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Participants of the Labour Day Classic’s 8.5-mile and five-kilometre races take off from the start line in front of the Civic Centre on Sunday morning.
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Legion moving into old Elks building ALLAN WISHART allanw@pgfreepress.com
Where once there were Elks, there will soon be Legionnaires. The Prince George Royal Canadian Legion has signed a contract to move into the old Elks building at Sixth and George. Frensen Engineering had recently purchased the current Legion facility, which was too big and costly for the group to maintain. Regional manager Ray West-
erlaken says the new location is a good one. “It’s still right downtown, and it’s a lot more suited to the size they want. It’s just over 5,000 square feet.” As well, since it was a former service club facility, it doesn’t need as much work as other locations may have. “It already has a small kitchen and a couple of bathrooms. Other than that, the footprint is pretty open for the Legion to do what they want there.” He praised real estate agent Gord
Langer and building owner Ryan Kim for their work on the agreement. “Ryan served in the Korean military, so he has a tie to the Legion from that, and he made them a really good deal.” While the deal is effective immediately, there is still some planning which needs to be done before the Legion can move in. Meanwhile, some of the funds the Legion will need for the move are hoped to be raised on Saturday at a dinner and silent auction at the Civic Centre. Speaking last week, Branch 43 president Bruce
Gabriel said, “We’ve had great support from people for auction items.” He said the Legion has to raise funds through special events like this because much of its traditional revenue, such as poppy sales, cannot be used for operational costs, due to command regulations. Tickets for the Sept. 8 dinner and silent auction are available at McElroy Auction, Books and Company and the Legion (on Friday and Saturday). For more information, call Gabriel at 250-964-1822.
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