Barrie Legion 147

Barrie Legion 147 Royal Canadian Legion, Dr. W.C. (Bill) Little M.M. Branch 147

Plan on being at the Barrie Legion this Friday Night when "Live Wire" is in the Clubhouse! Great Music is what you'll g...
03/12/2025

Plan on being at the Barrie Legion this Friday Night when "Live Wire" is in the Clubhouse!

Great Music is what you'll get!

From what we understand, these men all came from good homes. So with that in mind, we invite you to come out, wear Gree...
03/09/2025

From what we understand, these men all came from good homes.

So with that in mind, we invite you to come out, wear Green if you have it and discover y the next music sensation of Simcoe County this Thursday, March 13th at the Barrie Legion.

But don't forget to get your Barrie Catch the Ace Lottery ticket - online at barriecatchtheace.ca or from the Barrie Legion prior to 3pm the day of the Draw on Thursday. That way you can sing along with these "Irish-wannabes".

At the Barrie Legion on Thursday evening Brittany Wilson (left) and Julia Corcoran from the RVH (Barrie) Hospital Found...
03/08/2025

At the Barrie Legion on Thursday evening Brittany Wilson (left) and Julia Corcoran from the RVH (Barrie) Hospital Foundation were on hand and presented with a cheque from the Royal Canadian Legion Ontario Provincial Command for $8,590. With them in the photo is our Legion Branch 147 President, Marcel Vigneault.

The Royal Canadian Legion Ontario Provincial supports many charities and foundations across our province. We are pleased that the RVH Foundation was selected as one of the deserving.

03/08/2025

Week 17 and the Ace of Spades is still hiding!

Congratulations to this week's winner - Carmen Pyman of Midland!

Carmen didn’t find the , but she did find what was in Envelope #27 - the Four of Spades!

Carmen takes home $4,414 with ticket #01612

Did you know that if you next week, you could win our combined Progressive Jackpot Prize - estimated to reach $100,000?!

GET YOUR TICKETS NOW AT www.barriecatchtheace.ca

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03/07/2025

Week 17 in the Barrie Catch the Ace Lottery and Carmen Pyman from Midland, Ontario is our Weekly (March 6th) Winner taking home $4,414 but missing out on another $85,405 when her selection of Envelope 27 revealed the 4 of Spades and not the Ace of Spades.

But when we called Carmen she was ecstatic with being our Weekly Winner and the money will come in handy!

So ladies and gentlemen, looks like we are moving into Week 18 and we are closing in on $100K if the Week 18 Weekly Winner also finds the Ace of Spades!!

Tickets available online at barriecatchtheace.ca and also available from the Barrie Legion Bar Stewards through the week.

We thank you for your support!

We have just been informed that Allister "Mac" MacDonald a long time member of the RCAF Barrie 441 Wing Veterans Club pa...
03/06/2025

We have just been informed that Allister "Mac" MacDonald a long time member of the RCAF Barrie 441 Wing Veterans Club passed away yesterday March 5 at Collingwood. Mac was well known in many of the Simcoe County Veteran clubs and a WWII Veteran. We are sorry to learn of his passing. Here are some details of his time in service during WWII.

Thanks to Bill Sergeant, Chair of the RCAFA Huronia Wing for the photo of Mac in WWII uniform.

Branch Historian Steve Glover recently spoke with a Barrie Legion member, Greg Barker who has a lot of knowledge about C...
03/03/2025

Branch Historian Steve Glover recently spoke with a Barrie Legion member, Greg Barker who has a lot of knowledge about Canada's Military History.

Greg recently shared his knowledge about Pilot Officer A.B. Thompson from Penetanguishene and while sharing this information, Greg also mentioned the name of Phil Marchildon.

Phil was also born in Penetanguishene and served as a RCAF Pilot Officer during WWII. But before he served, he played in the American Major League with the Philadelphia Athletics as one of their best pitchers. He too became a Prisoner of War after surviving his plane being shot down over the Baltic Sea and being in the icy cold water for over 4 hours. He like A.B. Thompson was sent to Stalag Luft 3 and survived the January forced Death March across Germany. On his return to freedom, he was asked to rejoin the Philadelphia Athletics and played Major League ball until 1950. But his 9 months of being a POW had taken it's toll on this athlete and he returned to work in Toronto and play intermediate and senior ball and being elected to the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame and later the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.

It is our hope that there is sufficient interest in having this Simcoe County WWII Veteran recognized with a Flag Banner for our Commemoration of the 80th Anniversary of WWII. If you would like to make a donation for him, please drop by the Barrie Legion and speak with the Bar Steward during our opening hours

In his book, “Behind The Glory”, Canadian Historian, Ted Barris’ tells the unique story of Canada’s largest World War Tw...
03/02/2025

In his book, “Behind The Glory”, Canadian Historian, Ted Barris’ tells the unique story of Canada’s largest World War Two expenditure – $1.75 billion in a Commonwealth-wide training scheme, based in Canada that supplied the Allied air war with nearly a quarter of a million qualified airmen.

Within its five-year life-span, the BCATP supplied a continuous flow of battle-ready pilots, navigators, wireless radio operators, air gunners, flight engineers, riggers and fitters or more commonly known as ground crew, principally for the RCAF and RAF as well as the USAAF.

Plan to be with us at the Barrie Legion on Tuesday evening April 29 as the Barrie Legion commemorates the 80th Anniversary of the end of WWII in Europe.

In Winston Churchill’s words, the BCATP proved “the decisive factor” in winning the Second World War.

Another WWII Veteran from Simcoe County who gained early notoriety in the War was RAF Pilot Alfred "A.B" Thompson from P...
02/25/2025

Another WWII Veteran from Simcoe County who gained early notoriety in the War was RAF Pilot Alfred "A.B" Thompson from Penetanguishene.

When he was just 17, he enlisted with the Simcoe Foresters in 1933 at the age of 17 and in December of 1934 had become an Officer (2nd Lieutenant) with this Militia unit.

In 1936, the Simcoe Foresters aware of the financial matters brought on by the Depression merged with the Grey County Militia to become the Grey and Simcoe Foresters.

But 21 year old A.B. Thompson wanted to be a pilot and the British Government very much concerned about the threat that Germany under Adolf Hi**er might become were encouraging young men to join their forces and learn to fly. In short order A.B. Thompson was flying with the RAF. And when Britain declared War with Germany on September 3, Pilot Officer Thompson was flying over Germany dropping leaflets to encourage the German people to resist. And then disaster struck on September 9 and this young Canadian became the first Canadian Prisoner of War in WWII.

Many of those who are members of Barrie area Veterans Clubs remember that this young Canadian was ready to get into the military to serve Canada and the motherland. In 1944, Pilot Officer Thompson was one of 76 men who escaped from Stalag Luft III - known as The Great Escape. He was able to elude the Germans who were searching for him for a month before he was found and returned to be a POW.

The Veterans Club of Barrie are hoping that their donation will assist in getting a Flag Banner and Pole for Alfred B. Thompson who became a lawyer and eventually a Queens Counsel in 1967 serving the Crown Attorney's Barrie offices.

If you would like to assist with a donation, please come into the Barrie Legion and speak with one of the Bar Stewards. All part of the Barrie Legion Commemoration of the 80th Anniversary of VE-Day (May 8, 1945)

Branch Historian Steve Glover is leading the Barrie Legion Executive on discovering the stories of so many amazing Simco...
02/24/2025

Branch Historian Steve Glover is leading the Barrie Legion Executive on discovering the stories of so many amazing Simcoe County men and women who served our nation during WWII. Many thousands served and there is a story that can be told for each one.

One of the best stories that can be told is about William (Bill) Moir who was a long time Barrie Legion Veteran Member who has largely been forgotten about.

But thanks to his family who are proud of their Dad and their Grandfather, we can now tell you about this amazing man who first signed on with the 48th Highlanders and then the PLDG 4th Reconnaissance Regiment during WWII!

We are still looking to cover the dull costs for a Flag Banner and Flag Pole for Bill who was twice voted as Barrie Legionnaire of the Year for his support of all things Legion and of course, the Poppy Campaign. If you are interested in contributing to a Flag Banner in his honour, please drop by the Barrie Legion and speak with one of our Bar Stewards.

Kerry Andrews from the Kiwanis Club of Barrie was at the Barrie Legion on Thursday evening Feb. 20th to present a cheque...
02/23/2025

Kerry Andrews from the Kiwanis Club of Barrie was at the Barrie Legion on Thursday evening Feb. 20th to present a cheque for $1,500 to Barrie Legion President Marcel Vigneault in support of the Special Youth Education Competition to take place on Tuesday evening May 6th at the Legion.

Three Simcoe County Students (aged 12 thru 18) will compete for 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place Prize Money on their presentations on a WWII Simcoe County Veteran who served Canada.

The Kiwanis Club of Barrie and the Barrie Optimist Club have joined with the Barrie Legion to promote this special educational Remembrance Commemoration for the 80th Anniversary of the May 8 1945 "Victory in Europe".

Our tremendous thanks to the Kiwanis Club of Barrie for their support!

A Barrie Legion member was celebrated on their 90th Birthday on Friday Feb. 7 at the Barrie Legion. We hope "young" Henr...
02/16/2025

A Barrie Legion member was celebrated on their 90th Birthday on Friday Feb. 7 at the Barrie Legion.

We hope "young" Henry Prudowski had a great time!

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410 Street Vincent St
Barrie, ON
L4M4A6

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Tuesday 11:30am - 11pm
Wednesday 11:30am - 11pm
Thursday 11:30am - 11pm
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