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Closed Area for Shellfish Harvesting Lower North Shore

| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | news releases

October 17, 2014 - Québec, Quebec Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec, wants to inform the Lower North Shore population that the harvesting of shellfish is now forbidden due to toxicity, in accordance with the prohibition order mentioned below, and pursuant to subsection 3(1) of the Management of Contaminated Fisheries Regulations, in the following shellfish area: Prohibition Order 2014Q-T-100


MP Weston Announces Investment in Clean Technology in British Columbia

| Natural Resources Canada | news releases

John Weston, Member of Parliament for West Vancouver–Sunshine Coast–Sea to Sky Country, on behalf of the Honourable Greg Rickford, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario, today announced an investment of $1.5 million under the Government of Canada's Clean Energy Fund. The funding will support Water Wall Turbine Inc.'s Dent Island Tidal Power Generationdevelopment and demonstration project, which is designed to efficiently harvest tidal and river stream energy.


New Citizens Welcomed by Toronto Maple Leafs and Canadian Tire

| Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada | news releases

Canada's Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander welcomed 35 new Canadians at a special citizenship ceremony hosted by the Toronto Maple Leafs and Canadian Tire.


Canada Appalled by Attack on UN Peacekeepers

| Global Affairs Canada | news releases

The Honourable Deepak Obhrai, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and for International Human Rights, today issued the following statement: "Canada is appalled by a deliberate attack that has resulted in the deaths of three peacekeepers from Ethiopia, who were serving in the United Nations-African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID). This brings the total number of peacekeepers killed this month alone to 15, making this one of the deadliest months for global UN peace support operations so far.


Statement from Minister Paradis: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

| Global Affairs Canada | news releases

Our great nation of Canada is built upon generations of families who, through war and peace, struggled to preserve a free and open society–a society that provided an opportunity for all to advance, regardless of race, religion or economic status. As Nobel Prize-winning economists have concisely summarized, development is freedom. By increasing personal freedoms we remove barriers to innovation and ingenuity and lay the foundation for healthy communities, accountable governments, and respect for the rule of law. Only with these conditions in place will we achieve sustainable economic growth and permanently reduce poverty.


New Citizens Welcomed by Edmonton Oilers

| Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada | news releases

Today, the Honourable Tim Uppal Minister of State for Multiculturalism and Member of Parliament for Edmonton-Sherwood Park welcomed 12 new Canadians at a special citizenship ceremony hosted by the Edmonton Oilers.


Foreign Vessel M/V Simushir Adrift Off the Coast of British Columbia

| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | news releases

October 17, 2014 - Ottawa, Ontario The Canadian Coast Guard and the Department of National Defence today issued the following statement: A Russian-flagged cargo ship Simushir is currently disabled and floating off the west coast of Haida Gwaii with 10 crewmembers onboard. The vessel has no propulsion and is adrift.


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