| Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
| news releases
Today, MP for Kitchener–Waterloo Peter Braid announced an important investment that will help a Waterloo-based Information Communications Technology company build on its first-market advantage in China and expand its customer base.
July 7, 2015
ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland and Labrador - Senator David Wells, on behalf of the Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, will announce Government of Canada investments in Small Craft Harbours in Newfoundland and Labrador.
A popular annual music festival built around jazz and blues music will include new areas of focus alongside music for 2015. This year the TD Jazz and Blues Festival, a multi-day festival on the Island, will expand to feature cultural and culinary products to enhance the festival experience for all visitors.
July 7, 2015 - Shippagan, New Brunswick
Senator Percy Mockler, on behalf of the Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, today officially welcomed the CCGS M. Perley to the Canadian Coast Guard fleet at the vessel's naming and dedication ceremony in Shippagan, New Brunswick. The Senator was joined by sponsors Céline Perley and Peter Perley.
The Honourable Peter MacKay, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Central Nova, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, and Colin Mayes, M.P. for Okanagan-Shuswap, will make a funding announcement.
The Town of Long Harbour-Mount Arlington Heights (LH-MAH) is developing a training facility in the town, thanks in part to an investment from the Government of Canada. Senator Fabian Manning, on behalf of the Honourable Rob Moore, Regional Minister for Newfoundland and Labrador and Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency), today announced federal funding of more than $730,000 for the project.
Mr. Bryan Hayes, Member of Parliament for Sault Ste. Marie, 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 Parks Canada sites in Northern Ontario.
| Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
| media advisories
Members of the media are invited to attend an event where Greg Kerr, Member of Parliament for West Nova, on behalf of the Honourable Rob Moore, Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency), will make an announcement regarding an initiative in Church Point.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
| news releases
Everyday tasks that were once done in person, such as shopping, communicating, learning and banking, are now done online. To help Canadians have better access to these and many other online opportunities, the Honourable Ed Holder, Minister of State (Science and Technology), and Scott Armstrong, Member of Parliament for Cumberland–Colchester–Musquodoboit Valley, announced that the Government of Canada will provide approximately $6 million to Seaside Wireless Communications to bring expanded and improved high-speed Internet services to approximately 14,000 households and businesses in Nova Scotia.