| Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
| media advisories
Acting 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 Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness and Member of Parliament for Lévis–Bellechasse, joins Dominique Vien, Minister of Tourism, Minister responsible for the Chaudière-Appalaches region and Member of the National Assembly for Bellechasse, acting on behalf of Pierre Moreau, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Land Occupancy, and the Mayor of Saint Louis de Gonzague, Lucie Gagnon, in inviting representatives of the media to a news conference during which the ground will be broken for a wastewater collection and treatment project under the Communities Component of the Building Canada Fund-Quebec.
This project consists of 15 rehabilitation and new construction sites along Routes 1 and 2, which are part of the National Highway System. Once complete, the work will significantly improve driver safety and traffic flow along this key transportation route.
The Honourable Greg Rickford, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario, today delivered keynote remarks at the Greenstone Mineral Exploration Forum.
The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, Regional Minister for PEI and Member of Parliament for Egmont, 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, was joined today by the Honourable Paula J. Biggar, Minister of Transportation, Infrastructure and Energy for Prince Edward Island, to announce funding of up to $7,476,919 under the New Building Canada Plan for Prince Edward Island's 2015 Highway Rehabilitation Project.
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) investigators have charged a Texas man with non-report of goods, wilful evasion, possession of illegally imported goods, and smuggling under subsection 12(1), paragraph 153(c) and sections 155 and 159 of the Customs Act after officers found an undeclared firearm at the Pigeon River port of entry.
July 14, 2015 - Halifax, Nova Scotia. The Honourable Peter MacKay, Regional Minister for Nova Scotia, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, and Member of Parliament for Central Nova, on behalf of the Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, announced today that the Government of Canada has awarded two contracts of approximately $2.6 million for seven new surveillance vessels to support Fisheries and Oceans Canada's Conservation and Protection Program in Nova Scotia.
Small border crossings made a big contribution to public safety in southern Saskatchewan last month, with Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers seizing multiple undeclared handguns. They also refused entry to foreign nationals convicted of serious crimes.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
| news releases
Today, at a meeting of the Vulcan and District Chamber of Commerce, in Alberta, the Honourable Dr. K. Kellie Leitch, Minister of Labour and Minister of Status of Women, highlighted the importance of strong labour relations and the inclusion of women on corporate boards, emphasizing the critical role they play in Canada's continued economic success.
The National Energy Board (NEB) has issued an NEB Safety Order to Westcoast Energy Inc. carrying on business as Spectra Energy Transmission (Westcoast).
