The Legion Foundation BC/Yukon Command, the charitable giving arm of the BC/Yukon Command of the Royal Canadian Legion, is partnering with Physiotherapy + Rehabilitation to bring the Lokomat® robotic gait training technology to the...
New Surrey mental health hub for veterans to include psychedelics research centre [Dailyhive]
The village has teamed up with Knowde Group, a research group that manages clinical trials into plant-based therapeutics and psychedelics such as cannabis, psilocybin (magic mushrooms) and MDMA (ecstasy.)...
New Legion Veterans Village in Surrey will include centre to research medical psychedelics [Vancouver Sun]
The village has teamed up with Knowde Group, a research group that manages clinical trials into plant-based therapeutics and psychedelics such as cannabis, psilocybin (magic mushrooms) and MDMA (ecstasy.)...
Legion Veterans Village Bringing Together Clinical Experts in Plant-Based Therapeutic Research
In a move to seek out alternative treatments for PTSD for veterans and first responders, the soon to become clinical research centre of Legion Veterans Village, is partnering with Knowde Group Inc. to bring together life science and...
Massive Legion-led housing project in Surrey, B.C., gains provincial backing for 91 affordable units
A unique housing project in Surrey, B.C., to support veterans and first responders got a boost from the provincial government Wednesday. The province is putting forward funds to support 91 affordable housing units for veterans with...
Province Approves 91 Affordable Housing Units for Surrey’s Legion Veterans Village Multi-Purpose Social Infrastructure Project
The Legion Veterans Village (LVV) project has reached yet another development milestone with the Province, through BC Housing, approving 91 affordable housing units for the mixed-use, multi-purpose project that will provide housing,...
Former soldier’s journey to walk again inspires new veterans village in Surrey [CBC Vancouver – Video]
Capt. Trevor Greene inspired the $312-million complex because he needed so many different services for help, backers decided it was time to put all of them in one spot....
Global News on Remembrance Day: Capt. Trevor Greene makes amazing progress (at 4:35 mark) [Global News]
Using advanced brain-scanning technology known as Neurocatch, Greene’s team of doctors could show his brain rewiring through neuroplasticity. It was so successful they decided to to thing to the next level, introducing a robotic...
After surviving attack in Afghanistan, B.C. man serves as inspiration for new centre for veterans [Global News]
Greene's progress is not only being observed by fellow veterans and the scientific community, but he's also being credited as the inspiration behind Legion Veterans Village being built in Surrey, a first-of-its-kind in Canada....
From near death to inspirational speaker, soldier’s recovery from axe attack continues to impress [CBC Vancouver – Article]
Greene's progress is not only being observed by fellow veterans and the scientific community, but he's also being credited as the inspiration behind Legion Veterans Village being built in Surrey, a first-of-its-kind in Canada....
New Surrey mental-health centre to use technology to treat PTSD for soldiers, first responders [Vancouver Sun]
Trevor Greene, who suffered a severe and debilitating brain injury from an axe attack on a Canadian Armed Forces’ peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan in 2006, continues to make “significant” improvement, thanks, he says, to a...
B.C. soldier shows resiliency after brain injury [CityNews 1130]
Known as the iron soldier, Captain Trevor Greene was attacked with an axe to the head while serving in Afghanistan. As Ashley Burr explains, his unique rehabilitation has inspired the creation of a massive new centre to support...
New neurotechnologies helping wounded Nanimo solider Capt. Trevor Greene [CTV Vancouver Island]
An experimental treatment is helping Canadian veteran Trevor Greene recover from a severe head wound that was suffered while on tour in Afghanistan in 2006 (CTV News - TV segment)...
‘It’s a hidden pathway to your brain’: Experimental treatment helping Canadian veteran rebuild brain [CTV Vancouver Island]
An experimental treatment is helping Canadian veteran Trevor Greene recover from a severe head wound that was suffered while on tour in Afghanistan in 2006 (CTV News - article)...
New scientific study shows brain injuries can be unbroken by innovative neuro-technologies
A recently published scientific study led by the Centre for Neurology Studies at HealthTech Connex reports the latest breakthroughs from Project Iron Soldier. Captain (retired) Trevor Greene, who was attacked with an axe to the head...
Serving their sacrifice - a first-of-its-kind residential and community development is on the rise in Surrey, British Columbia, on the property of the Royal Canadian Legion Whalley Legion Branch 229. The Legion Veterans Village aims to...
“Brains unbroken” Trevor Greene’s recovery journey
In recognition of PTSD Awareness Day and the many men and women of service who suffer from PTSD, we would like to acknowledge the tremendous courage of Captain Trevor Greene in his journey to recover from a devastating injury, and inspiring...
Legions, developers team up on mixed-use projects
As D-Day ceremonies captured attention June 6, veteran members at two of the 28 Royal Canadian Legion branches in Metro Vancouver were celebrating joint venture real estate deals that will improve facilities and provide a mix of...
When Tony Moore describes the groundbreaking for the Legion Veterans Village Project in Whalley as “monumental,” you can take that literally. Next month, construction will begin on the $312-million project, which will feature two...
The ground officially broke today on a first-of-a-kind facility in Canada that will provide post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and mental health services to veterans of the Canadian Forces and first responders. The $312-million...
