The Honourable Tony Clement, MP for Parry–Sound Muskoka and President of the Treasury Board, on behalf of the Honourable Greg Rickford, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario (FedNor), announced today a tourism investment to support the 100th Anniversary of Lock 45 on the Trent Severn Waterway.
Today, the Honourable Kerry-Lynne D. Findlay, Minister of National Revenue and Member of Parliament for Delta – Richmond East, on behalf of the Honourable Michelle Rempel, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, announced a $990,000 investment to the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) to establish a Heavy Duty Equipment Operator program.
Jay Aspin, Member of Parliament for Nipissing-Timiskaming, on behalf of the Honourable Greg Rickford, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario (FedNor), will be in North Bay on July 26, 2015, to make an important FedNor announcement to enhance tourism and support economic growth in the Municipality of East Ferris.
Having been a member of this community for more than 30 years, I'm excited to be here today for an announcement that will have a very positive and broad impact. From its origins in 1901 as Algoma Steel, through its establishment in 2007 as Essar Steel Algoma, this plant has been an economic driver for Sault Ste. Marie and northern Ontario.
Health Canada is concerned with the increasing number of overdoses and deaths related to opioid use in Canada. Misuse and abuse of opioids is a serious public health concern and actions to prevent and address it are being taken on many fronts.
Members of the media are invited to attend an important infrastructure event regarding the Northwest Territories Highway Improvement Project with Colin Carrie, Member of Parliament for Oshawa and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment on behalf of the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec and Bob McLeod, Premier of the Northwest Territories.
The Harper Government is helping equip young Canadians in Atlantic Canada with the information, skills and work experience they need to get jobs. The announcement was made today by the Honourable Peter MacKay, Regional Minister for Nova Scotia, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Member of Parliament for Central Nova,, and Scott Armstrong, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Employment and Social Development and Minister of Labour and Member of Parliament for Cumberland–Colchester–Musquodoboit Valley, on behalf of the Honourable Pierre Poilievre, Minister of Employment and Social Development, and the Honourable Rob Moore, Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) (ACOA).
I'm pleased to announce that Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) has launched new measures to further enforce the policy on Preserving the Independence of the Inshore Fleet in Canada's Atlantic Fisheries (PIIFCAF). These industry-led measures, developed in collaboration with the Canadian Independent Fish Harvester's Federation, aim to strengthen the current PIIFCAF policy and address the issue of harvesters who are not compliant with PIIFCAF or the policies it was designed to protect.
Friday, July 24, 2015-The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), and Daryl Kramp, Member of Parliament for Prince Edward-Hastings, will announce support for manufacturing in Belleville.
