Royal Canadian Legion Aubrey Cosens VC Branch #629 was incorporated on August 26, 1976. The building was a former school that the Branch acquired in 1984 and renovated.
The legion is named in honour of Sergeant Aubrey Cosens who was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross for his bravery and determined leadership in action at Mooshof in Germany on 25 and 26 February 1945. He was shot through the head by an enemy sniper and killed.
