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Acting 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 Christian Paradis, Member of Parliament for Mégantic¿L'Érable and Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, today joined Ghislain Bolduc, Member of the Quebec National Assembly for Mégantic, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Transport and Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister responsible for the Estrie region, acting on behalf of Pierre Moreau, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Land Occupancy, in taking the opportunity of the official inauguration of the new wastewater treatment plant in the Saint Samuel-Station district to announce that $2,817,800 in joint government funding was granted to the Municipality of Sainte-Cécile-Whitton for the project under the Communities Component of the Building Canada Fund ¿ Quebec (BCF-Q). The municipality also received an additional $437,019 through the Federal Gas Tax Fund and Government of Quebec's Contribution (TECQ).
Officials from all orders of government were on hand today to celebrate the completion of the ninth station on the Northwest LRT (Red Line) and the 45th station in Calgary's CTrain system. It will open for service on Monday, August 25, 2014. The new station, located 2.5 km west of Crowfoot Station, will serve about 40,000 people in the communities of Rocky Ridge, Royal Oak and Tuscany.
VANCOUVER - Parliamentary Secretary Kelly Block, on behalf of the Honourable Greg Rickford, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources and Minister for the Federal Development Initiative for Northern Ontario, will deliver remarks at the 2014 Pacific Basin Nuclear Conference. Ms. Block will discuss how the Government of Canada is working to position Canada's nuclear industry for future success.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced a new project to continue the search for the ill-fated 1845-46 Franklin Expedition vessels: the HMS Erebus and HMS Terror. The Prime Minister announced the 2012 Franklin Expedition after visiting with crew aboard the research vessel Martin Bergmann, the newest member of the multi-partner project. The announcement was made during the Prime Minister's seventh annual Northern Tour, taking place from August 20-24, 2012.
The large number of regulators and requirements faced by the aquaculture industry in Canada is cumbersome for operators and confusing for Canadians who want assurances that environmentally sustainable practices are required by law and are enforced. The Government of Canada is committed to developing aquaculture in a sustainable manner. To do so, it is moving forward with a targeted, pragmatic regulatory agenda to address key barriers to industry growth while safeguarding the environment, and eliminate duplications.
Meaford, ON -Today, Larry Miller, MP for Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound, on behalf of the Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, announced that the Government of Canada will invest in a significant project at Meaford Harbour.
The Government of Canada is taking extra steps to increase sustainable aquaculture production in Canada while protecting the environment by proposing these new Aquaculture Activities Regulations.
Members of the media are invited to an important infrastructure event with Greg Kerr, Member of Parliament for West Nova 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 Stephen meneil, Premier of Nova Scotia; and Reg Ritchie, Annapolis County Warden.
Devinder Shory, Member of Parliament for Calgary Northeast, on behalf of the Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, will deliver remarks at an event with the local Afghan community.
