Petter Blindheim

• Liberals reject motion that would put onus for interim veterans’ care on N.S.

  Liberals in Nova Scotia have rejected a motion from the opposition to ask the province to take on the responsibility for some veterans' care.

  Canada

  Jul 5, 2016
  
• ‘It’s a big day’: Norwegian WWII veteran Petter Blindheim moves into Camp Hill

  Former Veterans Affairs critic and current Veterans Legal Assistance Foundation board member Peter Stoffer is also praising the federal government for "making the right decision, finally."

  Canada

  Jun 29, 2016
  
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• Petter Blindheim to be admitted to veterans’ facility in Halifax after lengthy battle

  Petter Blindheim was originally denied admittance to Camp Hill because he wasn't considered an allied veteran. Then, Veterans Affairs denied his application on the grounds that he could receive adequate care at a provincial facility.

  Politics

  Jun 24, 2016
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• Refusal to admit war veteran upsets member of Norwegian parliamentary committee

  Petter Blindheim has been rejected twice after his family tried to secure a placement for him at Camp Hill Veterans Memorial hospital in Halifax.

  Canada

  Jun 20, 2016
• Liberal MP Bill Casey urges Ottawa to give veteran a bed

  A Liberal member of Parliament from Nova Scotia is pushing his own government to resolve the case of an elderly Norwegian war vet who's being denied a bed in a veteran's hospital in Halifax.

  Canada

  Jun 18, 2016
• N.S. veterans protest in support of 94-year-old Norwegian vet rejected for care bed

  Veterans protested say they're upset with the Liberal government's decision to refuse to allow a 94-year-old Norwegian veteran to enter a federally-funded hospital.

  Politics

  Jun 16, 2016
• Ottawa rejects decorated Halifax veteran’s application for community care

  Petter Blindheim was commended by the Royal Norwegian Navy for his courage when a torpedo sank a vessel he was serving on in November 1942.

  Canada

  Jun 14, 2016
• Family of decorated Norwegian war hero fighting to get him into veterans facility

  The family of Petter Blindheim has been fighting the Canadian government for a year to get him into Camp Hill.

  Canada

  Jun 9, 2016