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Interactive map: 8 Veterans Affairs Canada offices set to close

Veteran Ron Clarke joins fellow Veterans and PSAC members as they hold a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, January 28, 2014. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

TORONTO – Eight regional Veterans Affairs offices are shutting down across the country Friday.

While veterans and their supporters are protesting the move, the Harper government is standing firm in its decision, despite impassioned pleas and warnings that the closures will put some veterans at risk.

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Offices in Kelowna, B.C., Saskatoon, Brandon, Man., Thunder Bay, Ont., Windsor, Ont., Sydney, N.S., Charlottetown and Corner Brook, N.L. – are slated to shut down Friday as part of a move to more online and remote services. A ninth office has already closed in Prince George, B.C.

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Below we take a closer look at the eight regional Veterans Affairs offices set to close (Editor’s note: Location of markers are approximate):

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