Today, the governments of Canada and British Columbia announced a funding commitment to improve safety along 5 kilometres of Highway 3 near Princeton. The project will include removing two sharp curves in the roadway and adding a passing lane in each direction.
Members of the media are invited to attend an important infrastructure event regarding the federal Gas Tax Fund, with Peter Braid, Parliamentary Secretary for Infrastructure and Communities and Member of Parliament for Kitchener-Waterloo; Stephen Woodworth, Member of Parliament for Kitchener Centre, on behalf of 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, His Worship Berry Vrbanovic, Mayor of Kitchener; and Scott Davey, Ward 1 Councillor.
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The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), and Daryl Kramp, Member of Parliament for Prince Edward-Hastings, will announce support for regional diversification.
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Today, the Honourable Michelle Rempel, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, announced funding of $667,000 to Vancouver Island University (VIU) to support a project that will enable them to purchase equipment and conduct research into shellfish hatchery design, with a focus on addressing industry-related challenges.
Ask most people about East Coast Music Week (ECMW), and they will tell you it's a week-long celebration of Atlantic musical talent, kicking off with the annual East Coast Music Gala Awards Show. Truth be told, it's all that and more. East Coast Music Week includes a wide array of music industry events, workshops and showcases, including the International Export Buyers Program, designed to sharpen the global marketing skills and visibility of East Coast artists.
The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment, Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency and Minister for the Arctic Council, announced today that she will meet with communities in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories between April 9 and 15, 2015, to discuss the Arctic Council and to highlight Canada's achievements as council chair.