The Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of Veterans Affairs, along with Andrew Saxton, Member of Parliament for North Vancouver, today announced Government of Canada support for the North Vancouver Museum and Archives Commission for its historical exhibit, Walter Draycott's Chronicle of the Great War.
John Baird, Member of Parliament for Ottawa West-Nepean, on behalf of the Honourable Steven Blaney, Canada's Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, will attend the 2014 Canadian Fallen Firefighters Annual Memorial Ceremony.
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Costas Menegakis, Parliamentary Secretary to Canada's Citizenship and Immigration Minister, today announced an investment of $9,875 for the 2014 Halifax Celtic Festival, which celebrates Celtic heritage in Nova Scotia.
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The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, announces that the firm Cotech/XMetal Inc. has been granted financial assistance for productivity enhancement.
The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, and Quebec's Minister of Municipal Affairs and Land Occupancy, Pierre Moreau, are pleased to announce that the city of Percé will receive $1,171,242 over the next five years under the new federal-provincial Gas Tax Fund agreement and from the Government of Quebec's contribution for the completion of priority infrastructure projects.
The Greater Sydney Wastewater Collection project is now complete, improving wastewater treatment in Cape Breton Regional Municipality and in turn, the water quality in Sydney Harbour. Representatives from the federal, provincial and municipal governments gathered today to celebrate the occasion.
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) today announced the prescribed annual interest rates that will apply to any amounts owed to the CRA and to any amounts the CRA owes to individuals and corporations.