Members of the media are invited to attend an important infrastructure event with Barry Devolin, Member of Parliament for Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock, 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; Lou Rinaldi, Member of Provincial Parliament for Northumberland-Quinte West; Rick Phillips, Warden for Hastings County and Past Chair of the Eastern Ontario Wardens' Caucus; David Burton, Warden for Haliburton County and Chair for Eastern Ontario Regional Network; and Peter Dilworth, Vice President of Finance and Chief Procurement Officer for Bell Aliant.
The Royal Canadian Navy frigate, Her Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Toronto arrived August 3 in its designated area of operations in the Mediterranean Sea to replace HMCS Regina, which had been supporting NATO-led maritime reassurance activities in the region as part of Standing NATO Maritime Forces.
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The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Employment and Social Development, will announce Government of Canada support to help more internationally trained workers get jobs.
The Honourable Pierre Poilievre, Minister of State (Democratic Reform), on behalf of the Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of Veterans Affairs, will make two important announcements.
Today, August 5, 2014, marks 100 years since Canada acquired its first submarines and highlights the pinnacle of commemorations by the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) to honour and celebrate the dedicated service and contributions of thousands of Canadian submariners to our nation's defence and security.
The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, on behalf of the Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, today congratulated Acadian Seaplants Limited, a leader in the cultivation and processing of marine plants, on the company's acquisition of Ireland's largest seaweed processing facility, Arramara Teoranta. This acquisition was made possible by a financing guarantee from Export Development Canada (EDC).
Parm Gill, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs, and the Honourable Shelly Glover, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages,will participate in the official opening of The Victoria Crosses of Valour Road exhibit.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
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The Honourable Candice Bergen, Minister of State (Social Development), will make an announcement regarding improving accessibility in workplaces for Canadians with disabilities.
| Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
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Minister of State (Small Business, Tourism and Agriculture) Maxime Bernier will give a speech at the official inauguration of the 156th Victoriaville Fair.
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Today, the Honourable Michelle Rempel, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, announced over $1.4 million in funding to the North East Native Advancing Society (NENAS) in support of the purchase of a heavy equipment operator/mining simulator, a driving simulator, as well as the delivery of a training program.
