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The service and sacrifice made by our veterans has always been an issue near and dear to my heart. Thirteen years ago, I co-founded the Dominion Institute (now the Historica-Dominion Institute), an organization committed to raising awareness about Canada's history and the contributions of our veterans. The Institute partnered with Royal Canadian Legion to establish The Memory Project, which connects Canadian school children with veterans across the nation. To date, more than one million school children in Canada have had the privilege of meeting a veteran in the classroom and have heard the stories of service and sacrifice. Recently, we expanded the program to provide every living Second World War veteran with the opportunity to share and record their memories through oral interviews and digitized artefacts and memorabilia. This nationwide bilingual project will be Canada's largest online oral history archive of our participation in the Second World War. Yet, there is still work to be done. Lately, Pat Stogran, the Veterans Ombudsman, has raised several areas in which the federal government could improve our support and care of veterans. The government is listening to these concerns. That is why, this September, the federal government announced improvements in support and care for our veterans and their families. We will increase financial support for seriously injured veterans, enhanced monthly income for severely injured veterans who are unable to return to work, and a boost to the minimum annual income for veterans released at lower salary levels. We are improving the care available to injured soldiers and their families, and will do so in a more timely Our shared debt Michael Chong and consistent way. We are spending more than $50 million over the next five years to help soldiers in their recovery and rehabilitation, as well as to their eventual reintegration, along with their families, into military or civilian life. We are improving transitional housing for our injured veterans, by widening doorways and installing wheelchair lifts where needed. We are expanding the services available to our veterans for things like childcare and the delivery of medication and food. If the veteran requires care, there will be a reimbursement of expenses of up to $100 per day. We have also enhanced benefits for those veterans' spouses who wish to pursue further education. Finally, we are hiring more case workers to ensure that service is delivered in a timely manner for our veterans. The risk and sacrifice that our soldiers have taken on in defence of our shared values and our nation cannot be forgotten. The federal government has taken a step in the right direction in improving the care and benefits available to our injured veterans. ··· If you wish to find out more about what our government is doing, please contact me at chongm@parl.gc.ca or at 866-878 5556 --Michael Chong is the MP for Wellington-Halton Hills Book by December 31, 2010 to enjoy exclusive Penthouse & Verandah savings of up to $3,000 per couple on 10 exciting Crystal Cruises 2011 worldwide itineraries! 7 Independent & Free Press, Thursday, October 14, 2010 EXTRAORDINARY PANAMA CANAL VISION 2000 RECOMMENDS Panama Canal Passage Crystal Serenity January 4, 2011 Miami to Los Angeles Deluxe Verandah Stateroom per person Georgetown 905-873-2000 Open Saturdays 9am - 4pm w w w. v i s i o n 2 0 0 0 t r a v e l . c o m 328 Guelph St. Georgetown, ON TICO Reg #50018501 $4,550 New bookings only, must be booked by 12/31/2010 to receive $1,000 per person savings in category PH-B. Fares are per person in U.S. dollars, double occupancy taxes and fees are an additional $375 per person. 2-for-1 fares are per person based on 50% of the Brochure Fare VOTE for positive change! Advocate of Catholic Education Parents and Children VOTE MARK ROWE Catholic School Trustee for Halton Hills X Monday 25 October This newspaper can be recycled. Please recycle. Celebrating 150 years in Georgetown. Knox P Presbyterian b i Ch Church 116 Main St. South, Georgetown Special Anniversary Services will be held on Smile Cookies are gone, but the smiles they've left in our community will last forever. Thanks to your support, Tim Hortons will be donating the entire proceeds to great local causes in Acton and Georgetown. Sunday, October 17, 2010 The guest speaker at the 11:00 a.m. service will be Rev. Dr. Richard Fee, Executive Director of the Life & Mission Agency of the Presbyterian Church in Canada. He is also the Past Moderator of the General Assembly. At the 7:00 p.m. service, Rev. Peter Barrow, former minister at Knox, will give the address. Everyone is welcome to attend these special Anniversary Day celebrations. More information may be obtained at the church office, 905-877-7585, or online at www.knoxgeorgetown.ca . © Tim Hortons, 2009