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Veterans Affairs Canada Office in Sydney to reopen November 2016
July 27, 2016
The Honourable Kent Hehr, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, joined Veterans and their families in Sydney, Nova Scotia, on July 27th to announce that the previously closed Veterans Affairs Canada office will reopen in November 2016.
The new Sydney office will be located at 1st floor, 70 Crescent Street, Sydney NS, and once opened, will employ approximately 15 staff who will serve approximately 2,200 Veterans. Staff at the Sydney office will answer questions about VAC services and benefits; arrange pension medical examinations; and assist Veterans to complete and submit applications and receipts. Case-managed Veterans will also be able to meet with their case manager.
More information: Veterans Affairs Canada office in Sydney to reopen November 2016
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Veterans gather at 70 Crescent Street in Sydney for the announcement.
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Veterans gather at 70 Crescent Street in Sydney for the announcement.
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Minister Hehr meets with Veterans from the Sydney region at the Veterans Affairs Canada office reopening announcement.
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Minister Hehr announced that the previously closed Veterans Affairs Canada office will reopen in November 2016.
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Veterans react to the announcement that the Sydney VAC Office to be reopened in November.
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Joining Minister Hehr for the announcement was MP Rodger Cuzner and MP Mark Eyking.
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Prior to the announcement, Minister Hehr laid a wreath and met with local Veterans at Cenotaph in Sydney.
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