{"id":118,"date":"2025-12-01T19:11:23","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T19:11:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cloverdalelegion.ca\/?page_id=118"},"modified":"2025-12-01T20:21:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T20:21:26","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cloverdalelegion.ca\/?page_id=118","title":{"rendered":"HISTORY"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Canadian Legion was founded in 1926, however, the White Rock Legion\u2019s history does not start there.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">In fact, we began almost a decade earlier as The Great War Veterans Association, followed by the Canadian Legion then, Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth the 2nd granted Her Assent, thus creating Royal Canadian Legion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">We survived Floods, Fires, the Great Depression and most recently the \u2018Plague\u2019 (aka Covid).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Today we stand proud as we continue to support our Veterans, Seniors &amp; Community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">2026 will mark our 100th Anniversary as a proud &amp; thriving Legion! 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