Climate comfort centres play an essential role during extreme weather events, offering residents a place to shelter, charge devices, use the internet, and check in with family and friends.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
| news releases
No matter where you live, access to reliable, affordable high-speed Internet is essential. That’s why the Government of Canada is working with provinces and territories, municipalities, Indigenous communities, and large and small Internet service providers to ensure that all Canadians are connected.
Nova Scotia’s aerospace and defence community has become an important source of economic growth and opportunity for the province. The Government of Canada is investing through ACOA’s Regional Economic Growth through Innovation (REGI) program to help five Nova Scotia companies scale up, automate and attract new customers.
The Government of Canada, together with the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, is investing more than $1,200,000 in province’s winter tourism industry to stimulate the local economy, upgrade equipment and infrastructure and improve the quality of life for Canadians.
From snowmobiling to skiing, from beautiful chalets to cozy cabin retreats, the winter tourism industry is an important economic driver for many communities throughout Atlantic Canada. The Government of Canada, together with the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, is investing in non-profit organizations to help improve winter experiences for residents and tourists within the Clarenville region.
| Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
| media advisories
Churence Rogers, Member of Parliament for Bonavista-Burin-Trinity, will make an announcement regarding three winter tourism investments in the Clarenville region. This announcement will be made on behalf of the Honourable Gudie Hutchings, Minister of Rural Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency.
The Honourable Gudie Hutchings, Minister of Rural Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), announced a $2.9 million investment to Atlantic Canada’s virtual accelerator, Propel, which helps entrepreneurs in the region build capacity to take their businesses to the next level.