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Veterans Affairs Canada will open and staff offices in Charlottetown, Sydney, Corner Brook, Windsor, Thunder Bay, Saskatoon, Brandon, Prince George, Surrey and Kelowna by May 2017. Office Opening date Corner Brook, NL July 5, 2016 Brandon, MB October 21, 2016 Kelowna, BC November 2016 Sydney, NS November 2016 Charlottetown, PE November 2016 Saskatoon, SK
Read moreAgent Orange was a blend of tactical herbicides the U.S. military sprayed from 1962 to 1971 during the Vietnam War to remove the leaves of trees and other dense tropical foliage that provided enemy cover. The U.S. Department of Defense developed tactical herbicides specifically to be used in “combat operations.” They were not commercial grade
Read moreThe topic of suicide is a difficult conversation to have, but preventing Veteran suicide is a conversation experts at the Department of Veterans Affairs have every day. Their work is constant and their commitment to our Veterans in crisis is 24-hours-a-day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Last year, the Veterans Crisis Line
Read moreWhen Kayla Williams left active duty in 2005 and walked into a VA Medical Center for the first time, she wasn’t sure she belonged. She saw few other women, and it didn’t feel terribly welcoming. For the next decade or so, she stuck with private sector providers covered by insurance. Last year, she came back
Read moreThe Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is taking a major step toward system improvement in the processes used to purchase medical and surgical supplies. VA is significantly enhancing the Medical/Surgical Prime Vendor (MSPV) program by replacing it with the Medical/Surgical Prime Vendor – Next Generation (MSPV-NG) program. MSPV-NG purchasing capability greatly improves VA’s supply chain
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