Members of the media are invited to attend an important infrastructure event with Jeff Watson, Member of Parliament for Essex, 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; the Honourable Ted McMeekin, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, on behalf of the Honourable Brad Duguid, Minister of Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure; His Worship Aldo DiCarlo, Mayor of the Town of Amherstburg and His Worship Rick Masse, Mayor of the Township of Pelee.
The Honourable Peter MacKay, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Central Nova, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, accompanied by Susan Truppe, M.P. for London North Centre, will make a funding announcement.
Rodney Weston, Member of Parliament for Saint John, 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, today announced $2,499,000 in federal funding for wastewater infrastructure upgrades in Rothesay. MP Weston was joined by the Honourable Ed Doherty, New Brunswick Minister of Government Services, Minister responsible for Aboriginal Affairs, and Minister responsible for the Economic and Social Inclusion Corporation, and Bill Bishop, Mayor of the Town of Rothesay.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
| news releases
MP Larry Maguire, on behalf of the Honourable Pierre Poilievre, Minister of Employment and Social Development, along with Manitoba Minister of Jobs and the Economy Kevin Chief, today announced an investment of over $996,000 to help unemployed older workers in Manitoba. The multi-year project will be funded by the Governments of Canada and Manitoba through the Targeted Initiative for Older Workers (TIOW) program.
The governments of Canada and New Brunswick announced funding for the following three local roads and bridges projects and one drinking water project in New Brunswick through the Federal Gas Tax Fund.
| Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario - FedNor
| news releases
Canada and Ontario are helping the Greenstone region better connect to the information highway. An investment in telecommunications infrastructure will bring modern, high speed broadband technology to residents, businesses and community organizations and improve access to health services, educational opportunities and a wide range of public services.
OTTAWA - The Honourable Rob Moore, Regional Minister for New Brunswick, Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency), and Member of Parliament for Fundy Royal and the Honourable Keith Ashfield, Member of Parliament for Fredericton,
The Honourable Rob Moore, Regional Minister for New Brunswick, Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) and Member of Parliament for Fundy Royal, 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, today announced $7,417,416 in federal funding under the Small Communities Fund and the Gas Tax Fund for five projects in the Town Riverview. Minister Moore was joined by Robert Goguen, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Member of Parliament for Moncton–Riverview–Dieppe, Bernard LeBlanc, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Memramcook–Tantramar, and Ann Seamans, Mayor of the Town of Riverview.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada
| news releases
The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment, Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency and Minister for the Arctic Council, joined by Jacques Gourde, Member of Parliament for Lotbinière - Chutes-Chaudière, today announced that Canadians can now receive Environment Canada's weather alerts directly on their mobile device or computer via Twitter.
