Today, the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health, announced funding for the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) Research Institute for a project that will help improve the health of expectant mothers and their unborn children.
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The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment, Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency and Minister for the Arctic Council, today announced
an investment totalling $845,104 over four years for the continued research, testing and development of humane trapping systems for the capture of furbearing animals on land and in water.
The Honourable Peter MacKay, Regional Minister for Nova Scotia, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, and Member of Parliament for Central Nova, was joined today by Joachim Stroink, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Halifax–Chebucto, and Mike Savage, Mayor of Halifax Regional Municipality, to announce federal funding of up to $1.83 million for the purchase of new public transit buses and up to $5.06 million for upgrades to water supply mains in Halifax Regional Municipality under the New Building Canada Plan in Nova Scotia.
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Today, the Honourable Julian Fantino, Associate Minister of National Defence and Member of Parliament for Vaughan, on behalf of the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, announced that MiMi Food Products Inc. will receive an investment of up to $950,000 to boost production capabilities at its Vaughan facility.
The Canadian Grain Commission is making changes to the producer car program to ensure the program provides timely and efficient service to producers and producer car administrators.
Featured as the starting point for the final ocean leg of this year's Race the Cape International Sailing Race, and located in the key tourism area of Ingonish along Cape Breton's Cabot Trail, Ingonish Landing Marina has been servicing local and visiting boaters since 1999. Now, with the support of the Government of Canada, the Ingonish Development Society will work to enhance the recreational marine infrastructure available at Ingonish Landing to establish the marina as an ideal lay-over point for boaters travelling from the direction of Newfoundland, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and Quebec on their way to sail the world-famous Bras d'Or Lake.
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Today, the Honourable Dr. K. Kellie Leitch, Minister of Labour and Minister of Status of Women, announced support to encourage women, Aboriginal peoples, members of visible minorities and persons with disabilities to consider a career in the longshoring industry where these groups have traditionally been under-represented.
Today, the Honourable Dr. K. Kellie Leitch, Minister of Labour and Minister of Status of Women, announced support to help Canadians with disabilities and Aboriginal peoples gain meaningful employment in federally regulated sectors such as banking, transportation and communications.
The Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Transport, today announced an investment of up to $500,000 to the Cape Breton Regional Municipality to support its Port of Sydney Development Corporation Gateway Project.