Legion Veterans Village Celebrates Grand Opening

Juno Guo News

The Legion Veterans Village Research Foundation is pleased to announce the official grand opening of the Legion Veterans Village (LVV), a unique $312-million multi-purpose social infrastructure project led by the BC/Yukon Command of The Royal Canadian Legion, together with Whalley Legion Branch 229 and Lark Group in Surrey B.C. The project features a first-of-its-kind Centre of Clinical Excellence in veteran and first responder health, a new Whalley Legion, as well as 91 affordable housing units owned and operated by VRS Communities, and 171 market housing units in phase one of the overall development.

Surrey mental health complex for veterans gets funding boost [CityNews]

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A new integrated mental health complex in Surrey aimed at helping veterans with issues like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and rehab is getting some extra funding from a local Legion and charity.

Maple Ridge legion makes massive donation to new veterans’ centre for mental health [Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News]

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Thanks to Maple Ridge Legion Branch 88, the future of mental health for veterans and first responders looks a little brighter.

Legion Veterans Village Research Foundation Receives $600,000 to Launch Mental Health Research Studies and Technologies for Veterans and First Responders

Annie Ko News

The Royal Canadian Legion Maple Ridge Branch 88 together with the Earl Haig Society has gifted the Legion Veterans Village Research Foundation (LVVRF) a total of $600,000 to initiate the ongoing mental health, PTSD, technologies and rehabilitation research within the Legion Veterans Village Centre for Clinical Excellence.

Surrey condo development to include centre for treating veterans and first responders [The Province]

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“We are getting closer every day to being able to serve our veteran community in our brand new facility. Hopefully by next November 2022, we’ll be able to hold our first Remembrance Day ceremony at the new Legion Veterans Village.” — Tony Moore, President of the Whalley Legion Branch 229.

Legion Veterans Village Establishes Centre of Clinical Excellence Leadership Team

Annie Ko News

As construction on Legion Veterans Village (LVV) continues to progress with Remembrance Day fast approaching, LVV has established its Centre of Clinical Excellence Leadership Team, comprised of renowned science and clinical experts to lead the PTSD, mental health and rehabilitation, as well as oversee the clinical research and innovation activities of LVV.

The Legion Foundation BC/Yukon Command Partners with Neuromotion Physiotherapy + Rehabilitation to bring Lokomat to Legion Veterans Village

Juno Guo News

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 Legion Veterans Village (LVV).

Legion Veterans Village featured in DDC Journal, Fall 2020 issue (pp. 40-41)

Annie Ko News

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 combine affordable and market-rate housing with a Legion branch and a range of physical and mental health services to serve veterans and first responders.