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Charlottetown Veterans Affairs district office scheduled to reopen

The Veterans Affairs district office is set to re-open in Charlottetown on Nov. 30.

Charlottetown office 1 of 9 closed by Conservative government

Veteran Bill Henry with Veterans Affairs Minister Kent Hehr, who was in Charlottetown in July to announce that the district office would re-open. (Sarah MacMillan/CBC)

The Veterans Affairs district office is set to re-open in Charlottetown on Nov. 30.

Veterans in the region have been receiving letters from DVA informing them of the services that will be available.

The Charlottetown district office was one of nine closed by the previous Conservative government, most of them in 2014. The offices have staff that can provide face-to-face service for veterans. They are able to answer questions about services and benefits, and offer help filling out and submitting applications.

The office will at 191 Great George Street.

With files from Laura Chapin