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For aging veterans, talks of cutting VAC come at the worst time
Angele Cano

EAST HANTS: Garfield Isenor sits in his Dutch Settlement home with a package he received from Veteran Affairs Canada (VAC) containing his hearing aids.

He’s one of many traditional veterans who could be affected by the potential cuts to the department under consideration by the federal government. Those considerations have Isenor worried.

“Every little bit helps when you’re on an old-age pension,” he said.

“It would be quite a bit if they took it away from him,” said his wife, Earlene.

The 85-year-old, who served from 1943-45 with Halifax Rifle, is currently waiting to hear back for an application he put in for help with yard work, which has also taken several weeks to reach his mailbox. Isenor said he had to wait weeks for applications for his pension and hearing aids to be answered, as well.

“It took 24 weeks for me to get my pension,” he said, “and I didn’t even know I ...

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