St. John's, Newfoundland ¿ The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, today announced the awarding of a $3 million contract to Heddle Marine Service Newfoundland for the second phase of Vessel Life Extension (VLE) and refit work to Canadian Coast Guard vessel CCGS Cygnus. The work will be completed at the Coast Guard base in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Below is a list outlining the organizations selected by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) for the development of advanced methods, systems, products and/or services that will optimize the utilization of CSA-supported Earth Observation (EO) mission data for the purpose of environmental monitoring and remediation.
Today Lois Brown, Parliamentary Secretary to the Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, hosted a round table along with Peter Braid, Member of Parliament for Kitchener-Waterloo and Parliamentary Secretary for Infrastructure and Communities, as well as with local stakeholders, to discuss the way forward to continue to improve the lives of mothers and their children in the developing world.
Today, Industry Minister James Moore announced support for the development of new Earth Observation (EO) products that will provide crucial data to better understand our planet and manage our resources.
The Honourable John Duncan, Minister of State and Member of Parliament for Vancouver Island North, on behalf of the Honourable Greg Rickford, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario, will make an important announcement about clean energy innovation in British Columbia.
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Today, the Honourable Michelle Rempel, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, provided remarks at the 2014 Aerospace, Defence and Security Expo (ADSE).
The Honourable Lynne Yelich, Minister of State (Foreign Affairs and Consular), today issued the following statement regarding the third wave of assisted departures of Canadians from Gaza.
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The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Employment and Social Development, will hold a press conference following roundtable consultations with stakeholders on Aboriginal skills training in Kenora
"I am deeply concerned by reports that the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria [ISIS] terrorist group continues on its reckless path of death and destruction. Canada condemns in the strongest possible terms the repugnant killing of innocent civilians in northern Iraq, including women and children from Christian, Yazidi and other religious communities.
