| Parks Canada | news releases
Royal Galipeau, Member of Parliament for Ottawa-Orléans, on behalf of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, today announced infrastructure investments totalling $480,000 for Laurier House National Historic Site, located in Ottawa.
| Parks Canada | backgrounders
Laurier House National Historic Site has an extensive collection of over 10,000 artefacts that have direct links to Prime Ministers Sir Wilfrid Laurier and the Rt. Hon. William Lyon Mackenzie King. The house and collection are unique as nearly all the original furnishings, décor and artefacts remain in place. The collection is directly related to the significance of the national historic designation of the house. It is estimated that the collection is valued in excess of $25M, and many artefacts are irreplaceable.
| Parks Canada | news releases
James Bezan, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence and Member of Parliament for Selkirk-Interlake, on behalf of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, today announced infrastructure investments totalling $14.3 million in several Parks Canada sites across Manitoba.
| Parks Canada | backgrounders
James Bezan, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence and Member of Parliament for Selkirk-Interlake, on behalf of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, today announced infrastructure investments totalling $14.3 million in several Parks Canada sites across Manitoba.
| Canada Border Services Agency | news releases
On June 9, 2015, in the Chilliwack Supreme Court, Gordon Lawrence Ellis was given a six-month jail sentence for attempting to smuggle images, video, and written electronic material of child pornography, contrary to section 159 of the Customs Act.
| Correctional Service Canada | news releases
On June 24, 2015, Melvin Robinson, an inmate at William Head died at a local hospital in Victoria.
| Canadian Heritage | media advisories
Announcements About Celebrate Canada
| Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada | news releases
The Government of Canada successfully launched Express Entry, a modern immigration application management system, this past January. Express Entry gives prospective skilled immigrants from Portugal a new and fast alternative for coming to Canada. This new system is designed to get people with the skills and experience that Canada's labour market and economy need, and ensures that immigrants arrive here faster than ever before.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Alice Wong, Minister of State (Seniors), will announce Government of Canada support through the New Horizons for Seniors Program for 6 projects in Nanaimo-Cowichan, British Columbia.
| Service Canada | media advisories
Members of the public and media are invited to attend an important infrastructure announcement with the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment, Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency, Minister for the Arctic Council and Member of Parliament for Nunavut; Joe Enook, Member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut for Tununiq; and Charlie Inuarak, Mayor of Pond Inlet.
