Jess Larochelle may get his Victoria Cross if Conservatives win election

Mike Harrison says he was “floored” when he found out that Restoule native Jess Larochelle was singled out for being awarded the first ever Victoria Cross by Canada if the Conservatives win next week’s election. It was in the Conservatives’ federal election platform that was just released.  Larochelle was a Canadian war hero who was awarded the Star of Military Valour for bravery in Afghanistan in 2006. This is the second-highest military award in this country. A cam