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The Governments of Canada and British Columbia today announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that paves the way towards retooling an existing federal-provincial job training deal which will better-align training with jobs. The Honourable Pierre Poilievre, Minister of Employment and Social Development, and the Honourable Michelle Stilwell, Minister of Social Development and Social Innovation (British Columbia), today signed an MOU to direct officials to finalize the deal. This is the second job training deal to be signed between the federal government and provinces.
The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, today announced Royal Assent of the Bill to establish the Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area – making it one of the world's largest freshwater marine protected area.
The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, today announced the establishment of Qausuittuq National Park – formally enshrining the northern part of Bathurst Island under the Canada National Parks Act as Canada's 45th national park.
Rodney Weston, Member of Parliament for Saint John, on behalf of the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Transport, along with the Honourable Roger Melanson, New Brunswick Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, today announced the launch of the SmartATLANTIC Saint John Inshore Weather Buoy website. The weather buoy and on-line weather and wave forecasting tool technology will provide the marine transportation community, commercial fishers, recreational boaters, meteorologists, researchers and scientists with online access to real-time weather and directional wave information in the Bay of Fundy.
Lambton College students, professors and researchers will benefit from the construction of the Centre for Health Education and Sustainable Care (CHESC) thanks to joint funding from the Governments of Canada and Ontario through the Small Communities Fund.
Today, the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Public Works and Government Services, Andrew Saxton, Member of Parliament for North Vancouver and John Weston, Member of Parliament for West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country, witnessed the start of construction of the first Offshore Fisheries Science Vessel.
Digby is developing a reputation as a great place to host events. The Digby Area Recreation Commission (DARC) is strengthening that reputation this year by upgrading the Digby Arena and Curling Centre, acquiring community-owned equipment and undertaking marketing activities. The project is aimed at building Digby's capacity to host large-scale events, which create tangible benefits for the local economy.
The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) successfully participated in Exercise Tradewinds 15, a multinational training event which took place in the Caribbean region from May 31 to June 24, 2015.
The Honourable Rob Moore, Regional Minister for Newfoundland and Labrador and Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency), today announced an investment of more than $75,000 from the Government of Canada for MI to host the 2015 Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) International remotely operated vehicle (ROV) competition. Federal funding supports the development and implementation of a wide variety of activities associated with the competition, including logistics and communications.
