Winnipeg, Manitoba
Mr. Fontaine is a Veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces. In 2003, he established a Canadian Ranger Patrol in the Mishkeegogamang First Nation, Ontario. With its Canadian Armed Force makeup, the patrol’s presence at local Remembrance Day ceremonies brings added meaning. He is a member and past branch vice-president of the Royal Canadian Legion, and a member of the Army, Navy and Air Force Veterans in Canada (ANAVETS). Mr. Fontaine has spent countless hours and personal resources making shadow boxes for fixed-income Veterans to proudly display and preserve their medals and other military heirlooms for next of kin. He has also donated shadow boxes to RCL branches, ANAVETS units and schools in the Winnipeg area.