Legion out of luck with leaks
Declining membership and a deteriorating building are putting the Prince Albert Royal Canadian Legion in a tight spot.
The roof of the Legion Hall has a persistent leak. Every time it rain, it’s up to volunteers with buckets and mops to clean up the mess, and each time the bill to fix the issue crawls up.
“Every time it rains, it leaks from our roof right down into our auditorium,” said Legion president Grant Bennett. “It’s something we’ve been trying to work on for years, but we’ve never been able to get the financial support we’ve needed.”
Bennett said the size of the bill is enormous at more than $90,000—and that’s just to fix the issues with the roof, not the internal damage that’s likely been caused.