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Re: ANAVETS
by Zodiac Thu 30 Aug 2018, 8:51 pm
Local ANAVETS club celebrating 100th anniversary
By: Jillian Austin
Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018
The local Army, Navy and Air Force Veterans association will celebrate its 100th anniversary next month.
Located at 31 14th St., ANAVETS Unit No. 10 has a long history of serving Canadian veterans, their families and the community.
“Over the past 100 years, there have been thousands of veterans that have come to our unit,” said centennial co-chair Al Dunham. “As in the past, today’s vets and serving military members find their way here. They come for the fellowship, but most stay because they enjoy the atmosphere.”
The club offers many sports and activities that are open to everyone, which help veterans transition back to civilian life.
Dunham served in the army from 1979 to 2016, following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather, who were both veterans as well.
“Being a veteran, I get to see a lot of what the young guys need, and belonging to a veterans association, we can actually get ahold of Veterans Affairs, directly to the minister, and voice some of our concerns,” he said.
Unit 10 was officially formed on Dec. 16, 1918, after a group of returning veterans from the First World War (1914-18) decided to start an association. They first met in the former Empire Hotel, before establishing a clubroom at 119 10th St., which was their home until after the Second World War.
Membership increased significantly, and they moved to a larger facility at 1228 Rosser Ave. in the 1950s. Membership continued to grow, and by 1983 the club moved into its current location. Members include military, RCMP, corrections officers, border guards, ex-cadets and citizens who support veterans.
“It’s kind of amazing actually. You think that any service club, especially in this town with the turnover of different things, it’s lasted 100 years. That’s an awful big milestone,” Dunham said.
To mark the centennial, a celebration will be held Sept. 21-22. More than 60 veterans have been invited to a luncheon on Sept. 21, followed by a dinner and dance on Sept. 22.
“We have invited our veterans, various local government and military VIPs, members of the unit and family to enjoy a night of celebration,” Dunham said, adding that ANAVETS Dominion president Ron Smith, provincial president Gord Kent and other dignitaries will be in attendance.
Dunham said ANAVETS’ mission statement is to support Canada’s veterans, their families and the community.
“We try to do a lot for our community and our doors are always open to anybody — veterans or civilians,” he said. “It makes no difference to us, except we ask that everyone remember what the men and women in uniform have sacrificed for us and continue to do today.”
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Re: ANAVETS
by Powergunner Mon 03 Sep 2018, 4:35 pm
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Re: ANAVETS
by JAFO Mon 03 Sep 2018, 8:55 pm
But isn't the Legion the oldest veterans organisation in Canada?
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Re: ANAVETS
by Masefield Sat 15 Dec 2018, 4:53 pm
‘Changing military culture’ part of the reason behind shrinking Armed Forces club in Dartmouth
By Alexa MacLean
Digital Broadcast Journalist Global News
December 15, 2018
By Alexa MacLean
Digital Broadcast Journalist Global News
December 15, 2018
There was once a time when the interior walls of the Army, Navy, Airforce Club in Dartmouth was bustling with past and present members of the Canadian Armed Forces.
“When you think about 1970s Canada, drinking was apart of everybody’s life and it was actually a way of socializing, so you socialize through drink,” Wendell Kitchen said, president of ANAF Unit 349 Dartmouth. So you needed drinking facilities for people to socialize, so back then we had roughly 500 members, this building was full every day.”
Kitchen says ANAVETS has been around longer than legions and was initially created as a place for veterans together, but over time has grown to be a place for all members of the first responder community to connect
“The main purpose of the Army, Navy, Airforce, Veterans of Canada is to provide a safe haven for veterans and their dependents and a place for veterans to gather. It’s not just veterans anymore and that’s what people have to remember. So it’s policemen, firefighters, paramedics are active members and welcome at an Army, Navy, Airforce,” he said.
Over the years, membership at the Dartmouth club has dwindled to the point where Kitchen says the facility is in danger of closing its doors.
“The culture of the forces has changed so places like this don’t hold as much sway with the young members of the Army, Navy and Air Force. What they don’t understand though is it’s the army, navy and air force units and it’s the legions that are the primary interface between them and Veterans Affairs in Canada,” he said.
Kitchen is hoping to collaborate with all members of the Dartmouth and surrounding communities to spark new ideas for keeping the doors open.
“We need an influx of young people to start joining facilities such as this and the legions and actually interjecting their new ideas as to how we can change the model to make it more palatable to the younger crowd.”
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Re: ANAVETS
by Maxstar Thu 18 Apr 2019, 8:16 pm
Manitoulin-North Shore unit of ANAVETS receives charter
By Tom Sasvari -April 18, 2019
By Tom Sasvari -April 18, 2019
MANITOULIN – A new Manitoulin-North Shore unit of the Army, Navy and Air Force Veterans of Canada (ANAVETS) has received its charter and will be officially established at a ceremony next week.
“We have now received our official charter for the Manitoulin-North Shore Unit 176 Army, Navy and Air Force veterans,” said Wayne Golden of the Manitoulin-North Shore War Pensioners of Canada (WPC), after a meeting last week. “Gary Trimmer, Fred Nesbitt and myself picked up the official charter on March 4 for our new unit.”
“It’s the oldest serving club of its kind in Canada,” Mr. Golden said. “It goes back to the days of the Plains of Abraham.
ANAVETS is a non-profit Canadian ex-service organization (veteran’s organization) founded in 1840 with more than 18,000 members throughout Canada. Membership includes people who have served as military, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, provincial and municipal police, direct relatives of members and also affiliated members.
In 1840 Queen Victoria gave a charter to create an ANAVETS unit in Montreal. But units may have dated to as early as the Conquest of New France in the 1700s.
The name of the organization was derived from the remnants of British and French regiments who stayed behind when they were recalled at the end of their tours of duty to protect the colonies. To exchange information on service benefits and to fraternize, the men organized. They called themselves “the Army Veterans in Canada” to distinguish themselves from other colonies. This reference to Canada became integral as incorporated by the Government of Canada in 1917.
After the War of 1812, sailors from the Royal Navy who remained in Canada joined with the Army Veterans and the name was changed to the Army and Navy Veterans in Canada
During the Second World War, the organization welcomed members of the newly formed air force. The name was again changed by an amendment to the Act of Incorporation by Parliament in 1946 to the Army, Navy and Air Force Veterans in Canada.
ANAVETS is comprised of a Dominion Command, which is located in Ottawa and the headquarters resides, along with seven provincial commands. Currently ANAVETS has units in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia, as well as a unit in the United States, which is part of the American Legion. Ladies’ auxiliaries may be found at some units. When formed, they come under the jurisdiction of the provincial command’s Ladies’ auxiliaries.
“We will be chartering in 31 members at a swearing in ceremony being held on April 23 at the Anchor Inn in Little Current at 6 pm,” added Mr. Golden.
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Re: ANAVETS
by Firestrike Wed 01 May 2019, 7:23 am
Manitoulin Army, Navy and Air Force Veterans in Canada chapter formed
By Michael Erskine -May 1, 2019
By Michael Erskine -May 1, 2019
Members of the new ANAVETS (Army, Navy and Air Force Veterans in Canada) chapter gather around the framed copy of the group’s charter.
LITTLE CURRENT—As doughty a group of old warriors as could be could asked for gathered in the Anchor Inn upstairs meeting room last week for the charter meeting of the newest chapter of the Army, Navy and Air Force Veterans in Canada (ANAVETS) association.
The new group is comprised of veterans of the army, navy, air force, police and other uniformed services. ANAVETS is comprised of a Dominion Command, which is located in Ottawa where the headquarters is situated, along with seven provincial commands.
“We are coming together for the benefit of veterans,” said the new ANAVETS chapter president Gary Trimmer of Little Current during the charter luncheon meeting. “We are looking forward to improving things for veterans.”
Currently the Association has units in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia as well as a unit in Woodstock, New Brunswick and even a unit in the United States (ANAVICUS), which is part of the American Legion. Ladies’ auxiliaries may be found at some units. When formed, they come under the jurisdiction of the Provincial Command’s Ladies’ Auxiliaries.
ANAVETS conducts advocacy in support of investments in veterans’ vocational training, improving the new Veterans’ Charter and a host of other veterans’ concerns and issues. The organization also has a range of social activities for their members, as well as supporting youth education through bursaries and scholarships.
“We are very much about supporting the Manitoulin Sea Cadets,” supplied Mr. Trimmer about local unit activities.
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Re: ANAVETS
by Accer Fri 11 Jun 2021, 12:35 pm
ANAVETS hoping for B.C. government COVID-19 relief
funding similar to Royal Canadian Legions
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Jun 10, 2021
funding similar to Royal Canadian Legions
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Jun 10, 2021
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