Comrades Tom Lawlor – Branch 32 President (L) and Al Dixon presenting Mr. Randy Fowler representing Newfoundland Eggs Inc. with a Certificate of Appreciation for the generous donation of Eggs to the Branch Breakfasts – Summer 2026.
Comrades Tom Lawlor – Branch 32 President (L) and Al Dixon presenting Mrs. Victoria Paddock with a Certificate of Appreciation for the generous donation of coffee by Robins to the Branch Breakfasts – Summer 2026.
On Friday, October 2, 2026 The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 32 Bay Roberts, presented All Hallows Elementary, North River with a cheque in the amount of $250 in support of the Kids Eat Smart Breakfast or Lunch Programs at the school. All money donated was graciously given through the Coffee and a Chat function held at Branch 32 each Friday. Here Comrade Tom Lawlor (Br 32 President) presents the cheque to Mr. Kevin Giles, Principal of All Hallows.
On Friday, October 2, 2026 The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 32 Bay Roberts, presented Amalgamated Academy, Bay Roberts with a cheque in the amount of $250 in support of the Kids Eat Smart Breakfast or Lunch Programs at the school. All money donated was graciously given through the Coffee and a Chat function held at Branch 32 each Friday. Here Comrade Tom Lawlor (Br 32 President) presents the cheque to Lois Petten, Vice Principal and Grade 9 student Rachel Dominic of Amalgamated Academy.
On Friday, October 2, 2026 The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 32 Bay Roberts, presented Ascension Collegiate, Bay Roberts with a cheque in the amount of $250 in support of the Kids Eat Smart Breakfast or Lunch Programs at the school. All money donated was graciously given through the Coffee and a Chat function held at Branch 32 each Friday. Here Comrade Tom Lawlor (Br 32 President) presents the cheque to Mr. David Crane, Principal of Ascension Collegiate.
On Friday, October 2, 2026 The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 32 Bay Roberts, presented Bay Roberts Primary with a cheque in the amount of $250 in support of the Kids Eat Smart Breakfast or Lunch Programs at the school. All money donated was graciously given through the Coffee and a Chat function held at Branch 32 each Friday. Here Comrades Tom Lawlor (Br 32 President) and Harold Brown presents the cheque to Kerri Morgan, Vice Principal of Bay Roberts Primary.
Winner of the Branch 32 – Labour Day Draw was Mr. Frank Evely from Clarke’s Beach, NL with Ticket No. 2104. A Big Thank You to all those who purchased tickets.
Comrade Cy Payne from Branch 32, Bay Roberts was presented with a Quilt of Valour on 10 Aug 2026 by Rosalie Taylor (local QOV representative) in front of the Cenotaph in Bay Roberts.
On Thursday, 25 June 2026 a group from the Garrison in St. John’s visited Branch 32, Bay Roberts for a presentation by Ascension Collegiate Grade 12 graduate Kelsie Fifield on her 2025 Trail of the Caribou Pilgrimage. Kelsie is a wonderful and passionate speaker and everybody including members of Branch 32 thoroughly enjoyed her presentation.
Provincial Command is looking to place your upcoming Branch activities on their Facebook page. Please send anything you would like added to Steve Cooney (publicrelations@legionnl.com) and he will take care of the rest. Thank you!
Comrade Frank Boe a veteran of the PPCLI in the Battle of Kapyong in the Korean War and a member of Branch 32, Bay Roberts celebrated his 97th Birthday at the branch on Friday, 17 April at the regular Coffee and a Chat held at the branch. His son Stephen proudly poses with his Dad. Note: On the wall is a picture of Cpl Frank Boe in uniform from Korea. Congratulations Comrade and we hope you have many more.
Comrade Tom Lawlor a member of Bay Roberts, Branch 32 was presented recently with the Canadian Coast Guard Exemplary Service Medal (50 years) by the Lieutenant Governor, The Honourable Joan Marie J. Aylward, O.N.L, E.C.N.L., B.N., R.N., ICD.D. Tom joined the Federal Department of Fisheries as it was called then in January of 1974 as a seaman. He was on the patrol vessel FPV Cape Freels, while patrolling in the north Atlantic on March 12th 1976 when a fire broke out in the engine room. The crew had to take to the lifeboats and leave the ship and were picked up by the CCGS Hudson, after spending 15 hours in the frigid waters in an open lifeboat. Tom sustained fractured ribs and a broken elbow. He became part of the Canadian Coast Guard when the Coast Guard merged with the Department of Fisheries in 1995 and was involved in numerous search and rescues and search and recoveries. He was on the search for the Ocean Ranger and served on several armed boarding’s where foreign vessels were seized and brought to Canadian ports . Tom sailed on just about every Coast Guard ship in Eastern Canada as senior or Chief engineer and retired in 2010 as Chief Engineer on research vessel CCGS Wilfred Templeman. He is still serving the Canadian Coast Guard in a casual position as senior or chief engineer.