| Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
| media advisories
Peter Braid, Member of Parliament for Kitchener-Waterloo, on behalf of the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), will announce support for Waterloo's information communications sector.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
| media advisories
The Honourable Candice Bergen, Minister of State for Social Development, will announce Government of Canada support to help improve accessibility for people with disabilities across Canada.
The Honourable Kevin Sorenson, Minister of State for Finance and Member of Parliament for Crowfoot, and Mr. Lawrence Toet, Member of Parliament for Elmwood-Transcona, 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 The Forks National Historic Site.
Members of the media are invited to join Senator Fabian Manning, on behalf of the Honourable Rob Moore, Regional Minister for Newfoundland and Labrador and Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency), for a funding announcement related to the Town of Long Harbour-Mount Arlington Heights.
Members of the media are invited to attend an important infrastructure event with Pierre Lemieux, Member of Parliament for Glengarry-Prescott-Russell, 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; Grant Crack, Member of Provincial Parliament for Glengarry-Prescott-Russell on behalf of the Honourable Brad Duguid, Minister of Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure; and His Worship Fernand Dicaire, Mayor of the Township of Alfred and Plantagenet.
| 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 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 that the Harper Government will provide over $2 million to Télénet Informatique and Digicom Internet sans fil, two local Internet service providers, to connect over 6,000 homes in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean area to faster Internet services.
The Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Transport, along with John Weston, Member of Parliament for West Vancouver - Sunshine Coast - Sea to Sky Country, will make an important announcement related to the Government of Canada's World-Class Tanker Safety System.
| 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 a project in Annapolis Royal.
Gord Brown, Member of Parliament for Leeds-Grenville, on behalf of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, today announced infrastructure investments totalling $7.7 million in Thousand Islands National Park in Ontario.
Gord Brown, Member of Parliament for Leeds-Grenville, on behalf of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, today announced infrastructure investments totalling $7.7 million in Thousand Islands National Park in Ontario.