| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
On August 30, 2006, the Government of Canada announced the RCMP Academy would receive $37 million over a two-year period to expand and refurbish the Academy. These upgrades were announced as part of a broader package to tackle crime and provide the RCMP with the tools they need to keep Canadians and their communities safe and secure.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Prime Minister Stephen Harper, joined by Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall and Saskatoon Mayor Donald Atchison, today announced that the three levels of government are joining together to build the South River Crossing bridge and complete the Saskatoon Circle Drive Southwest Project.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Trucks and passenger vehicles traveling through Saskatoon must use Idylwyld Drive or Circle Drive North, which are high volume divided arterial roadways congested with both through traffic and local traffic during peak period. The Saskatoon Circle Drive Southwest Project consists of grade separations at Circle Drive and 11th Street, at Circle Drive and the CN and CP Rail tracks, and at the Circle Drive and Valley Road Connection. The project also includes the South River Crossing, a proposed bridge in the south end of Saskatoon and intelligent transportation systems, such as an automated anti-icing system for the bridge and variable message signs for drivers. The South River Crossing is the final section of the Saskatoon Centre City Ring Road, referred to as Circle Drive.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced that effective immediately RCMP Cadets will receive an allowance of $500 per week for the duration of their 24-week training period.
| Canadian Heritage | news releases
Celebrate Canada! enables Canadians throughout the country to join together to celebrate the extraordinary achievements that have shaped Canada and to learn more about our diversity and history.
| Canadian Heritage | news releases
The Honourable Josée Verner, Minister of Canadian Heritage, Status of Women and Official Languages and Minister for La Francophonie, today announced that the Government has asked the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to report on the accessibility and quality of broadcasting services offered to minority French-and English-language communities.
| Canadian Heritage | news releases
Lloydminster-area residents and visitors will be able to enjoy more high-quality artistic performances, thanks to an investment by the Government of Canada.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
Canada is moving along its aggressive trade strategy by establishing 10 new trade offices in three countries and is expanding its Trade Commissioner Service in Canada with four new satellite offices. The announcement was made by the Honourable David Emerson, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade and Minister for the Pacific Gateway and the Vancouver-Whistler Olympics, during a speech delivered for International Trade Day, in Mississauga.
| Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada | news releases
The Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, today announced that Canada will welcome an additional 1,300 Karen refugees from Burma (also known as Myanmar) in 2008 and 2009.
| Transport Canada | news releases
OTTAWA - The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, today celebrated that Bill C-23, which amends the Canada Marine Act, has received Royal Assent. This Bill strengthens the operating framework for Canada Port Authorities (CPAs) by modifying the current borrowing regime, providing for access to contribution funding, and clarifying some aspects of governance.
