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New president invites community to join Squamish Legion

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Russ Robertson, the new President of Squamish Legion, invites Squamishers to come in and experience the coziness of a tight-knit community at the legion.
Gagandeep Ghuman
March 14, 2022 11:10am

The newly elected president of Squamish Legion is inviting the community to join and support the legion.

Located in Garibaldi Village, above Tantalus Bike shop, Squamish Legion is a great place to enjoy a drink and food and be part of the community, says Russ Robertson, the new president.

“You are more than welcome to come in and experience the coziness and the feeling of being a part of tight-knit community,” Robertson says.

Robertson, who took over the reins of the legion from Art Mclean, joined the army when he was 18, serving in the Armoured Corps and later as an intelligence operator. Born and brought up in Squamish, he also served in Bosnia twice in the 90s as part of a UN peacekeeping mission and also in Afghanistan as part of the NATO mission.

After having served in the army for 29 years, Robertson retired in 2018 and chose to stay in Squamish, where he has been actively involved with Squamish Legion. He is urging local residents to join the legion as a member and consider the legion for social outings.

“Please join the legion and bring friends and family. If you are thinking about going to a pub, consider the legion as we offer extremely reasonable prices and in a community setting,” he says.

The legion has also been spruced up in the past few years and no longer feels like a ‘hospital cafetaria,” he says. While the bar has been uplifted, the seating space has also been reorganised with new furniture for a cozier, friendly vibe.

The credit, Robertson says, goes to the past president Art McLean and the legion volunteers who serve with humility and dedication. “Our volunteers help out with meat draw, new membership and regular maintenance, and I really value them as the president,” he says.

What many people may not be aware is that Squamish Legion also helps support other local non-profits. In December 2021, the legion donated $6,000 to various community groups, and is now funding a bursary for a veteran to attend UBC.

Robertson says people don’t have to be a veteran to join the legion, and anyone in the community can join. “You are more than welcome to come in and experience the coziness and the feeling of being a part of tight-knit community,” he says.

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  1. John LeRoux says

    March 14, 2022 at 2:43 pm

    As a veteran of the Canadian Forces I am not in favour of the new way that the legion in Canada ha now become just another business and the sanctity of it being a place for those of us who have served in both war and peace to enjoy the company of fellow veterans there are many other places the general public can go and have a few. The last time I was in this branch I observed many men wearing caps inside that to me is a big no no also many years ago while I was active in the service I was at home here in Squamish on leave and thought I would go down to the legion while wearing my full dress uniform and presenting my military ID and was refused entry as I did not have a membership this was the first legion I had ever been refused entry my service was my membership so for those reasons I cannot bring myself to support the Canadian Legion

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