Ottawa - Canada's New Government has partnered with engineers who are studying roads, buildings and water systems in every part of the country to determine how climate change is affecting our infrastructure. Funding of $998,400 to support this project was announced last night by Jacques Gourde, Parliamentary Secretary to the Honourable Gary Lunn, Minister of Natural Resources, on the Minister's behalf.
VANCOUVER - On Friday, March 23, 2007, the Honourable Gary Lunn, Minister of Natural Resources, will be in Vancouver to make funding announcements related to the mountain pine beetle and the Britannia Mine Project. He will speak to forest researchers at the Faculty of Forestry at the University of British Columbia, and then make an announcement to the B.C. mining industry and deliver a speech to the Vancouver Board of Trade.
Ottawa, March 22, 2007... The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) issued the March Canada Child Tax Benefit (CCTB) payments on March 20, 2007. The payments totalled almost $820 million and were sent to over 2.9 million recipients across Canada.
Media are invited to attend the Department of National Defence/ Canadian Forces commemorative event to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racism.
Canadians wanting to support the troops now have another option. CANEX, a division of the Canadian Forces Personnel Support Agency (CFPSA), has coordinated with Sears Canada to provide official "Support Our Troops" (SOT) merchandise in Sears Canada retail stores across the country.
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Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, announced today the awarding of 13 Decorations for Bravery. Recipients will be invited to receive their decorations at a ceremony to be held at Rideau Hall at a later date.
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The Honourable John Baird, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency), has determined that a comprehensive study process is the most appropriate level of environmental assessment for the proposed Belleoram Crushed Granite Rock Quarry Project in Newfoundland and Labrador.
On behalf of the Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Status of Women, Royal Galipeau, Member of Parliament (Ottawa-Orléans), met with representatives of the Canadian Arts Presenting Association (CAPACOA) last week to announce to them that Canada's New Government will provide a total of $202,500 in funding to their organization.
The Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Status of Women, today announced $600,000 in funding for the Society for Educational Visits and Exchanges in Canada (SEVEC) through the Exchanges Canada initiative. This funding is in addition to an agreement reached with SEVEC in June 2006 for $13.5 million in funding over three years to ensure nearly 17,000 young Canadians are able to participate in a reciprocal exchange by 2009.
