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RBC commemorates Year of Veteran
April 2005 - The Government
of Canada has designated 2005 as the Year of the Veteran,
and to show its appreciation to those who have served, RBC
is pleased to have undertaken the following initiatives.
- In April, 2005, RBC donated $7,500 to the New Brunswick
Museum (NBM) to mount "Ordinary People in Extraordinary
Conflict: New Brunswickers at War 1914-1946", an exhibit
to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the end of World
War II. The exhibit will travel across the province, and
then across Canada to tell the stories of New Brunswickers
involved in World War I and II. The exhibit will also provide
interactive and educational experiences to generate a better
understanding of both World Wars among Canada’s youth.
One of the stories included in the exhibit is that of former
RBC President, CEO and Chairman Rowland Frazee, who rose
from Lieutenant to the rank of Major during WW II and was
twice wounded in battle.
- In February, 2005, we announced a donation of $50,000
to Pier 21,Canada's Immigration Museum. Between 1928 and
1971, nearly one million immigrants, British evacuee children,
war brides, displaced people, and refugees passed through
"Canada's gateway" and 500,000 Canadians departed
to serve overseas. "Our gift will help Pier 21 develop
programming that will teach our youth about the history
of our country, the role our veterans played and the importance
of immigration and diversity today," said Gordon Nixon,
President & CEO, RBC Financial Group.
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In June, 2004, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of
D-Day, RBC donated $50,000 to the Juno Beach Centre, a
museum and cultural education centre located in Normandy,
France. The Centre documents the war effort made by all
Canadians, civilian and military alike, both at home and
on the various fronts during the Second World War. RBC's
donation will be used for Juno Beach Centre Association's
Canadian Schools Program, providing information about
Canada's contribution to D-Day and World War II. The donation
was made in honour of all veterans, especially the 2,231
Royal Bank employees who served in World War II. At that
time, Royal Bank granted a leave of absence to all employees
who enlisted, and a guarantee that their positions would
be available upon their return.
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In November 2003, RBC donated $125,000 to Ste. Anne's
Hospital in Montreal, Canada's only hospital offering
high quality health care services to war veterans. Located
on the outskirts of Montreal, Ste. Anne's Hospital provides
specialized geriatrics care and psychiatry to over 550
men and women who served Canada in the Second World War
(1939-1945) and the Korean War (1950-1953). In addition
to serving Veterans, SAH is also a national centre of
expertise for the evaluation and treatment of post-traumatic
stress disorder for military personnel and veterans of
peacekeeping.
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In 2002, RBC launched a virtual memorial dedicated to
all RBC Financial Group employees who served in the First
World War and the Second World War, and to those employees
who contributed to the war effort on the home front. In
Remembrance is a site on rbc.com that commemorates
employees who lost their lives in war and chronicles this
important part of RBC's history through anecdotes and
photographs.
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