| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
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Industry Minister James Moore today toured the Irving Shipbuilding's Halifax Shipyard, the facility that will produce the Royal Canadian Navy's newest combat fleet as part of Canada's National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy.
The Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health, with Canada's Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Gregory Taylor, announced the deployment of a second mobile lab team to West Africa.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
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The Honourable Alice Wong, Minister of State (Seniors), announced today New Horizons for Seniors Program (NHSP) funding to the Canadian Centre for Elder Law (CCEL)/BC Law Institute and to the Canadian Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (CNPEA). CCEL is receiving more than $93,000 for its pilot project, Older Women's Dialogue - Community Engaged Legal Tool Development, Vancouver Lower Mainland. CNPEA is receiving $685,000 for its pan-Canadian project, Discovery: Promising practices and successful strategies to prevent and address Elder Abuse in Canada.
Members of the media are invited to attend an important infrastructure event with Gerald Keddy, Member of Parliament for South Shore-St. Margaret's, on behalf of the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs, Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec; the Honourable Leo A. Glavine, Minister of Health and Wellness; His Worship David Walker, Mayor of Bridgewater; and His Worship Don Downe, Mayor of the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg.
| Western Economic Diversification Canada
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Today, the Honourable Alice Wong, Minister of State for Seniors, and Member of Parliament for Richmond, on behalf of the Honourable Michelle Rempel, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, announced $85,300 in federal funding to the City of Richmond, under the Community Infrastructure Improvement Fund (CIIF) in support of infrastructure upgrades to the Gateway Theatre.
| Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
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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, welcomes the official opening of the municipality of Sainte-Geneviève-Berthier's new sports facilities.
The Honourable Rob Moore, Regional Minister for New Brunswick and Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency), will speak at the Union of Municipalities of New Brunswick Regional Conference to provide an update on the Government of Canada's infrastructure investments and its commitment to work with all communities in New Brunswick and across the country.
Set for completion in 2016, construction is well underway on a major overhaul of the Mattagami River Wastewater Treatment Plant. Built in 1964, the facility serves over 40,000 residents in Timmins and sits on the banks of the Mattagami River.