| Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada | news releases
The Rural Municipality of East St. Paul will receive $216,589 in 2008-2009 through the federal Gas Tax Fund.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced James George Aylwin Creighton, the "father" of organized ice hockey, will be honoured as a Canadian of National Historic Significance. The Prime Minister made his comments at a commemoration ceremony held at the Bell Centre in Montreal.
| Western Economic Diversification Canada | news releases
An investment from the Government of Canada will enable the Horsefly District Board of Trade to develop an action plan to examine economic trends and identify business opportunities within the community.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | news releases
Starting and running a business in the Resort Municipality of Whistler just became easier thanks to BizPaL, a new online business permit and licence service that saves time spent on paperwork and helps entrepreneurs start up faster.
| Western Economic Diversification Canada | news releases
Young entrepreneurs will benefit from federal funding to support Simon Fraser University's Student Business Incubator Program, which provides students with the necessary training and tools to successfully launch their own companies.
| Service Canada | news releases
James Moore, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works and Government Services and for the Pacific Gateway and the Vancouver-Whistler Olympics and Member of Parliament for Port Moody-Westwood-Port Coquitlam, on behalf of the Honourable Monte Solberg, Minister of Human Resources and Social Development, today announced more than $1 million in funding for Douglas College to help Ridge Meadows and Tri-City residents gain the skills they need to find jobs.
| Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions | news releases
The Honourable Jean‑Pierre Blackburn, Minister of Labour and Minister of Canada Economic Development, today announced that the firm Bersaco Inc. of Les Bergeronnes, in the Haute-Côte-Nord region, will receive $290,000 in repayable funding to help improve its productivity.
| Western Economic Diversification Canada | news releases
Entrepreneurs and immigrant workers will benefit from Government of Canada funding through Western Economic Diversification Canada, aimed at expanding employment opportunities and business development in Surrey, British Columbia.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | media advisories
Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General and Commander-Chief of Canada, will preside the inaugural ceremony of the Royal Military College Saint-Jean in Saint-Jean-Richelieu, Quebec, on Saturday May 24, 2008, at 10 a.m.
| Service Canada | news releases
Daniel Petit, Member of Parliament for Charlesbourg-Haute-Saint-Charles, on behalf of the Honourable Monte Solberg, Minister of Human Resources and Social Development, today announced funding for the Carrefour jeunesse-emploi Charlesbourg-Chauveau to help 10 young people in the Quebec region improve their employability.
