The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced today the seizure of 52 kilograms of suspected cocaine at the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ontario.
Residents of Cache Creek will benefit from upgraded drinking water infrastructure thanks to joint funding from the governments of Canada and British Columbia through the Small Communities Fund.
An independent review of the M/V Marathassa incident has found that denial by the polluter that the vessel was leaking fuel was among several key factors that complicated the identification of the source of the spill and caused an initial delay in recognizing the magnitude of the incident.
The Government of Canada is proud to announce that the first installment of the annual allocation of the federal Gas Tax Fund has been made available to Newfoundland and Labrador municipalities. The annual $2-billion federal Gas Tax Fund allocation will provide over $29.8 million in 2015-2016 to help Newfoundland and Labrador communities build and rehabilitate their infrastructure.
The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, today issued the following statement:
Our Government is committed to protecting our coastline. That is why we asked Mr. John Butler to conduct an independent report into the MV Marathassa fuel spill. Today, Mr. Butler released his independent report.
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Members of the media are invited to attend an important event with Randy Hoback, Member of Parliament for Prince Albert, on behalf of the Honourable Michelle Rempel, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, to benefit skills training for the natural resource and environmental sectors.
The Government of Canada is proud to announce that the first installment of the annual allocation of the federal Gas Tax Fund has been made available to Nova Scotia municipalities. The annual $2-billion federal Gas Tax Fund allocation will provide over $53.2 million in 2015-2016 to help Nova Scotia communities build and rehabilitate their infrastructure.
On 24 November 2014, the Prime Minister announced $5.8 billion for investments in infrastructure projects across the country. Included in this announcement was funding for the modernization of federal laboratories and research centres.
MP Mike Allen, on behalf of Steven Blaney, Canada's Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, today announced the Harper Government will invest an estimated $90 million to improve infrastructure in New Brunswick including the Woodstock Road, Bloomfield, Centreville, Grand Falls, Fosterville, Four Falls, River De Chute, and Gillespie Portage ports of entry. This investment is part of the $440 million in infrastructure funding announced in November 2014 by Prime Minister Harper to replace aging ports of entry across Canada.