Supporting veterans is the goal of The Docks Pub as it hosts its annual poppy fund raffle this weekend.

The fourth annual family-friendly fundraiser at 429 Glendale Ave. , is selling tickets for the event, which includes barbecue, live music and prizes and runs Saturday from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Stephanie Arsenault-Smith and her husband Alistair Smith started the event after hearing the experiences and struggles of friends who served in the Canadian Armed Forces in Afghanistan and Iraq.

“We felt they weren’t getting the support they deserved as veterans of our country, and hearing about all the hoops they have to go through, we wanted to make it a little easier,” she said.

Arsenault-Smith started to research how best to help get services to veterans and reached out to the nearby legion.

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