Mr. David Wilks, MP for Kootenay-Columbia, on behalf of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, will make an announcement regarding new investments for Kootenay National Park
The Honourable Erin O'Toole, Minister of Veterans Affairs, will present the Minister of Veterans Affairs Commendation to 12 Nova Scotia residents and one New Brunswick resident for their contributions to remembrance and to the service and care of Veterans
The Canadian Rangers are a sub-component of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Reserve. Today, there are approximately 5000 Canadian Rangers living in over 200 communities. They are organized into five Canadian Ranger Patrol Groups (CRPGs) to provide a military presence in sparsely settled northern, coastal and isolated areas of Canada which cannot conveniently or economically be covered by other elements in the CAF. The CRPGs provide a total of 179 Canadian Ranger Patrols for national-security and public-safety missions in these locations.
The Honourable Erin O'Toole, Minister of Veterans Affairs, will make an announcement about Veterans Affairs Canada's commitment to service excellence to Military Veterans and former RCMP members
July 16, 2015 - ARCTIC BAY, NU – The Honourable Julian Fantino, Associate Minister of National Defence, met with Canadian Rangers in Arctic Bay, Nunavut, to provide the local patrol with the first opportunity to review a prototype of the new C-19 rifle that will replace the currently used Lee Enfield rifles.
July 16, 2015 - OTTAWA – The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of National Defence, has issued this statement following the death of four U.S. Marines in Chattanooga, Tennessee in an act of possible domestic terrorism:
Residents of Bluewater will benefit from a shoreline small diameter watermain replacement thanks to joint funding from the Governments of Canada and Ontario through the Small Communities Fund.