| Western Economic Diversification Canada
| media advisories
Richmond, BC, October 2, 2014 – On Friday, October 3, the Honourable Alice Wong, Minister of State for Seniors, and Member of Parliament for Richmond, on behalf of the Honourable Michelle Rempel, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, will make an announcement supporting community infrastructure upgrades in Richmond.
| Western Economic Diversification Canada
| media advisories
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan – October 3, 2014 – Members of the media are invited to attend an event with the Honourable Michelle Rempel, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, in support of increased skills training opportunities at the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies' Saskatchewan Aviation Learning Centre.
| Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
| media advisories
The Honourable Bernard Valcourt, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development and the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment, the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency and the Arctic Council will be making an important announcement regarding the future of Nunavut
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
| statements
Ottawa, October 2, 2014 - Following the passage of the Combating Counterfeit Products Act (Bill C 8) by the House of Commons today, Industry Minister James Moore made the following statement:
| Western Economic Diversification Canada
| media advisories
On Friday, October 3, 2014, the Honourable Lynne Yelich, Minister of State (Foreign Affairs and Consular Services), on behalf of the Honourable Michelle Rempel, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, will speak at the ribbon cutting for the Kenaston School playground and sports field upgrades.
| Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
| news releases
A new, national accreditation program focused on quality, food safety and animal welfare will be implemented on Manitoba's dairy farms with financial support provided through Growing Forward 2, Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Minister Ron Kostyshyn announced today.
The Honourable Greg Rickford, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario, today celebrated the opening of the carbon capture and storage (CCS) project at the Boundary Dam in Estevan, Saskatchewan, the world's first post-combustion carbon capture project in a coal-fired power plant.
CHATHAM-KENT, ONTARIO - The Honourable Greg Rickford, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario, will deliver remarks to the Chatham-Kent Chamber of Commerce, where he will discuss the importance of the energy sector to Canada's and southwestern Ontario's economy.
On September 30, 2014 at 15:45 hours a lockdown was put in place at Matsqui Institution, a medium security federal institution, to enable staff members to conduct an exceptional search.