| Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
| news releases
Member of Parliament for Vancouver South Wai Young, on behalf of Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, announced today an investment of over $740,000 in matching funds to help the Canadian seafood sector expand into new global markets and increase sales for high-end seafood products.
| Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
| news releases
Member of Parliament Joyce Bateman (Winnipeg South Centre), on behalf of Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, today announced an investment of $3 million to the Flax Council of Canada to improve the genetic performance and agronomics of flax, an important oilseed crop for Canadian producers and processors.
| Western Economic Diversification Canada
| media advisories
Edmonton, AB, October 16, 2014 – Members of the media are invited to attend the grand opening of the C-FER Technologies research and testing facility, where the Honourable Michelle Rempel, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, will be providing remarks. An open house will also take place.
On October 8, 2014, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) investigators at the Pigeon River port of entry (POE) charged Elaine Margaret Schwab-Sunderlin with non-report of goods, wilful evasion, possession of illegally imported goods, and smuggling under sections 12(1), 153(c), 155 and 159 of the Customs Act after she failed to declare a handgun and several boxes of ammunition.
| Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
| media advisories
Minister of State (Finance) Kevin Sorenson, Canada's Financial Literacy Leader Jane Rooney and Member of Parliament (Saskatoon-Rosetown-Biggar) Kelly Block will hold a consultation on Friday, October 17, 2014 at the Shaw Centre, 122 Bowlt Crescent, Room North & South, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is pleased to share a sample of September 2014 highlights from the border crossings in southern Saskatchewan. This sampling underscores the CBSA's commitment to keeping communities safe and ensuring our laws are respected.
| Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
| news releases
The Honourable Shelly Glover, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages and Member of Parliament for Saint-Boniface, on behalf of the Honourable Bernard Valcourt, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, today congratulated Black River First Nation on completing the expansion of the community water treatment plant following investments from Canada.