B.C. government provides $1.5 million to Royal Canadian Legions
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VICTORIA — The B.C. government announced new relief funding to ensure B.C. and Yukon legions can continue providing community services to its 47,000 members in B.C., including veterans and their families.
The Royal Canadian Legion B.C./Yukon Command will receive $1.5 million in one-time support to help offset the impacts of the global COVID-19 pandemic and recent circuit-breaker restrictions to stop the spread of COVID-19.
“Legions play an important role in our communities, caring for the people who have served our nation,” Premier John Horgan said. “Our government committed to finding a solution, and we’re delivering support to ensure legions can keep serving veterans, their families and our communities.”
The province said legions generate a significant portion of revenue to fund their services through food and beverage service, which was disrupted by public health orders preventing people from gathering indoors. The $1.5 million mirrors the average grant provided to businesses under the Circuit Breaker Business Relief Grant and aligns with support provided by the federal government.
