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JOHN CAMPBELL jcampbell@metroland.com Brighton - Jay McArthur had slid to rock bottom when he was rescued by a prince. Prince's Trust Canada, to be precise, a registered charity that says it was established by Charles, Prince of Wales, "to unlock potential in three key areas: Providing entrepreneurship training for veterans and transitioning Canadian Armed Forces members, helping young people build confidence through employability programs, and supporting Indigenous communities as they revitalize and protect their languages." McArthur had served 14 years in the Canadian Armed Forces before his release in 2015 for medical reasons. He started a business out of his home, Rest Easy Home In-
spections, near the Brighton Speedway, "and was struggling," he said. "I didn't really understand anything about business." It also didn't help that he was still suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which he had developed as a result of his experiences in Afghanistan. "For over seven years I kept it quiet, trying to deal with it myself (by doing) a lot of drinking." It cost McArthur his marriage, which made him realize he had a problem. He was "at the lowest point (in his life) and couldn't see the daylight, couldn't see the end of the tunnel," he said. "The hardest part was the shame." He underwent counselling but it was a 10-day program arranged through the Veterans Transition Network that "really helped me a lot," he said. Then he learned about the Prince's Operation Entrepreneur (POE) program, a national program that gives transitioning military personnel and veterans See BRIGHTON, page 3
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