Regions and Units

ATLANTIC UNITS

UNIT 42 - BATHURST
Meets at Newcastle RCL, 1st Saturday even months.
President: Gerald Beaulieu
(506) 622-7963

UNIT 43 - MONCTON
Meets 3rd Monday, Br 86, RCL
President: Frank Thibodeau
(506) 382-1062


UNITS IN QUEBEC
UNIT 20 - MONTREAL

Meets the second Sunday of every month except July & August
at the Royal Montreal Regiment’s Sergeant’s Mess
4625 Ste Catherine St West, Westmount

Executive Committee 2012

UNITÉ 55 - ROSEMONT
RENCONTRES – 1er MARDI DU MOIS
Excepte: Janvier – Fevrier –Juillet – Aout

Garnison de Montréal, 6560 Hochelaga
C.P. 4000, succ. K -
Montréal, Qc. H1N 3R9
Tel.514-252-2234

MEMBRES DE L'EXÉCUTIF 2014-2015
Président: Alphonse Martel 450-654-9268
lamar2@videotron.ca

Directeurs:
Marcel Labelle -450-961-1611, labmar33@bell.net
Antonio Ouellette CD - 450-462-1953

UNIT 22: Quebec
President: Decary Sean-Rene
Telephone number: 418-651-0597
E-mail: decary.jr@videotron.ca

UNIT 32: Eastern Townships
President: Donald Wells
Telephone number: 450-263-6569
E-mail: legiondon@gmail.com

UNIT 41: Trois Rivieres

ONTARIO REGION

UNIT 4 - LONDON

2011 EXCUTIVE
President Joe Bennett 173 Pawnee Rd London N5V2T1 joebennett@sympatico.ca 519-451-9483
Vice President Harold Toth 1109 695 Proudfoot Lane London N6H4Y7 Haroldandmarytoth@gmail.com 519 -474-7773
Past President Sam Carr 702 -110 Cherryhill Circle London N6H2L9 RCRsam@rogers.com Sam Carr 519-438-2227
H&A Treasurer Paul Rochon 21-160 Conway Dr London N6E3M6 1st.vandoos.korea@gmail.com 519-668-5299
Membership WilliamBailey 146 Oakside St London N5Y1E7 519-452-3268
Padre Frank Mantz (Rev) 581 Westmount Dr London N6K1X9 519-473-3962
Sgt At Arms Joe Bolongo 417 Exmouth Circle London N5Y5G5 519-453-8441
Director John Reinholt 36 Manor Rd., St. Thomas, ON, N5R 5C9 JReinholt@Sympatico.ca 519-631-4134
Director James Cruden 1483 Perth Ave. London N6V 2M6 jtac@rogers.com 519-453-8441
Director James Mc Guire 166 Baseline Rd.W. London N6J 1V7 519-679-1466
Director George Browning Apt 1005-500 Springbank Dr. London N6J 4G6 519-204-5154
Director Leo Joseph 53 Beattie London Ont N52P1 leojoseph@sympatico.ca 519-659-8576
Director Bob Maginn 301-82 Parkside St.Thomas 519-631-6175
Director Mac Reimel 816 Huron St London N5Y4K4 519-432-0136
Director Bill Rohrer 14 Josephine St London N6Z3N6 519-672-9807

Front row from left: Kenneth Landers (Vice President/Entertainment), Joe Bennett(President), Sam Carr (Past President/Honours and Awards)

Back Row from left: Bill Bailey(Membership Chairman), Mac Reimal (Hut Orderly), Jim McGuire (Entertainment), Jack Reinholt (Sgt-at Arms),Paul Rochon (Treasurer/Honour Board), Cosmo Kapitaniuk (Sick & Visiting also not in picture but part of sick & visiting are Leo Joseph, Al Zacher and Ron Webb), Leo Joseph (Newsletter & Photos)

UNIT 8 - PETERBOROUGH ( Disbanded)
INAUGURATED 14TH. MARCH 1981
Meetings take place at RCL Branch 52, Lansdowne Street, Peterborough.
Secretary will advise members of date and times of meetings. No meetings July, August and December. Officers and chairperson’s meeting: When called for by secretary.
Secretary will notify all officers and chair people.

http://kvacanada.com/unit_8.htm 

UNIT 11- OSHAWA
Meets the 4th Wednesday of every Month, excepting July and August. 
Branch 43, Royal Canadian Legion, 471 Simcoe St
South, Oshawa, ON. Telephone 905-723-9211
 
President: Doug Finney 905-579-0751; fax: 905-579-0527   
Vice President: Orville J. Hepburn 905-723-4641 ext 411
Secretary: William Shearer 905-668-4213
Sgt-at-Arms: Donald Henderson 905-668-8033
Bulletin: Bert Picotte 905-683-3520
Membership and Treasurer:  Robert Bunting 905-985-2805
Sick & Visiting: O.J. Hepburn 905-985-2805

UNIT 15 - NIAGARA REGION
Meets at Imperial Veterans Club, St. Catharines, Ontario
7:00pm 1st Tuesday of Each Month Monthly except July & August

PRESIDENT Romeo Daley
75 Albert Street, Fort Erie, ON L2A 5K9

Tel: (905) 994-7388
beedeerome@softcom.ca

2011 / 2012 Executive
President: Romeo Daley (PPCLI)
Vice President: Jack Murray CD. 905-688-5018 (QOR)
Treasurer: Gerry Barrett. 905 - 935-9642 (RCA)
Recording Secretary: Donna Henderson.
Honours and Awards / Membership: Leonard Proteau CD (RCASC)

Board of Directors
Jack Murray CD
Nick Ross
Bill Harapiak
Leonard Proteau CD
Thor Olsen 

Donna Henderson, Edison MacDonald, Jack Murray, Romeo Daley

UNIT 19 - SUDBURY ( Disbanded )

Meets at Branch 76 Royal Canadian Legion, Sudbury, Ontario
2:00 p.m. the last Tuesday of the month except July & August

President: Gary Costello
1st Vice: George Haskin  
Treasurer: Red Butler
Sgt-At-Arms: Melvin Pennell
Past President: Harold (Hal) Payne CD
Memorial Chairman: David Graham

UNIT 23 - BRAMPTON - PEEL REGION
Meetings held 2nd Tuesday of each month at RCL Branch 609 1133 Queen Street E, Brampton

2011 Executives
President: Len Pelletier 905-270-3910 juliette.ap@rogers.com
Immediate Past President: Phil Ash          
Sgt-at-Arms: Paul Paradis          
Quartermaster: Bob Warren          
Membership: Roy Hall roy.hall@rogers.com
Secretary / Treasurer: Jim Hayes jth386@hotmail.com 

 From Left to right: Bev Porter, Len Pelletier, Jim Hayes, Roy Hall

UNIT 26 - HAMILTON REGION

www.hamiltonkva.com
President: Andrew Barber
905-820-5683
Andrew.Barber@sympatio.ca
info@hamiltonkva.com

UNIT 28 - CORNWALL
Meets the first Monday of every month, except July & August at the Royal Canadian Legion Br. 297
corner of Cumberland and Second St. at 7.00pm. 

Executive Officers
President: Lawrence Dickenson     (613) 932-1914
Vice President,Secretary/Treasurer & Bulletin Editor: John Lamoureux     (613) 932-5982
Membership: Albert Richardson     (613) 938-1042
Honours & Awards: James Wilson     (613) 938-2464
Directors: Dan Marsolais     (613) 933-3907
Phoning Committee: Albert Richardson and Ron Currie     (613) 938-1256
Social Chairman: Dan Marcolais 
 
 UNIT 29 - WINDSOR
Meets the third Wednesday of every month at 2:00 pm, except of July and August when we stand down. Meeting take place at Branch 255 of the Royal Canadian Legion
5645 Wyandotte Street East, Windsor, Ontario

EXECUTIVE
President: Bob Goyeau tel:519-948-3725; e-mail: Bobgoyeau@gmail.com
Vice President/Treasurer Secretary: Joseph Johnston
Secretary: Bob Goyeau
Treasurer: Joe Johnston
At Large : Bill Lappan and Larry Ouellette

COMMITTEES
Sick and Visiting: Jack Carroll    (519) 252-4487
Membership and Quartermaster: Ted Antaya (519) 728-2108
Telephone Committee: Jack Carroll (519) 252-4487; Larry Ouellette (519) 978-0317; Tom Mogg (519) 258-6751
Ways and Means Committee: Joe Johnston (519) 967-9399

UNIT 38 - PETAWAWA
Meetings take place the first Wednesday of each month at Finnegan's
 Restaurant - Pembroke,ON. It is a breakfast meeting and is very well attended

President: Ambrose Dwyer 

UNIT 57 - MISSISSAUGA
DISBANDED

UNIT 58 - NORTH BAY ( Disbanded )
Meetings are held in RCL #23, 150 First Ave West, next to Memorial Park at 1300 hours on the last Tuesday in the months of January, April, May, September, October and November.

2009-2010  EXECUTIVE

PRESIDENT - JAN VAN DER RASSEL C.D. (705) 752-2785
VICE PRESIDENT - ED NICHOLSON C.D.
SECRETARY - JAN VAN DER RASSEL C.D.
TREASURER - PRISCILLA NICHOLSON
SERGEANT AT ARMS - T.R. DICK HAGEN C.D.
DIRECTORS - Bob Deneault and Paul St. Jacques

UNIT 59 - SCARBOROUGH
Meets at Branch 258 Royal Canadian Legion, Scarborough, Ontario
4th Sunday of month @ 1:00 p.m. MARCH-MAY-SEPTEMBER-NOVEMBER                         

PRESIDENT: BUD MAKER--PHONE--905 433 4724
Vice President: Bill Campbell--Phone--416 698 6994
Email address for Unit- billcampbel@hotmail.com

Past President: Bill Campbell
Treasurer: Bill campbell
SGT. at Arms Bob Sambora


UNIT 71 - KAWARTHA LAKES REGION
Meets at Royal Canadian Legion Branch 67, 12 York St, Lindsay
2nd Sunday of the month at 1:30pm, (except July, August and December)
Information about summer months events will be given to members. Executive  meetings to be held one hour prior to scheduled general meetings -meets every 2nd Sunday.
 
Enjoy the company of fellow Korean War veterans when we get together once a month for coffee and comradeship.

You are welcome to join us if …
- You were in the Canadian Armed Forces and served with the United Nations in Korea or in Korean waters between June 1950 and December 31, 1955 .
- You served with a United Nations member country in Korea or Korean waters during that time period.
- You were a Korean national who served in the Republic of Korea Armed Forces during the same time period.
- You were a member of ancillary units such as, but not limited to, the Red Cross, Salvation Army and Merchant Navy supporting United Nations Forces in Korea during the same time period.
- You are a veteran not included above who received or are eligible to receive the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal for Korea .

For further information contact: Terry Wickens Membership 1-705-878-0436 terrywickens@sympatico.ca or fax 1-705-878-1535

EXECUTIVE
President: Terry Wickens (705) 324-2799 terrywickens@sympatico.ca
Past President: Douglas Louch CD (705) 328-0612 dlouch@sympatico.ca
1st Vice President: Ray Hachie (705) 454-1750  joan.hachie@sympatico.ca
2nd Vice President: John Daniko (705) 328-1043
Sergeant-at-Arms: Eldon Wildman
Secretary/ treasurer: Douglas Louch CD (705) 328-0612 dlouch@sympatico.ca
 


UNIT 73 - "Jewel of The Wilderness" - Elliot Lake (Disbanded)
Meets every 2nd  Sunday
at R.C.L. Branch 561 at 2pm. 
Elliot Lake, Ontario.

Executive 2006-2007
President: Jack Cotter  tinker2@symoatico.ca
1st. Vice: Don McGinnis
Secretary -Treasurer: Diane Hiller
Padre: Jack Cotter
Service Officer: Jack Cotter
P. R. 0.: Bob Manuel 
Sgt at Arms: Ken Jackson
Kit Stores: Joan Stokke - Hon 
Liaison Officer -(Legion): Ken Jackson - Hon 
Ways & Means: Deanna Jackson -Hon 
Government Liason: Fred Mann
Special Events: Jack Cotter
Honours and Awards: Collene Manuel
Directors: J.P. Gagnon - Mel Rose -  Michel Van Lacken - Bob Manuel

Please note OUR ANNUAL EVENTS set up in Elliot Lake

APRIL 09 - VIMY RIDGE
MAY- 2nd.Sunday- NORTH ATLANTIC
JUNE 06  - D Day
JULY 27   - KVA REMEMBRANCE
AUG.09    - PEACE KEEPERS
AUG.15    - POW-WOW
NOV.11    - NATIONAL  REMEMBRANCE DAY

The Regional Meeting and election for 2006 will be held in Elliot Lake,
Ontario

PRAIRIE UNITS

UNIT 17 - WINNIPEG
Meets last Thursday each month (Except July, August, December)
ANAF #303, 341 Wilton St

President: Hugh MacKenzie (204) 255-0071 I.romanica@shaw.ca
c/o Lois Mader 204-256-5893

The Rice Paddy
Official Newsletter
Sound on for military music. The Rice Paddy - April 2012 Edition
January 2012 Edition

UNIT 21 - EDMONTON
General meetings, 1300 hrs, first Wednesday of each month (except July and August).
Royal Canadian Legion - Norwood Branch
11150 -82 Street,Edmonton, Alberta  T5B 2V1
Tel:780-479-4277

Room 406, 9835 - 112 St., Edmonton, AB  T5K 2E7

President: John McDonald
Tel.    (780) 475-9508                                         
jkmed@shaw.ca                           

2011 EXECUTIVE
President - Jean Pierre Van Eck       
Past  President - Albert McBride       
Vice  President - Rick Waterson
Secretary - Treasurer - Gene Bince

Membership - George Skinner & Lee Power
Kit Stores - Andrew Gallagher
Poppy Fund -Rick Waterson
Honours & Awards - Rick Waterson
Chaplain - John Kolanchey

DIRECTORS
- J. P. Van Eck, Esq  (Chairman Phoning Committee)
- Isabelle McBride
- Ella Milton
- Ria  Hogan
- Betty Newman Jones

UNIT 53 - CHINOOK Lethbridge & District
Meets the First Monday of each month except July & August at 1200 hours in the Royal Canadian Legion, General Stewart Branch No. 4, Mayor Magrath Drive, South , Lethbridge
This is a luncheon Meeting and Guests are welcome.
 

http://kvacanada.com/unit_53.htm

UNIT 54 FOOTHILLS - CALGARY
45 Riverveiw Pt SE
Calgary, AB   T2C 4H8

General meetings every second Thursday of the month
except July and August, 10:30 a.m. in the Korean Room,
at the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch # 275
755 - 40 Street. S.E., Calgary.  (403) 272-5585.
All Korea Veterans and their spouses will be most welcome as members.

KVA Unit 54 newsletter, KVA Way, is published monthly except July & August.

John Osborne CD President Ph 403-285-7535 Fax 403-719-9590
Bill Toews MMM CD V/President
Bill Davies CD Past President
Butch McFarlane Treasure/Sec
Ed McDow MMM CD Honour/Awards (deceased)
Jim Larlham Historian
Don Zabel Entertainment

MILLENNIUM UNIT 72 - CALGARY 
Meets at 10:30 A.M on the second Tuesday of each month(Except July & August) at the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch # 285, 9202 Horton Road SW
 

 

Roly Soper

President

(403) 274-1375

soperr@telus.net

Webmaster

kvacanada.com

2015-2019 Executive
President: Roly Soper
Vice-President: Duk Soo Kim
Immediate Past President: Doug Cooper (deceased)
Secretary /Treasurer / Membership: Roy Jardine (deceased)
Treasurer: Keith Hannan
Quartermaster: Bob Hall


Enjoy the company of fellow Korean War veterans when we get together once a month for coffee and comradeship.

You are welcome to join us if …

(1) You were in the Canadian Armed Forces and served with the United Nations in Korea or in Korean waters between June 1950 and December 31, 1955 .
(2) You served with a United Nations member country in Korea or Korean waters during that time period.
(3) You were a Korean national who served in the Republic of Korea Armed Forces during the same time period.
(4) You were a member of ancillary units such as, but not limited to, the Red Cross, Salvation Army and Merchant Navy supporting United Nations Forces in Korea during the same time period.
(5) You are a veteran not included above who received or are eligible to receive the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal for Korea .

For further information contact  Roly Soper at 403-274-1375 soperr@telus.net

UNIT 62 - REGINA
Meets first Thursday each month at Royal united Services Institute 

President: Lawrence Adams
tel: 306-949-8291
e-mail: le.adams@accesscomm.ca

UNIT 64 - REDCLIFF MEDICINE HAT
Meets second Saturday each month (Cactus)

President: John Stuber
tel: 430-529-5905

e-mail: mue@telus.net

BIGHORN UNIT 67 - RED DEER
Meets the fourth Friday of each month at the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch # 104 Innisfail, Alberta


UNIT 77 - INNISFAIL (Little Horn)

President: Doug Whorrall
tel: 403-277-5256

e-mail: whorrall@telus.net

PACIFIC  REGION

UNIT 39 - COURTENAY
Meets every Thursday at Br. 160 Comox Legion

President: Peter Seiersen 
tel: 250-331-0115
e-mail: pseiersen@shaw.ca

UNIT 50 - KELOWNA
Meetings at Kelowna Legion or elsewhere when notified. 
Kelowna Unit  50  KVA c/o Kelowna Br. 26 R.C.L.
1380 Bertram St, Kelowna B.C. V1Y 2G1

President
George Barr  MMM CD
(250) 717- 0933
geocar@shaw.ca

Walter Johnson V.P - (250) 762 7839 
wijohnson@shaw.ca 

MID-ISLAND UNIT 61 - NANAIMO
1847 BECCA MAY LANE, NANAIMO, B.C.V9R 6N1
*Meets third Thursday of each month expect July and August
Royal Canadian Legion, Mount Benson Branch # 256
1630 East Wellington, Nanaimo B.C.

PRESIDENT - H. Art Lefever email: lefever83@shaw.ca phone: 250- 616-0602
VICE PRESIDENT: Doug Bamford phone: 250-756-0876
SECRETARY-TREASURER - Mary Lou McKenzie 250-755-3058
MEMBERSHIP - Stan Jones phone:250-591-7826
SERGEANT-AT-ARMS - Pat Patterson phone: 250-754-1566

For further information contact:
H. Art Lefever @ 250-616-0602 lefever83@shaw.ca


UNIT 69 - MAPLE RIDGE
Meets 1st Wednesdayevery month at Gollan Memorial

President: Leo Valentine
tel: 604-846-5466

e-mail: lgvalentine@yahoo.com