Steven Blaney, Member of Parliament for Lévis?Bellechasse, on behalf of the Honourable Monte Solberg, Minister of Human Resources and Social Development, today announced funding of $148,852 for a project that will help young people in Lévis make a successful transition into the workforce.
The Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration and Member of Parliament for the constituency of Haldimand--Norfolk, announced today that the federal government has transferred ownership of the recreational Small Craft Harbours' Port Dover facility to the Corporation of Norfolk County. Minister Finley made the announcement on behalf of the Honourable Loyola Hearn, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans.
On March 30, 2007, Frank Eaton Livestock Ltd. entered a guilty plea in Saskatchewan provincial court on one count of violating the Health of Animals Act. A fine of $172,000 was assessed by the court.
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The Honourable Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Minister of Labour and Minister of Canada Economic Development, today announced the awarding of $27,750 in non-repayable funding to the Regional County Municipality MRC de La Haute-Gaspésie for the development and establishment of a web portal.
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North Battleford, Lloydminster and 13 nearby communities will benefit from a $5.5 million investment for infrastructure projects from Canada's New Government and the Province of Saskatchewan through the Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund (MRIF).
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced that Canada's New Government is following through on its commitment to create a Veterans' Bill of Rights and a Veterans' Ombudsman.
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Acting on behalf of the Honourable Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Minister of Labour and Minister of Canada Economic Development, Jacques Gourde, Member of Parliament for Lotbinière ? Chutes-Chaudière and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources, today launched the first Enviroclub to be set up in the Mauricie region, in the presence of Claude Vanasse, Coordinator of Industrial Ecology Services at the Centre québécois de développement durable (CQDD).
The Minister of National Defence Gordon O'Connor and the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and Minister responsible for Newfoundland and Labrador, Loyola Hearn will make an announcement regarding Canadian Forces Station St. John's.
HALIFAX -- The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of Foreign Affairs, on behalf of the Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, today announced $180,000 in funding to enhance transit security in Halifax. This Transit Secure funding provides the transit operator in the City of Halifax with financial assistance to carry out risk assessments and to develop security plans.
LAVAL, QUEBEC -- The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities and Minister responsible for Quebec, today announced $187,500 in funding to enhance transit security in Laval. This funding provides the transit operator for the City of Laval with financial assistance to carry out risk assessments and to develop security plans.