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MESSAGE
from the NATIONAL PRESIDENT 
11 February, 2010
Dear fellow members and friends of the Canadian Association of Veterans in United Nations Peacekeeping (CAVUNP). I bring you greetings from the Executive of CAVUNP. 2009 was a year of a great many accomplishments of the CAVUNP. We were on several committees that pertained to Veteran's issues. The Gerontological Advisory Council (Creators of "Keeping the Promise" - The Future of Health Benefits for Canada's War Veterans). Our last meeting took place in Winnipeg, Manitoba in November. Presently, the next meeting of this Council had not yet been determined. The New Veteran's Charter Advisory Committee (NVCAC) has met over the last two years. The most recent report on updating the "New Veteran's Charter" was submitted during 2009 with a verbal response given to the Committee in November 2009, by Veteran's Affairs Canada Deputy Minister S. Tinning. As of January 2010, the Committee has not received a written response. I gather, since we have a new Minister of Veteran's Affairs, he will have to be briefed before presenting a written response. I expect the date of the next meeting of the NVCAC will coinside with meeting the new Minister of Veterans Affairs. Our Association is also represented on the "Canada Remembers" committee that meets in the early fall of each year in Ottawa to discuss Remembrance Week activities. Additionally, our Association is represented on several "Client Advisory Committees" that are present in several major locations. These Committees are under the guidance and direction of the local Veteran's Affairs Canada offices. One of our major accomplishments in 2009 was in conjunction with Veteran's Affair Canada and the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum located at the Hamilton, Ontario airport. A restored Buffalo aircraft, bearing United Nations Colours and registration number 115461, was dedicated to the Canadian Forces members who were killed on the 9th of August 1974, when it was brought down on that date while on a Peacekeeping mission. All of the CAVUNP Chapters across Canada have been involved in activities that compliment our Association. Our service to Peacekeepers and all Veterans is an ongoing program. On September 24th and 25th, 2010 our Association will hold a very important General Meeting in Greenwood Nova Scotia. A major portion of this meeting will involve the reviewing and implementation of a modified constitution for the CAVUNP. As we move forward, our "Thin Blue Line" Association newsletter will carry information pertaining to Chapter activities across Canada. Kindest regards, Ron Griffis National President CAVUNP 2246 Brow Mountain Road, R. R. #5, Berwick, N.S. B0P 1E0 Tel: 902-538-3399 e-mail: griffisgrove@xcountry.tv |
