CAMPBELLFORD, Ont. - The Royal Canadian Legion branch in Campbellford, Ont., is reopening after an incident involving a Ku Klux Klan costume.

It had been closed after a firestorm over a Halloween party that included a man in a KKK costume leading another man in blackface with a rope around his neck.

A retired Toronto police officer who was the man in blackface has issued apologies for the incident.

Provincial legion officials say they want the Campbellford branch to be open for Remembrance Day observances.

They say the tone of emails they are receiving has changed because of the apologies.

Provincial president Ed Pigeau says an investigation into the incident is continuing and "those responsible will be dealt with."