Freshwater protection and sustainability start with empowering local initiatives focused on taking action. Investing in partner-led projects for environmental protection, restoration, and conservation bolsters Canada’s clean-growth economy and ensures sustainable freshwater resources for future generations.
The Government of Canada is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Fisher as the President of the new Canada Water Agency, reporting to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change.
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By working closely with its partners across Canada, the federal government is ensuring that more Canadians will be able to live near public transit, connecting them to jobs, services, and their communities.
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Today, the federal government and the Government of British Columbia announced that an agreement to support people experiencing homelessness, including sheltering in encampments, has been signed as part of the Unsheltered Homelessness and Encampments Initiative (UHEI).
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Today, the federal government released the final renderings, floor plan layouts, and key building details as part of the Housing Design Catalogue, an initiative under Canada’s Housing Plan. The catalogue features some 50 standardized housing designs for rowhouses, fourplexes, sixplexes, and accessory dwelling units across the country.
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Macky Tall is a Senior Advisor at Carlyle Group. He was previously a Partner and Chair of Carlyle’s Global Infrastructure Group, based in Washington, DC, which includes efforts across transportation, renewables, energy, power, water and digital infrastructure, and a member of Carlyle's Leadership Committee.
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Today, the Honourable Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, is pleased to announce the appointment of Macky Tall as Chair of the Board of Directors for the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) for a four-year term.
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Members of the media are invited to an infrastructure announcement with Jenica Atwin, Member of Parliament for Fredericton, and Her Worship Kate Rogers, Mayor of the City of Fredericton.