Bikers Rally in Support of Deer Lodge Centre Veterans
Winnipeg, July 19, 2019 – There will be thunder in the streets tomorrow when the Manitoba chapter of the Commandos Canada Motorcycle Club rolls into CONTINUE READING
Category: Veterans
Deer Lodge veteran receives Legion of Honour at 100th Birthday Celebration
Deer Lodge Centre resident and Second World War veteran Cpl. (Ret.) Ian Wilson received the Legion of Honour, France’s highest national distinction, at a special CONTINUE READING
Brain-stimulation therapy offers new hope for fighting depression
Dr. Mandana Modirrousta with the rTMS machine at St. Boniface Hospital. Photo by St. Boniface Hospital Foundation. By Greg Holmes A promising treatment in the CONTINUE READING
Paths to recovery
Programs offer multiple treatment options for military personnel and veterans suffering from operational stress injuries By Shawna Culleton For soldiers and veterans, bravery is in CONTINUE READING
OSI Clinic expansion, renovation underway
By Ryan McBride Construction at the entrance to the Operational Stress Injuries Clinic at Deer Lodge Centre aim to make the facility more accessible. Major CONTINUE READING
No limits: living your life, not your age
Deer Lodge resident Bob Major enjoys the view from 9,000 feet By Shawna Culleton John Glenn orbited the Earth at age 77. Grandma Moses took CONTINUE READING
Thank you, Tri-Service Military Veterans Association of Canada!
Thank you, Tri-Service Military Veterans Association of Canada, for your donation of $3,162.40 to Deer Lodge Centre on August 23, 2018. Your generosity is Making Lives Better CONTINUE READING
To sleep no more
Operational Stress Injuries Clinic takes complex, layered approach to treating sleep disorders among military, RCMP personnel and veterans By Gregory Holmes You have a forty CONTINUE READING
Veterans returning from war found jobs as firefighters
Deer Lodge Centre played a big role in the history of both military and firefighters in Winnipeg Bill Burfoot There’s a hidden two-and-a-half story brick CONTINUE READING
Adopt-a-Vet Program delivers holiday cheer to Deer Lodge veterans
Members of 17 Wing mingle with veterans and staff at Deer Lodge Hospital after delivering the Adopt a Veteran gifts. Photo by Bill McLeod. By CONTINUE READING
Dame Vera Lynn: An Appreciation
Helen Harper These two are synonymous with Second World War: Vera, a young singer from Britain, singing for the troops, lifting their spirits in the CONTINUE READING
“What could I do but dance with him?”
Second World War veteran Ian Wilson moved into Deer Lodge in 2015. He needs long-term physiotherapy following a serious health issue. His wife Betty still CONTINUE READING