Fort St. John, British Columbia, July 30, 2015 – Members of the media are invited to attend an important infrastructure announcement with Bob Zimmer, Member of Parliament for Prince George-Peace River, 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; the Honourable Todd Stone, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure for British Columbia; Pat Pimm, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Peace River North.
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Everyday tasks that were once done in person, such as shopping, communicating, learning and banking, are now done online. To help Canadian communities, businesses and families have better access to these and many other online opportunities, the Honourable Bernard Valcourt, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development and Member of Parliament for Madawaska–Restigouche, today announced that the Government of Canada will provide Xplornet Communications Inc. and Bell Aliant with up to $5.99 million to connect over 19,000 homes in New Brunswick to faster Internet services.
On July 29, 2015, at about 4:30p.m., a lockdown was put in place at Matsqui Institution, a medium security federal institution, to enable staff members to conduct an exceptional search.
Human trafficking is a despicable crime and a serious violation of human rights. Every year, thousands of men, women and children fall into the hands of traffickers and the impact stretches across nearly every country in the world.
The Honourable Erin O'Toole, Minister of Veterans Affairs, joined by John Carmichael, Member of Parliament for Don Valley West, will honour Second World War Veterans during an event at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Residents of Williams Lake will benefit from upgrades to the River Valley Trunk Sewer thanks to joint funding from the governments of Canada and British Columbia through the Small Communities Fund.
John Butler will release his findings and recommendations in the Independent Review of the M/V Marathassa Fuel Oil Spill Environmental Response Operation, which he submitted to the Commissioner of the Canadian Coast Guard.
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Joyce Bateman, Member of Parliament for Winnipeg South Centre, on behalf of the Honourable Michelle Rempel, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, announced support of $860,740 for eight projects under the Government of Canada's Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program.
The following projects will receive a total of up to $8.3 million in support. Funding will be provided through the Government of Canada's Global Peace and Security Fund, Global Partnership Program, Counter-Terrorism Capacity Building Program and international development assistance.
