Chemin des Huîtres, Chateau Heights, Drummond, Dundee and Saint-Léonard will soon benefit from improvements to local water and wastewater infrastructure thanks to federal investments made through the federal Gas Tax Fund.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
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The Harper Government demonstrated its commitment to developing, attracting and retaining the best young researchers in Canada and from around the world with today's announcement of 166 new Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship recipients and 70 new Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship recipients.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
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Scott Armstrong, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Employment and Social Development, today held discussions, on behalf of Minister Jason Kenney, with Aboriginal and industry leaders on how to increase jobs and opportunities for Aboriginal people.
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) reminds travellers that the international bridge between Edmundston (New Brunswick) and Madawaska (Maine) will be closed to vehicles from 1 p.m. on August 15 to 3 a.m. on August 16. The bridge will be open to pedestrian traffic and emergency vehicles only, and the CBSA will have a total of five inspection lanes open to process pedestrians.
| Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
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Today, Costas Menegakis, Parliamentary Secretary to Canada's Citizenship and Immigration Minister, attended the grand opening of a Care for Newcomer Children (CNC) centre and announced an investment of more than $2 million for settlement services.
The Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, hosted a round table with representatives of Quebec private sector companies and civil society organizations aimed at promoting efforts to stimulate private sector-led growth and fight poverty in developing Francophonie countries.
Today's round table in Montreal is the fourth in a series hosted by Minister Paradis as part of Canada's preparations for the 15th Summit of La Francophonie, which will take place in Dakar, Senegal, on November 29 and 30, 2014.