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The Honourable Monte Solberg, Minister of Human Resources and Social Development, today announced funding for 88 projects in Alberta under the Government of Canada's New Horizons for Seniors Program (NHSP). This support will benefit seniors in Alberta by improving the facilities and equipment they need to stay involved and take active leadership roles within their communities.
The Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration and Member of Parliament for Haldimand-Norfolk, today attended the opening of the Service Canada Centre for Youth (SCCY) in Dunnville. The office is ready to assist businesses and young workers with their summer employment needs.
Today marks the beginning of a special anniversary year for the RCMP. One hundred and thirty-five years ago, the North-West Mounted (NWMP) Police was established by an Act of Parliament on May 23, 1873, at the direction of then Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald.
Harold Albrecht, Member of Parliament for Kitchener-Conestoga, today attended the opening of the Service Canada Centre for Youth (SCCY) in Kitchener. The office is ready to assist businesses and young workers with their summer employment needs.
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The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians, and Minister Vic Toews, President of the Treasury Board and Federal Regional Minister for Manitoba, participated today in the launch of an innovative program designed to prepare Aboriginal youth to become police officers with various law enforcement agencies.
The Honourable Peter Van Loan, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Minister for Democratic Reform, and Member of Parliament for York-Simcoe, today attended the opening of the Service Canada Centre for Youth (SCCY) in York Region. The office is ready to assist businesses and young workers with their summer employment needs.
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The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians, announced today the reappointment of Ian McLeod to the Gwich'in Land Use Planning Board.
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Mr. Mike Lake, Member of Parliament for Edmonton-Mill Woods-Beaumont, on behalf of the Honourable Monte Solberg, Minister of Human Resources and Social Development, today announced funding for an Aboriginal Skills and Employment Partnership (ASEP) project. The funding is expected to provide Aboriginal participants with the skills development, support and training that they need to strengthen links to employment.
Jacques Gourde, Member of Parliament for Lotbinière-Chutes-Chaudière, on behalf of the Honourable Monte Solberg, Minister of Human Resources and Social Development, today announced funding for two organizations in Saint-Jean-Matha and Rawdon. The projects carried out by these organizations will help youth at risk gain career-related experience and acquire the skills and training they need to start their careers on solid ground.
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The Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperation, today announced that the Government of Canada is partnering with the United Nations and Canadian and international organizations to provide much-needed additional humanitarian assistance to the people of Burma affected by the cyclone that devastated the country.
