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Aug
06
Lower Sackville graveyard owner offers $500 fee instead of $1,500 for military, police relatives
Discount burials for military and police veterans are being offered at a Lower Sackville graveyard, the cemetery’s owner announced Friday.
The move was made to help financially strapped families of veterans, said Bill Mont, who owns the 9.7-hectare Pleasant Hill Cemetery outside Halifax.
“We’re going to encompass all of the services, including the RCMP and the police force,... + read more
Aug
05
August 2, 2013 ACTION ON HOMELESS VETERANS NEEDED NOW: NDP
OTTAWA – NDP Veterans Affairs Critic Peter Stoffer (Sackville—Eastern Shore) is calling for immediate action on the growing number of homeless veterans in Toronto and across the country. A preliminary report from the City of Toronto cites new figures indicating that 15.6% of homeless individuals may have prior military service. “This is an astonishing figure,” said Stoffer. “No one leaves the... + read more
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