Following the Government of Canada’s May 2024 announcement of the acquisition of 71 new aircraft as part of the Future Aircrew Training (FAcT) program, Lieutenant-General Eric Kenny, Commander, Royal Canadian Air Force, will unveil the aircrafts’ official names and liveries (paint schemes) at CANSEC 25. The FAcT program, operated in collaboration with SkyAlyne, is the next-generation RCAF Aircrew training initiative, worth $11.2 billion, that will enable aviators to operate aircraft for Canada’s rapidly modernizing Air Force over the next 25 years.
CALGARY — The Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, the Honourable Tim Hodgson, will provide a keynote address and take part in a fireside chat with the Calgary Chamber of Commerce.
| Public Services and Procurement Canada
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Public Services and Procurement Canada wishes to advise pedestrians that the stairway on the west escarpment of Parliament Hill as well as the Summer Pavilion behind Centre Block, which were closed for repairs, will reopen on Friday, May 23.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada
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Media representatives are advised that Bob Robichaud, Warning Preparedness Meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Canadian Hurricane Centre, will present the outlook for the upcoming 2025 hurricane season.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
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The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, will visit a leading automotive testing and research facility and meet with representatives of the automotive sector to discuss a path forward for the industry.
| Public Services and Procurement Canada
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Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) wishes to advise motorists of intermittent alternating lane closures on the J.C. Van Horne Bridge for bridge cleaning work.
| Public Services and Procurement Canada
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Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) wishes to advise the public that, due to unfavourable conditions, the in-water safety booms upstream of the dams have not been installed at the Timiskaming Dam Complex, ahead of the Victoria Day May long weekend, in time for the start of the summer navigation season.
| Public Services and Procurement Canada
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Public Services and Procurement Canada wishes to advise the public that, due to unfavourable conditions, the in-water safety booms upstream of the dam have not been installed at the Latchford Dam, ahead of the Victoria Day May long weekend, in time for the start of the summer navigation season.
