Canada NewsWire
OTTAWA, Feb. 14, 2020
OTTAWA, Feb. 14, 2020 /CNW/ - The Métis Nation Minister of Veterans Affairs David Chartrand will be honouring Métis veteran of the Second World War at a ceremony in Midland, ON. The ceremony will include the presentation of a $20,000 cheque to the veteran under the terms of the $30 million Canada-Métis Nation Métis Veterans Recognition Payment Agreement.
Media are invited to observe the ceremony.
Event: | Legacy Fund Presentation to WWII Métis Veteran Herman "Tup" Lacroix |
Date: | Saturday, February 15, 2020 |
Time: | 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. |
Location: | Georgian Bay Métis Council Office |
Participants/Guests: | |
|
The MNC represents the Métis Nation in Canada at the national and international levels. The Métis Nation's homeland includes the 3 Prairie Provinces and extends into the contiguous parts of British Columbia, Ontario, the Northwest Territories and the United States. There are approximately 400,000 Métis Nation citizens in Canada, roughly a quarter of all Aboriginal peoples in the country.
SOURCE Métis National Council
View original content to download multimedia: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/February2020/14/c8728.html