MP Serré announces $48,000 in funding to support 5 Nickel Belt – Greater Sudbury Royal Canadian Legion Branches

NICKEL BELT – GREATER SUDBURY- Today, MP for Nickel Belt – Greater Sudbury Marc G. Serré announced nearly $50,000 in funding from the Government of Canada to support 5 local Royal Canadian Legion (RCL) Branches on behalf of the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence. This funding will assist local Royal Canadian Legions with their operational costs so they can continue providing important support for Veterans.

• Capreol Royal Canadian Legion Branch 179 – $10,845.05
• Sturgeon Falls Royal Canadian Legion Branch 225 – $10,845.05
• Onaping Falls Royal Canadian Legion Branch 503 – $5,250.00
• Chelmsford Royal Canadian Legion Branch 553 – $10,845.05
• Lockerby Royal Canadian Legion Branch 564 $10,845.05

The Veterans Organizations Emergency Support Fund is part of Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan to protect jobs, provide emergency support and keep businesses afloat through the pandemic. Organizations such as local Nickel Belt – Greater Sudbury RCL Branches play a critical role in the well-being of Veterans, their families and the community.

In November, the Government of Canada provided $14 million to the Royal Canadian Legion’s Dominion Command to allow for the rapid distribution of financial support / aid to individual branches across the country. Dominion Command was responsible for determining which branches would receive funding.

Organizations receiving these funds will have access to the support they need to replace charitable and other revenue lost because of the pandemic and will be able to continue their work with Veterans and their families during a time when it is needed most.