Mario Miller (left) and Parliamentary Secretary Sean Casey (right).
Mario Miller is a Veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces. He has been an active volunteer with The Royal Canadian Legion for 15 years, Équi-sens and Centre aide par la nature, les animaux et la thérapie (CANAT – centre for help through nature, animals and therapy) for 14 years, and the Monarques Project at the University of Sherbrooke and the PTSD program for Veterans for five years.
He has dedicated his life to serving others, and for over 25 years has given of his time to several Army Cadet corps as a volunteer and civilian instructor, and, since 2013, to The Royal Canadian Legion as a member and volunteer. He also served as 3rd Vice-President and Director of the Poppy Campaign at his branch, actively contributing to fundraising for Veterans.
Mario has played a crucial role in supporting Veterans by supporting and developing efforts in support of numerous mental health and first aid causes. As Legion 120 Service Officer, he has helped more than 150 Veterans and shared their experiences and stories. In 2018, he became President of his branch (120) and has been instrumental in starting up several health and wellness discussion groups and themes. He has rendered countless services to Veterans through community garden programs, pet therapy, isolation-breaking days and support for Veterans in acquiring their service dogs, in addition to helping Veterans and their spouses improve their quality of life in a family setting with food aid collected from local merchants. He has played an important role in keeping the Legion running smoothly despite the many challenges he has faced. He has organized several Veterans’ memorial blood drives in co-operation with the Legion.
To this day, he remains active in support of his brothers- and sisters-in-arms as a member of the Peacekeeping Veterans Association, the association of former Royale 22e Régiment sergeants, the association of former Fusiliers Mont-Royal sergeants and the Veterans UN-NATO Canada and Legion Riders Veterans groups.