Backgrounder: Honouring Veterans’ service and preserving their legacy across Alberta
Backgrounder
17 August 2026 – St. Albert, Alberta – Veterans Affairs Canada
The following information is in addition to the news release issued on 17 August 2026, on Veterans Affairs Canada’s Commemorative Partnership Program and recipient organizations.
Summary
- Thirty-one community projects in Alberta have been approved for Commemorative Partnership Program funding over the last year.
- Veterans Affairs Canada has approved $298,528 in funding for these projects. The funding will help communities recognize Veterans’ service and preserve their legacy.
Details
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Commemorative Concert & Exhibition for the Korean War Veterans in Canada
Edmonton
Alberta
$7,000
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700 (City of Edmonton) Wing Royal Canadian Air Force Association
Remembrance Day Service 2025
Edmonton
Alberta
$4,678
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783(Calgary) Wing RCAFA
2025 Remembrance Day Commemoration
Calgary
Alberta
$5,000
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783(Calgary) Wing RCAFA
2026 Battle of Britain Commemoration
Calgary
Alberta
$1,900
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Alberta Narcissistic Abuse Survivor Foundation
Black Soldiers, Canadian Heroes: The Legacy of No. 2 Construction Battalion
Calgary
Alberta
$24,500
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Bassano Arts Council
Theatre of Remembrance - Honouring a Century of Service
Bassano
Alberta
$5,000
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Calgary Korean Association
2025 Delivering Christmas Gifts and Letters to Korean War Veterans’ Home
Calgary
Alberta
$1,100
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Calgary Korean Association
75th Anniversary of the Battle of Kapyong Commemorative Ceremony
Calgary
Alberta
$2,500
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Calgary Korean Association
13th Annual Korean War Veterans Day Ceremony
Calgary
Alberta
$4,000
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Calgary Korean Association (Korean War Commemorative Committee of Calgary)
June 25 Korean War Remembrance Ceremony
Calgary
Alberta
$2,500
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Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame
Above and Beyond: Honouring Canada’s Gulf War Air Veterans
Calgary
Alberta
$20,225
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Canadian Legacy Project
2025 Stand Up For Veterans Comedy Show
Calgary
Alberta
$5,000
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Cantaré Children’s Choir
FOR THE FALLEN: A Concert of Remembrance
Calgary
Alberta
$4,500
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Capitalcare Kipnes Centre for Veterans
Remembrance Day Service and Social 2025
Edmonton
Alberta
$1,950
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Combined Forces Production Collaborative
R22eR Afghanistan Oral History Project
Calgary
Alberta
$10,000
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Edmonton Chevra Kadisha
World War Memorial Cenotaph
Edmonton
Alberta
$10,000
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Edmonton Korean Canadian Association
2026 Korean War Veterans Day, Remembrance Day Ceremony, and KVA Appreciation year-end party
Edmonton
Alberta
$3,000
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Friends of the Colonel Belcher Society
Colonel Belcher Remembrance Day Ceremony 2025
Calgary
Alberta
$5,000
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Loyal Edmonton Regiment Museum
Remembrance Day Program
Edmonton
Alberta
$3,050
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National Music Centre
Remembrance Day Community Engagement Program at the National Music Centre
Calgary
Alberta
$5,000
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No Gamer Left Behind
Cadets Historical Hobby Workshop Series
St. Albert
Alberta
$48,500
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No Stone Left Alone Memorial Foundation
Remembrance Day Ceremony at Beechmount Cemetery
Edmonton
Alberta
$25,000
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Piikani War Veterans Society
Piikani War Veterans Monument
Brocket
Alberta
$50,000
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Royal Canadian Legion Rimbey Branch No. 36 of ABNWT Command
Rimbey Legion Centennial Memorial
Rimbey
Alberta
$2,915
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Royal Canadian Legion Br 91 Tofield
100th Birthday Month 2 Part Celebration
Tofield
Alberta
$1,625
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Royal Canadian Legion Branch #288 Airdrie Alberta
Royal Canadian Legion Branch #288 Airdrie 100 Year Centennial Celebration
Airdrie
Alberta
$3,750
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Royal Canadian Legion Branch 110 Slave Lake
Legion 100th Anniversary Celebration in Slave Lake
Slave Lake
Alberta
$5,000
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Royal Canadian Legion Millet Branch #229
Millet Cenotaph
Millet
Alberta
$6,510
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Royal Canadian Legion Pioneer Branch #144 Thorsby
Thorsby Fallen Heroes Park
Thorsby
Alberta
$23,402
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Town of Two Hills
Two Hills Remembrance Day
Two Hills
Alberta
$3,520
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Valour Canada
Enhancing Youth Engagement through Canadian Military History Education
Calgary
Alberta
$2,403