The first of nine Veterans Affairs offices across the country reopened its doors yesterday.
Liberal Veterans Affairs Minister Kent Hehr was in Cornerbrook, Newfoundland to make the announcement.
Today we reopened the 1st VAC office in Corner Brook, NL which will service 950 vets. 1 down, 9 to go! https://t.co/Cm3sLTKylK #cdnpoli
— Kent Hehr (@kenthehr) July 5, 2016
1 down 9 to go! 1st of 9 VAC offices open for business w/ a 10th coming & more outreach to Vets up North. #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/buCEPWSztS
— Kent Hehr (@kenthehr) July 5, 2016
He says Canadians made it very clear during the election campaign, that they wanted to see a commitment to the country’s Veterans, and Hehr says they plan to do that.
“The best way to honour the sacrifices of yesterday is to deliver services that help our Veterans. It is only through treating Canada’s Veterans with care, compassion and respect that we can truly say, we will remember them, ” he says.
The Veterans Affairs offices were closed previously by the former Conservative government, and Hehr says, “We heard loud and clear during the election campaign last year, that Canadians were unhappy with the way the previous Conservative government treated Veterans.”
Hehr says, “We have worked hard to make this happen quickly, and I am very proud to say we are once again open for business.”
The other Veterans Affairs offices are located in Charlottetown, PEI, Sydney, NS, Windsor and Thunder Bay, Ontario, Brandon, Manitoba, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Kelowna and Prince Georg
