Members of the media are invited to attend a tour of the Markin MacPhail Centre at Canada Olympic Park with Joan Crockatt, Member of Parliament for Calgary Centre, and WinSport President and CEO Barry Heck.
Lieutenant-General Marquis Hainse, Commander of the Canadian Army, visited Chile and Brazil from March 21 to 27, 2015, where he met with General Humberto Oviedo Arriagada of the Chilean Army and later met General Eduardo Villas Bôas of the Brazilian Army.
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Member of Parliament Dean Allison, on behalf of Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, announced today an investment of $143,260 to the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre to conduct research into improving the use of biological controls for pest and disease management for the Canadian greenhouse sector.
The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, today held the inaugural meeting of the Advisory Council for Canada's Global Markets Action Plan (GMAP) in Ottawa, Ontario.
The Honourable Peter MacKay, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Central Nova, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, today announced the following appointment:
The Honourable Greg Rickford, Canada's Natural Resources Minister and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario, today announced the appointment of Ellen McGregor as Director for Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) for a term of five years
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Parliamentary Secretary Pierre Lemieux, on behalf of Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, announced today an investment of $1.1 million to the Canadian Fertilizer Institute (CFI). The investment will facilitate research and development to improve the efficient use of fertilizer, while reducing the environmental impacts and input costs, and creating competitive advantages for producers through improved crop production.
8 WING/CFB TRENTON, Ont.- Canada's fifth CC-177 Globemaster will make its inaugural landing in Canada and be officially welcomed into the Royal Canadian Air Force's fleet by Defence Minister Jason Kenney and Lieutenant-General Yvan Blondin at a ceremony at 8 Wing Trenton on March 30, 2015.
Today, Joan Crockatt, Member of Parliament for Calgary Centre, on behalf of the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health, announced federal funding of $600,000 to improve access to health services for French-speaking communities in Calgary, Alberta.