Five researchers at the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) received a significant long-term investment from the federal government today. The announcement was made by the Honourable Ed Holder, Minister of State (Science and Technology).
Dr. Gary Polonsky, a native of Thunder Bay, served students for 42 years, across five institutions in five provinces, and over half of those years were served as a president.
Corneliu Chisu, Member of Parliament for Pickering-Scarborough East, on behalf of the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Transport, today announced that Dr. Gary Polonsky has been named as the Independent Advisor on the economic development of the Pickering Lands.
Canadians could soon see new technologies to monitor and manage the transformation of our northern lands and health of our people thanks to a legacy investment by the Government of Canada into a new, world-leading northern research program at the Université Laval. This investment will benefit Northern Canadians while creating high-value jobs and help to protect natural resources in Canada.
Members of the media are invited to attend an important infrastructure funding announcement. Participating government representatives include David Wilks, Member of Parliament for Kootenay - Columbia, 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; Greg Kyllo, MLA for Shuswap; and Mark McKee, Mayor of Revelstoke.
Residents of Revelstoke will benefit from improved drinking water infrastructure thanks to joint funding from the governments of Canada and British Columbia through the Small Communities Fund.