{"id":260499,"date":"2025-10-24T09:40:40","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T15:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rcmpva.org\/ottawa\/?p=260499"},"modified":"2025-10-24T09:40:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T15:40:40","slug":"member-services-division-support-advocacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rcmpva.org\/ottawa\/member-services-division-support-advocacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Member Services &#038; Division Support &#038; Advocacy","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-260500 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/rcmpva.org\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/RCMPVA-Support-Event-2025.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On October 15\/17, 2025, RCMP Veterans Association held a 3-day workshop in Ottawa focusing on Veterans&#8217; Homelessness. 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