Minister Wilson-Raybould to visit Vancouver, Victoria and Comox

Vancouver – The Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, PC, QC, MP, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, will tour the lower mainland and Vancouver Island this week to meet with Veterans, stakeholders and organizations to discuss priorities facing Veterans.

Media are invited to attend some of the following events:

Please note that this advisory is subject to change without notice.

The details are as follows:

Date: January 23, 2019

Time: 10:00 am

Information: Tour of the Chinese Canadian Military Museum’s Forgotten Indigenous War Veterans Exhibit and meeting with Veterans

Closed to media.

Date: January 23, 2019

Time: 1:00 pm

Information: Veterans Well-Being Fund announcement

Location: The University of British Columbia
                  Neville Scarfe Building, Room 310
                  2125 Main Mall

Open to media.

Date: January 23, 2019

Time: 3:00 pm

Information: Veterans Roundtable at Royal Canadian Legion Branch 177

Closed to media.

Date: January 24, 2019

Time: 1:30 pm

Information: Visit with veterans at the Veterans Memorial Lodge at Broadmead

Closed to media.

Date: January 24, 2019

Time: 4:00 pm

Information: Meeting with veterans at Cockrell House

Closed to media.

Date: January 25, 2019

Time: 8:00 am

Information: Wreath Laying Ceremony

Location:  God’s Acre Veterans Cemetery
                   1190 Colville Road
                   Victoria, BC

Photo opportunity for media.

Date: January 25, 2019

Time: 1:00 pm

Information: Visit to 19 Wing Comox Base

Closed to media.