Media Advisory - Métis Nation Honours Second World War Veteran in ON

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
                             355 Cranston Crescent, Midland, ON




        Participants/Guests:


                                      President David Chartrand, Minister of
                                       Veterans 
            WWII Métis veteran Herman
                                       Lacroix and family members

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