The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 32 and Veteran's Quay Marina,
Bay Roberts, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Our mission is to serve Veterans, including serving military and RCMP members and their families, to promote Remembrance, and to serve our communities and our country.
The Legion serves all Veterans
The Royal Canadian Legion was founded by Veterans and for Veterans. We advocate for the care and benefits for all who served Canada, regardless of when or where they served. The Legion also provides representation and assistance to Veterans, including currently serving Canadian Armed Forces and RCMP, and their families, and access to our services is available to them at no cost, whether or not they are Legion members. The Legion helps thousands of Veterans each year and makes significant positive changes in their lives.
The Legion exists so that Canada never forgets
The Legion understands the importance of honouring past sacrifices and acknowledging the courage of those who served and still serve today. Through Remembrance Day ceremonies, the Poppy campaign, commemorative activities, youth education programs and more, the Legion helps Canadians to honour and remember.
The Legion serves our communities and our country
Legion Branches are the cornerstone of communities across Canada, and provide one of the largest volunteer bases in the country. With 1,350 Branches from coast to coast to coast, our members provide local services and supports to build a stronger Canada. Whether helping local Veterans, supporting seniors, providing youth sports programs, raising funds, volunteering to help those in need, or simply offering a place to gather for fun and celebration, Legionnaires provide essential services in their communities.
The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 32 in Bay Roberts, Newfoundland and Labrador first received its charter on 23 March 1954 and opened as a club on 09 May 1955. Since that time, it has been an integral part of the town of Bay Roberts as well as the local area. Over the year's the club has grown from its humble beginnings as a one room building on the waterfront to a multipurpose facility capable of hosting large gatherings. The well appointed kitchen facilities can provide meals for up to 140 people and has been utilized over the year's for Community Breakfasts, Banquets, Weddings and Parties.
With co-operation from the Town of Bay Roberts the full service Veteran's Quay Marina was opened on September 25, 1999. It offers electrical and water hookups as well as a wooden slipway for launching any size trailer mounted boat. The marina currently has 400 feet of landscaped waterfront property from the slipway to the Klondyke Causeway plus a 300 foot apron behind the Legion with two finger piers and a number of floating docks. The marina is capable of berthing any size vessel from rowboats to yachts up to 60 feet in length. For more information, please see the Marina page.
Branch 32 has never lost the reason for its existance and that is to improve the lives of Veterans, ex-service members and their famlies. It has been our principal objective since day one and we will continue to work for it every day forward.
The Royal Canadian Legion’s roots in Bay Roberts date to 1922. However, with Newfoundland and Labrador still
a colony under British rule, the original group of ex-service people joined the Great War Veterans Association. It would not be until
1949, when Newfoundland and Labrador joined Canada through confederation, that veterans became Legionnaires.
The Bay Roberts Legion
has always been active in its community and to this very day remains so. In addition to supporting Veterans and promoting Remembrance
in many ways - Branch 32 supports schools providing scholarships and monies for their breakfast and lunch programs and the Helping
Hand which supports people in need. Additionally, the Branch sponsors the local Cadet Corps, supports annually the TCP Health Foundation,
the SPCA and the local swim club among other community group organisations. The Branch is also very much involved in community celebrations
such as Canada Day & Klondyke Days.
We have a proud and rich history of service to all veterans, their families and the community
in general, that continues to grow and is strengthened through the efforts of the members of the branch. Branch 32 is a vibrant branch,
rich in tradition while embracing the future as we move forward. Our branch website is full of information about the branch, its veterans,
complete with biographies on many, other useful information and various fingertip links that would be of interest.
We are open 5 days
a week (Tuesday – Saturday). There is always something happening at the branch located at 108 Water Street, Bay Roberts. Stop by and
enjoy a genuine welcome.
Regards,
Comrade Tom Lawlor
President - Comrade Thomas (Tom) Lawlor
Immediate Past President - Comrade Harold Brown
First Vice President - Comrade Ross Petten
Second Vice President - Comrade Allen Dixon
Treasurer - Comrade Augustus (Gus) French
Secretary - Comrade Gladys Perry
Assistant Chaplain - Comrade Augustus (Gus) French
Sgt At Arms - Comrade Frank Hawe
Service Officer - Comrade Eric Mercer
Executive Committee - Comrade John Andrews
Comrade Sheila Barber
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