Year
2006
Number
B173
Sponsor(s)
Quesnel
WHEREAS the Royal Canadian Legion has provided tremendous service to our nation over many decades; AND WHEREAS the Legion plays an instrumental role in our society of educating our population of the need to protect our democratic values; AND WHEREAS Legions are experiencing extreme difficulty in keeping their branches financially solvent: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the provincial government be requested to give Canadian Legions the right to use monies through gaming and lotteries for the direct purpose of sustaining themselves in the challenges of rising costs and diminished revenues for this worthy and revered organization.
Convention Decision
Referred to UBCM Executive
Executive Decision
Staff to contact sponsor for clarification and report back, with recommendations, to next meeting of Executive.