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Aboriginal Veterans Autochtones Statement on Senator Murray Sinclair's LegacyThe Aboriginal Veterans Autochtones (AVA) solemnly acknowledges the profound impact and enduring legacy of Senator Murray Sinclair, a beacon of hope and a tireless advocate for Indigenous...

Thursday, November 7th 2024 The Odawa Native Friendship Centre will be hosting a Veterans Feast for all Veterans and current serving members.  You may bring a guest with you. Event timings as follows.  Please note that you are requested to register... Date is 7...

(le français suit) Dear Stakeholders, Today, I released Service after Service: The National Veterans Employment Strategy. The Government of Canada will work with partners across the government, for profit and not-for-profit organizations to improve Veteran employment...

Honourary Capt (N) Deb Eissan Investiture Ceremony Written by LCol (Ret’d) Chantal Fraser On Monday June 21, 2021 I had the honour to be one of the AVA members to witness Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class (retired) Deborah Eisan being presented with her Royal Canadian...

June 2021 Newsletter Final 3

From: Erin Anderson <erin@mesotheliomahope.com> Date: July 6, 2021 at 10:11:36 AM EDT To: Bob <thibeau.raf@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: Health Support Inquiry Reply-To: Erin Anderson <erin@mesotheliomahope.com>  Hi Bob, Thank you for getting back to me!...

From: Angela Keeling Colkitt Sent: June 21, 2021 2:26 PM To: Veterans Organizations Subject: VAC membership - Minister's Advisory Group Good afternoon, I have been asked to share the following information with you.  Please see...

War veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) should have validated MedicAlert bracelets stating that they have a combat-related illness, said the decorated survivor of an RPG attack and subsequent firefight. Sean Teal, a wounded veteran who served...

From: Aidan May <aidan@mesotheliomaveterans.org> Date: May 4, 2021 at 8:34:58 AM EDT To: Bob <thibeau.raf@hotmail.com> Subject: Health Support Inquiry Reply-To: Aidan May <aidan@mesotheliomaveterans.org> Hello Bob, I tried contacting you a couple of...

The Never Forgotten National Memorial ( NFNM ), was to be proudly built at Green Cove, in the Cape Breton National Park, to honour the more than 114,000 Canadians who have fallen in the service of Canada and who are buried overseas, or have no known grave.  It hit a...

  Vétérans Canadien LEVONS-NOUS CONTRE LE RACISME Cher(es) Vétérans, les conséquences du racisme dans nos forces armées et à travers le Canada sont très dérangeantes. Comme Vétérans et membres actuels des FAC, nous avons fait serment d'allégeance au Canada et...

From: Denis Gravel <denisgravel85@gmail.com> Date: March 8, 2021 at 8:45:29 PM EST To: Francine Beaudry <Loup.7@hotmail.com>, Sylvain Arbour <Botangocharlie@hotmail.com>, André Georges Toupin <antane@sympatico.ca>, "AG Toupin, trésorier"...

Attention: Over 60% of the spots for the May 2021 cohort are already filled! If you are considering applying to the Coding for Veterans Software Development or Cyber Security program for May 2021, you may want to consider going through the enrollment process soon. All...

The Never Forgotten National Memorial ( NFNM ), was to be proudly built at Green Cove, in the Cape Breton National Park, to honour the more than 114,000 Canadians who have fallen in the service of Canada and who are buried overseas, or have no known grave.  It hit a...

Good Day Fellow Veteran Communicator, With almost a full-year of COVID doom & gloom behind us and with positive thoughts for better days ahead, I firmly believe it is timely to share the following accreditation and 5-minute music video written by a very patriotic...

Mon., Feb. 8 at 11:10 a.m. NEW YEAR, NEW CHALLENGES, NEW WESBITE, NO ORDINARY RACE! We are happy to announce the 2021 Virtual edition of Canada Army Run, Presented by BMO is now live! While we had to make the difficult decision to not host an in-person event this...

Good Day Fellow Veteran Communicator, I have prepared this message for general information purposes: LIMITATIONS – ROGERS ISP MASS DISTRIBUTION MESSAGING Approximately 10-years ago when I first attempted to send a message with more than 99-addressees, I received a...

My name is Josh Tominus and I work in the public outreach department of The Mesothelioma Center (Asbestos.com). As a result of the military's past reliance on asbestos, countless veterans are currently suffering from life-threatening diseases caused by asbestos...

I hope you’re having a good weekend. I wanted to let you know that the Gulf War video has officially launched! Below are the public YouTube links for the video, and please feel free to share them or post them as you’d like.   English https://youtu.be/CCknJrOYlCU ...

Good day all, I am resending this message with some clarification.  The registrar is accepting the membership dues.  She is carbon copied in this message. Her email address is:   registrar@avavets.com The mailing address is available in the membership link that I...

Kwey dear friends, Another historical day for my Peoples, we got the very first story of our Community in the Legion Magazine. It gives Honor to our Veterans. Migwech! Hélène Cayer 613-749-3682

You have a VIP invite to attend the following Webinar On January 21st , 2021 at (1000 PST, 1100 MST, 1200 CST, 1300 EST, 1400 AST) Click on this link to RSVP to the Webinar https://c4v2021outlook.eventbrite.ca For those of you who have already RSVP'd for the...

Ryerson University Journalistic Project on Veterans This short video was produced by Afnan Al-Kholani and her team from Ryerson University about Indigenous Veterans Music by: "In the moment" by Steve Oxen

Hello Fellow Vets, For those dealing with mental health issues, please refresh yourself with Understanding mental health - Veterans Affairs Canada Please don't face mental issues on your own. Blessings, stay safe, stay well Bob

We have a technical/message issue with the Petition e-3017, and will be re-writing the Petition to improve the message, so, if you haven't already signed it, please hold off, and if you have signed, please stand by to help again when we have the new one on line....

My good friend John Jewitt voluntold me to be this site's new Admin. No issues! I am somewhat familiar with WordPress, but I will learn as I go. Now that I am "on the job", I invite you all to deluge me with articles to populate the site. I hope everyone is faring...

L-R: Aurel Dube, Bob Crane, John Jewitt and Guy Dancause downtown paying respects

Only 5 Spots Remain for our January 2021 Only 5 spots remain for the Coding for Veterans January 2021 cohort which is starting on January 5th, 2021.  If you know of someone who is interested in finding out more information about the program, go to this...

ACVA Committee Report - Indigenous Veterans: From Memories of Injustice to Lasting Recognition | ACVA Rapport du Comité - Les vétérans autochtones : des souvenirs d'injustice à une reconnaissance durable     (Le français suit) Good afternoon, (from 8...