| Western Economic Diversification Canada
| media advisories
Members of the media are invited to attend an event with Cathy McLeod, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour and for Western Economic Diversification, and Member of Parliament for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo, on behalf of the Honourable Michelle Rempel, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, to benefit two community infrastructure projects in British Columbia's Southern Interior.
During the Strato Science 2014 stratospheric balloon campaign, seven Canadian payloads will be flown, either to test and qualify new technologies or to perform scientific experiments. Details on the objectives of each payload are highlighted in the table below.
Today, Minister of Justice Peter MacKay met with victims, justice system advocates and members of the legal community to discuss several recent measures taken by the Federal Government to keep Canada's streets and communities safe. Minister MacKay was joined at the roundtable by Kerry-Lynne Findlay, MP for Delta-Richmond East and Minister of National Revenue.
From August 19 to September 26, 2014, Canadian industry, universities and students from across the country will test their experiments in a near space environment, thanks to the Canadian Space Agency (CSA)'s stratospheric balloon program, Stratos.
The Honourable Greg Rickford, Minister of Natural Resources and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario, and Member of Parliament for Kenora, today announced an investment of $549,112 for the installation of an omni-directional approach lighting system, and the replacement of the airfield lighting control panel and constant current regulators at the Red Lake Airport
| Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
| news releases
Western grains and oilseeds producers who have been unable to market their crops due to rail transportation challenges and flooding have been granted more time to repay their 2013 cash advances under the Advance Payments Program (APP). Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz today announced a stay of default on the repayment of advances for producers who received an advance through the Manitoba Corn Growers Association (MCGA) on their 2013 crops
A new bus purchased by the Municipality of the County of Annapolis will provide a safer, cleaner and more efficient commute for passengers in the western end of Annapolis County. The new, smaller bus will replace an older vehicle and will be better suited for its ridership volume. It will continue to provide accessible transportation to persons with limited mobility.
The Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of Veterans Affairs, today welcomed the report on the New Veterans Charter Permanent Impairment Allowance (PIA) and PIA Supplement from the Office of the Veterans Ombudsman (OVO).
| Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
| news releases
Today, Canada's Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander announced that Canada has welcomed its 150,000th new citizen of 2014. This is double the number of new citizens compared to the same period in 2013 and thanks to the action taken by the government to reduce backlogs and improve processing times.
