Honour House has now secured a property at 509 St. George Street, New Westminster. It will be located on a quiet, residential street so as to provide a restful, family oriented environment. Honour House will be fully accessible and a children's play area is planned for the property.

    This would not have been possible without the support of the Royal Canadian Legion, New Chelsea Society, BC Housing, Vancouver Regional Construction Association, Walter Francl Architects and many others.

    A sod turning ceremony took place on Saturday, April 24 with New Westminster Mayor Wayne Wright and Admiral Tyrone Pile participating.  It is anticipated Honour House will be open for business in time for Veteran's Week, November 2010.

RUSI Director Cam Cathcart, RUSI President Jim Stanton, Admiral Tyrone Pile, Commander Pacific Fleet

 A crowd of approximately 100 gathered in the rain for the dedication ceremony

Doug - LCol Doug Poitras, CO RWR, representing our Afghan veterans, read words of greeting from Capt. Trevor Greene and Debbie Lepore. Trevor's greeting is listed below

Dedication - An official dedication took place with LCol Poitras, Admiral Pile, Honour House President Al De Genova and New Westminster Mayor Wayne Wright

Comments from Capt. (Ret'd)  Trevor Greene

"I regret that Debbie and I couldn't be here today for the ground breaking. Honor House is a noble idea whose time has come. Having a refuge where the injured person and their family can be together is a powerful healing force critical to recovery. All the members of the Honor House Society have worked above and beyond the call of duty to make this vision a reality. I am proud to be honorary patron and look forward to crossing the threshold of Honor House when it opens later this year."