The Royal Canadian Legion Moose Jaw Branch No. 59 has had a home on 268 High St. W. for more than 91 years, but the future of the local legion in the building is up in the air.
Wednesday night at a regular general meeting of Branch No. 59 the future of the local Legion and their current building was broached.
"There was a motion to explore our options of either renovating this building or looking at another location and the motion passed. A committee has been formed to start looking at our options," said Sharon Erickson, Moose Jaw branch president.
Renovations to the basement of the current Legion building were completed in the fall, but the building is showing its age.
"We're in an aging building that is becoming very costly and we need to look at our options for the long-term viability of the branch," Erickson said.
The committee expects to have more members come on board as they start to undertake a serious decision for the future of the local branch.
"This is absolutely the first step in the process," Erickson said. "It's not going to be a quick process. It's going to take some time to look at all of the possibilities."
Construction of the building began in 1926 and it was opened on Nov. 11, 1927. Since that time it underwent an expansion after the Second World War and a major renovation in 1960 and an expansion in 1966 that cost $635,000 in today's dollars.
In 1987, the building was re-dedicated after the elevator was added. That was the start of a five-year renovation plan that cost nearly a million dollars in current dollars.
