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Today, Jay Aspin, Member of Parliament for Nipissing-Timiskaming, on behalf of the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Public Works and Government Services, and the Honourable Tony Clement, President of the Treasury Board and Member of Parliament for Parry Sound¿Muskoka, announced the awarding of a $12.7 million construction contract for the Big Chaudière Dam Replacement Project at the French River Dam Complex near Dokis, Ontario, to EBC Inc., of Brossard, Quebec.
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Minister of Public Works and Government Services, and Minister responsible for Southwestern Ontario, Diane Finley, today highlighted new proposed measures to make life more affordable for Canadian families and to help them prosper.
The Honourable Rob Moore, Regional Minister for New Brunswick, Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) and Member of Parliament for Fundy Royal, and Rodney Weston, Member of Parliament for Saint John, today highlighted new proposed measures to make life more affordable for New Brunswick families
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The Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, the Honorable Denis Lebel, today highlighted new proposed measures to make life more affordable for Canadian families and to help them prosper:
Media are invited to join the Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of Veterans Affairs, Senator Joseph Day, Senate of Canada, and Mr. Barry Devolin, Deputy Chair of Committees of the Whole, House of Commons, for a commemorative ceremony.
The Honourable Dr. K. Kellie Leitch, Minister of Labour and Minister of Status of Women, congratulated Bell Aliant and Unifor on reaching a new collective agreement for nearly 3 000 employees responsible for communication services throughout eastern Canada. Their current collective agreement will expire on December 31, 2014.
The Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Transport, today addressed members of the Milton Chamber of Commerce to highlight Government of Canada investments in trade and transportation, and describe the measures undertaken by the department to address the recommendations made by theTransportation Safety Board in its final report on the Lac-Mégantic train derailment.
The Annapolis Valley's cool climate provides optimal conditions for grape growing. The province is home to a number of vineyards and Nova Scotia is making a name for itself in the wine industry.
Greg Kerr, Member of Parliament for West Nova, on behalf of the Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, the Honourable Denis Lebel, was joined today by Gordon Wilson, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Clare-Digby, on behalf of the Honourable Geoff MacLellan, Nova Scotia Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal, to announce that the Government of Canada has conditionally set aside up to $7.558 million under the New Building Canada Plan for the construction of a portion of Highway 101 in Nova Scotia.
