Today, the Honourable Dr. K. Kellie Leitch, Minister of Labour and Minister of Status of Women, congratulated Atomic Energy of Canada Limited and the Atomic Energy Allied Council on the renewal of their collective agreement.
Through funding from Natural Resources Canada's Investments in Forest Industry Transformation (IFIT) program, Domtar Inc. will develop and commercialize a portfolio of new, premium-value grades of northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) pulp.
Extending the life of a mine, minimizing industrial waste and extracting a higher purity product: lofty dreams for Cape Breton's mining ancestors, may soon be a reality for this and future generations, thanks to the research and development being undertaken by Yava Technologies Inc.
| Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario - FedNor
| media advisories
The Honourable Greg Rickford, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario (FedNor), will be in Sioux Lookout on Tuesday, June 30, 2015, to meet with local stakeholders and to make an important FedNor announcement to strengthen the economic outlook for the community.
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 $2 million to support Domtar Inc. in developing and commercializing new premium grades of pulp at its facility in Dryden, Ontario.
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research
| backgrounders
The CLSA was launched in 2010 as a strategic initiative of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). More than 50,000 people from across Canada have now been recruited and have all completed the baseline data collection, making it the most comprehensive study of aging ever undertaken in Canada.
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research
| news releases
The Honourable Dr. K. Kellie Leitch, Minister of Labour and Minister of Status of Women, and David Sweet, Member of Parliament for Ancaster–Dundas–Flamborough–Westdale, on behalf of the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health, today met with researchers and participants of Canada's largest ever study on aging. Minister Leitch and MP Sweet congratulated the research team on reaching their ambitious recruitment goal and thanked the participants from across the country for agreeing to take part in the important study.
The Honourable Steven Blaney, Canada's Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, today announced the addition of the Abdullah Azzam Brigades to the Criminal Code list of terrorist entities, as well as administrative changes to the list.
Thank you for that kind introduction; and to you, Janet and Iain and the Vancouver Board of Trade for inviting me to speak here today, and in particular for the more intimate roundtable we had moments before.
Thank you for joining us here today and thank you to the Ambassador for being such a gracious host here in Washington. If you'll indulge me folks I'd like to say a few words. This is my fourth official visit to the United States and second one to Washington.