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Veterans Affairs Canada office reopens in Thunder Bay
January 31, 2017
Veterans, their families and local officials joined Don Rusnak, Member of Parliament for Thunder Bay—Rainy River, on behalf of the Honourable Kent Hehr, Minister for Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, for the reopening of the Veterans Affairs Canada office in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Following MP Rusnak, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, also delivered remarks.
The office is located on the first floor of 130 Syndicate Avenue South, Thunder Bay, Ontario. The Thunder Bay office will employ approximately seven staff, who will serve approximately 1,700 Veterans in the area.
The Thunder Bay office is the seventh of nine Veterans Affairs offices to be reopened across the country by May 2017.
More information: Veterans Affairs Canada office reopens in Thunder Bay
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Members of the Colour Party Command Branch #5, led by Kim Treichler, welcomed guests with a flag procession.
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Two local veterans chat ahead of the announcement at the event in Thunder Bay.
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Don Rusnak, Member of Parliament for Thunder Bay—Rainy River, officially reopened the Veterans Affairs office in Thunder Bay, on behalf of Minister Kent Hehr.
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The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour and Member of Parliament for Thunder Bay—Superior North, also spoke at the event.
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MP Don Rusnak and Chief Peter Collins, from Fort Williams First Nation, help Minister Patty Hajdu with a ceremonial ribbon cutting, to officially reopen the office in Thunder Bay.
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The reopening of the Veterans Affairs office in Thunder Bay was welcomed by the local veteran community.
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Local veteran Roy Lamore joins MP Don Rusnak (Thunder Bay—Rainy River) and Minister Patty Hajdu (MP for Thunder Bay—Superior North) for a symbolic ribbon cutting at the Thunder Bay Veterans Affairs office, located at 130 Syndicate Avenue South.
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