The Sunderland Legion – 104 River St
The Legion was formed in 1929 and celebrates its 80th anniversary this year. It’s correctly known as the Royal Canadian Legion, Brock Branch 141. In 1949, the Ladies Auxiliary was formed. In 1958, the Legion bought the house of Dr. Robert Grierson and used it for their meetings and Legion activities. Later, the property next door was purchased. In 1973, the new Legion hall was built, and this is the building that you see today.
Recently, the Legion received funds from a federal New Horizons for Seniors grant to renovate the building and purchase new furniture. All of the details about the history of this building and the veterans of branch number 141 have been described in the 2009 commemorative calendar about this site. The mandate of the Legion is to look after the welfare of local veterans and their families and to provide support for community activities as those needs arise.
The cenotaph at the Town hall displays the names of the 23 servicemen killed in World War I and the 16 servicemen killed in World War II from the Sunderland area. It was built in 1922 to honor and remember those veterans. The Legion now provides a variety of services to the community. These include shuffleboard, euchre bingo, breakfast and lunches, and ballroom dancing. The Legion is also an inexpensive venue for the celebration of various social events.
2. Saint Andrews United Church – 10 Church St N
3. Sunderland Town Hall – 120 River St
4. Dr. Joseph Henry Oliver Home – 128 River St
5. St. Mary’s Anglican Church – 134 River St
6. Dr. James McDermott Home – 160 River St
7. The Fogg House – 198 River St
8. The Blacksmith Shop – 135 River St
9. The Nipissing House Hotel – 123 River St
10. Stop 4 Variety – 111 River St
11. The Old Drug Store – 108 River St
12. The Gigantic Hand Saw, Guardian Pharmacy – 103 River St
13. Flindell’s Fresh Mart – 97 River St
14. The Beall Block – 93 River St
15. The Harness Shop – 89 River St
16. Taylor’s Store – 85 River St
17. The William Doble Home – 32 Albert St
18. The Sunderland Presbyterian Church – 5 Albert St
19. Doyle’s General Store – 3 Albert St
20. The McDermott Block – 1 Albert Street S
21. The Sunderland Telephone Company. – 63 River St
22. James Doble Home – 3 Cedar St S
23. William Nassau Doble Home – 12 River St
24. Thomas Welsh Home – 20 River St
25. Robert Doble Home – 48 River St
26. The Bank – River Street (CIBC) – 74 River St
27. The Brock House Hotel – 82 River St
28. The Hardware Store – 92 River St
29. The Early Undertaker – 96 River St
30. The Printing Shop – 98 River St
31. The Magic Door – 100 River St
32. The Sunderland Legion – 104 River St
33. 108 River Street – 108 River Street
34. Freeze Creamery – 5 Church St N
35. The Sunderland Memorial Arena 1948-2009 – 20 Park St