| Western Economic Diversification Canada
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Today, the Honourable Candice Bergen, Member of Parliament for Portage-Lisgar, on behalf of the Honourable Michelle Rempel, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, announced support of $215,500 to expand existing pathways in the communities of Oak Bluff, Starbuck, Sanford and La Salle, under the Government of Canada's Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program.
Joyce Bateman, Member of Parliament for Winnipeg South Centre was joined today by the Honourable Drew Caldwell, Minister of Municipal Government and Member of the Legislative Assembly for Brandon East and Brian Bowman, Mayor of Winnipeg to jointly announce federal-provincial funding of up to $91,800,000 for the Waverley Street Underpass at CN Mainline under the New Building Canada Plan.Â
| Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
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Today Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart committed $10 million in funding under Growing Forward 2 for a new Livestock and Forage Centre of Excellence at the University of Saskatchewan.
Dick Harris, Member of Parliament for Cariboo-Prince George, on behalf of the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Transport, today announced that the Government of Canada is investing $3,891,095 to enhance safety at the Williams Lake Regional Airport
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
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Everyday tasks that were once done in person, such as shopping, communicating, learning and banking, are now done online. To help Canadian communities, businesses and families have better access to these and many other online opportunities, the Honourable Bernard Valcourt, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development and Member of Parliament for Madawaska–Restigouche, today announced that the Government of Canada will provide Xplornet Communications Inc. and Bell Aliant with up to $5.99 million to connect over 19,000 homes in New Brunswick to faster Internet services.
On July 29, 2015, at about 4:30p.m., a lockdown was put in place at Matsqui Institution, a medium security federal institution, to enable staff members to conduct an exceptional search.
Residents of Williams Lake will benefit from upgrades to the River Valley Trunk Sewer thanks to joint funding from the governments of Canada and British Columbia through the Small Communities Fund.
