Bowser's Legion. Everyone's welcome.
A lounge, a hall and a gazebo on the Island Highway, run by members who gave $38,350 back to our communities in 2025.
New members join free in 2026. You don't have to be a Veteran.
At the branch
Every week, Wednesday to Saturday.
Pool, darts, cribbage, an open mic and two meat draws. Drop in: the lounge is open Wednesday to Saturday, 3 to 10 PM.
See everything that's onComing up
- General meeting
- Remembrance Day
- Elections and general meeting
- CribbageWednesday4 to 6 PM
- Open poolWednesdayfrom 4 PM
- Open poolThursdayfrom 5 PM
- Mixed dartsThursday6:30 PM
- Open mic nightFriday5 to 8 PM
- Meat drawFriday5 PM
- Meat drawSaturday4:30 PM
Times can change to make room for events and hall rentals.
Rent the hall, the gazebo or the kitchen.
Our hall, gazebo and kitchen are available for weddings, celebrations, memorials, conferences, fairs and community events.
- Hall or gazebo, members$180
- Hall or gazebo, non-members$240
- Kitchen, full day$120
All prices include GST. Full price list on the rentals page.
New members join free in 2026.
You can join if you are a Canadian citizen or a Commonwealth subject of federal voting age. You don't have to be a Veteran.
2026 is the 100th year of The Royal Canadian Legion. To mark it, membership is free for new members all year.
- A friendly place to meet, with pool, darts and cribbage
- Entertainment, meat draws and charity draws
- Hall rentals and volunteer opportunities
- Help with Veteran services
- Legion Magazine, with current and historical articles
- MemberPerks®, the Legion's member discount program, included free
Served in the Canadian Armed Forces or the RCMP? The Veteran Welcome Program gives you a free first year.
Giving back, 2025
$38,350. Back into our communities, from scholarships to search and rescue.
Also given in 2025, through the Poppy Fund and to the Legion Foundation:
- Poppy Fund: health care$1,500
- Poppy Fund: cadets$3,250
- Legion Foundation$4,000
$10,500
Scholarships and bursaries
- Kwalicum Secondary School
- Lt. Ian MacDonald Memorial
- Isfeld Secondary School
- Vanier Secondary School
$21,850
Community donations
- ALS Society
- Alzheimer Society of BC, Nanaimo
- Arrowsmith Search & Rescue
- Child Health Foundation
- Comox Valley Child Development
- Deep Bay Fire Search and Rescue
- Help Fill a Dream
- Kidney Foundation
- Military Police Fund for Blind Children
- Mount Arrowsmith Pipe Band
- Oceanside Hospice Society
- Operation Freedom Paws
- Vancouver Island Crisis Society
- Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock
- Bowser Elementary, golf prizes
- Wounded Warriors
$6,000
Cadets
- 893 Beaufort Air Cadet Squadron, Qualicum Beach
- 169 Oceanside Navy League Cadets, Parksville
- 296 Oceanside Sea Cadets, Parksville
- 189 Port Augusta Sea Cadets, Comox
- 1726 Canadian Scottish Regiment Army Cadets, Comox
Lest we forget.
Every year, from the last Friday of October to November 11, tens of millions of Canadians wear a Poppy as a visual pledge to honour Canada's Veterans and remember those who sacrificed for the freedoms we enjoy today. The Poppy is given freely to all who wish to wear one, and the Legion gratefully accepts donations to the BC/Yukon Command Poppy Fund.
On the Island Highway in Bowser.
7035 West Island Highway, Bowser, BC V0R 1G0
Lounge hours
- SundayClosed
- MondayClosed
- TuesdayClosed
- Wednesday3 PM to 10 PM
- Thursday3 PM to 10 PM
- Friday3 PM to 10 PM
- Saturday3 PM to 10 PM
Hours can change for events and hall rentals, and closing time may vary.
