| Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
| news releases
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 Peter Van Loan, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, today announced that the firm Les Machineries St-Jovite Inc. (MSJ) has been granted funding to enhance its productivity.
Residents in Renfrew County are celebrating the news today that improved high-speed Internet is now available in their area. The reach and speed of existing DSL services have been expanded to provide download speeds of up to 15 Mbps through a new fibre optic cable network and new or improved access points made possible through the Eastern Ontario Regional Network project. In areas that cannot connect with the wired service, a satellite solution provides connectivity to speeds of up to 10 Mbps.
The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, spoke at the Canadian Association of Police Governance (CAPG) annual conference yesterday evening. The focus of his speech was the Economics of Policing.
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) completed their Air Task Force's (ATF) training mission in Romania today and was honoured with a parade and flag-lowering ceremony at the Romanian Air Force 71st Air Base in Campia Turzii.
SUDBURY, ONTARIO - The Honourable Greg Rickford, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario, is co-chairing the annual Energy and Mines Ministers' Conference (EMMC) from August 24 to 26. This conference brings together federal, provincial and territorial ministers to discuss cooperation and opportunities related to energy and mines.
| Impact Assessment Agency of Canada
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The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency invites the public to comment on the draft Terms of Reference to establish an independent review panel for the environmental assessment of the proposed Roberts Bank Terminal 2 project in southwestern British Columbia.
