Senator Carolyn Stewart Olsen, 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 $2,499,888 in federal funding for drinking water system upgrades in Memramcook. Senator Olsen was joined by Bernard LeBlanc, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Memramcook–Tantramar, on behalf of Brian Kenny, New Brunswick Minister of Environment and Local Government, and Donald LeBlanc, Mayor of the Village of Memramcook.
Canada is emerging as an international leader in tidal energy research and technology development. Much of this development is happening right here, in Nova Scotia. The opportunity results from a number of key factors. First and foremost is the massive resource potential in the Bay of Fundy. Other strategic assets include close proximity to the power grid and local expertise in the ocean industry and tidal energy sector.
Minto, Ontario, July 3, 2015 – Members of the media are invited to attend an important infrastructure event with Gary Schellenberger, Member of Parliament for Perth - Wellington, 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; Kathryn McGarry, Member of Provincial Parliament for Cambridge, on behalf of the Honourable Brad Duguid, Minister of Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure; and His Worship George Bridge, Mayor of Minto and Warden of Wellington County.
The Honourable Greg Rickford, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario (FedNor), will host a National Forest Innovation Summit in Kenora, Ontario, on July 8-9, 2015.
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Representatives of the media are invited to a news conference during which Jacques Gourde, Member of Parliament for Lotbinière–Chutes-Chaudière and Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister, for Official Languages and for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, will make an announcement 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, concerning the firms Foko Inc. and DBx Geomatics Inc.
Members of the media are invited to attend an important infrastructure event with Gary Schellenberger, Member of Parliament for Perth-Wellington, 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; Kathryn McGarry, MPP for Cambridge, on behalf of the Honourable Brad Duguid, Minister of Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure; and Andrew Lennox, Mayor of Wellington North.
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Philippe Couillard, Premier of Quebec, responsible for the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region and Member of the National Assembly for Roberval, accompanied by the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs, Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec and Member of Parliament for Roberval-Lac-Saint-Jean, and Laurent Lessard, Quebec's Minister of Forests, Wildlife and Parks, today announced $19.2 million in investment for restoration work on watercourse crossings on multi-use roads in public wildlife areas of Quebec.
Lakeshore, Ontario, July 3, 2015 – Members of the media are invited to attend an important infrastructure event with Jeff Watson, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport and 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; His Worship Tom Bain, Mayor of Lakeshore; Barry Zekelman, CEO of Atlas Tube; and Marty Komsa, President and CEO of Windsor Family Credit Union.