested. You can come and exchange your change for the new D-Day circulation toonie ($2). 

The Legion Veterans Village groundbreaking event will take place Thursday, May 23, 2019 at our Whalley Legion Branch 229 location, 13525 106 Ave., Surrey, British Columbia. 

We’re pleased to announce that Mark Steele, Deputy Zone Commander North Shore Howe Sound, has been selected as the official Legion representative on the Canadian Forces (CF) Nijmegen March Team!

Only one representative is selected nation-wide, and Mark has received the honour to train and travel as part of the CF team! The CF Nijmegen March Team has been sponsored by The Royal Canadian Legion since 2000.