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Community members learned Monday, March 4 that the Revelstoke Legion branch 46 had been locked up and is currently inaccessible. Members for various events at the legion are now scrambling to find backup locations and plans.
“At some point today, Legion command came in to inform the president that they were closing operations of Branch 46 and dissolving the standing executive board,” Councillor Lee Devlin, who also helps run weekly trivia nights at the legion, told Revelstoke Mountaineer. He remains confident the closure will not be permanent but has no timeline for when the legion might be available for residents once again.
Royal Canadian Legion’s BC and Yukon command, which helps with operation of legions throughout the provinces, did not reply to comment requests by time
of publication. The command intended to come in and install officers to help with the running of the legion’s more technical and financial aspects, Catherine Moore, Branch 46 president explained. Then command changed the locks on the legion hall and posted signage regarding the closure.
“Remember something, it takes a lot of volunteers to run this Revelstoke Legion,” Moore said. “There is no blame here, we just did not get our reports into compliance in time. We were blind-sided.”
The legion recently received roughly $20,000 in tax credits and grants from the city, Councillor Tim Palmer explained in a public statement, support which has prompted him to request city council and staff push for clarification from BC and Yukon legion command.
“Because the legion is funded in part by city tax dollars, I feel it is council’s responsibility to dig deeper into the legion’s status and ensure there is accountability for the use of public money,” Palmer wrote. “I have asked the mayor to follow up and will continue to request the city
pursue further clarification.”
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