Tag: Millbrook Legion
Legion Vandalism – Bell of Batoche Comes Back to Haunt Again
Several days after the Remembrance Day service, the Millbrook Legion was the focus of unwanted attention after vandals tossed red paint on the front of the building and painted white infinity symbols on…
Millbrook Legion Patio
Patrons are delighted to find Legion members providing hospitality after closed doors for more than a year. The patio behind their building is open for business several afternoons a week and BBQ lunch events…
Life and Laughs Around the Legion
My introduction to the Gravenhurst Cenotaph was as a member of the Junior Band following WWII. The weather was usually cold, even snowing. The date was, and is, traditional: the 11th hour of the…
Millbrook Lions Stage Fundraiser
On Saturday, January 30th, the Millbrook and District Lions club came together for the first time in many months to raise money for a local teen named Wyatt. A Crestwood student, he is fighting…
COVID Hits the Local Legion
It’s tough times at the local legion. Even Remembrance Day services have been cancelled. The flag will fly at half-mast and wreaths will be laid at the foot of the Cenotaph on November 11th,…
Motorcycles Lined King Street
Motorcycles lined King Street on June 2nd preparing for the Legion’s annual Bike Ride. Forty seven riders travelled to Bancroft for lunch at the Bancroft Legion and returned to a hot dinner prepared and…
Extensive Repairs Complete at Millbrook Legion
The former armories building that houses the local Legion is more than 100 years old and has suffered wear and tear resulting in loose bricks and mortar on three sides of the building and…
Legion Hosts Annual Public Speaking Contest
On Sunday, February 11th, the Royal Canadian Legion in Millbrook hosted the annual Youth Education Public Speaking Contest. Participants were invited from all local elementary schools, and three entrants joined each of the two…