On behalf of the federal Health Minister, the Honourable Tony Clement, James Bezan, Member of Parliament for Selkirk-Interlake, today announced Government of Canada support to the Interlake Regional Health Authority to help enhance surveillance for chronic disease risk factors in Canadian youth.
Young Franco-Ontarians in Hawkesbury will be able to participate in after-school sport and cultural activities thanks to an investment by the Government of Canada.
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) recommends that travelers get the flu vaccine and practise good hand hygiene to prevent getting the flu (influenza) when travelling.
Dr. Khristinn Kellie Leitch, Chair of Pediatric Surgery at the Children's Hospital of Western Ontario, Assistant Dean at the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, and Co-director of the Health Sector MBA program at the University of Western Ontario today presented her final report, entitled Reaching for the Top: A Report by the Advisor on Healthy Children and Youth, to the Minister of Health, Tony Clement for his consideration.
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The Secretary of State (Agriculture) and Member of Parliament for Mégantic-L'Érable, the Honourable Christian Paradis, on behalf of the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, the Honourable Lawrence Cannon, and the Member of the National Assembly for Mégantic-Compton and Parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Natural Resources and Wildlife, Johanne Gonthier, on behalf of the Deputy Premier and Minister of Municipal Affairs and Regions, Nathalie Normandeau, have announced today that the Municipality of Notre-Dame-Bois will receive $123,985 under the federal-provincial agreement on the transfer of a portion of federal gasoline excise tax revenues and the Government of Québec's contribution.
Rural Franco-Ontarian young people will benefit from Government of Canada support to encourage their participation in community life. This support will also help adolescents who are deaf or hard-hearing integrate into rural life, so they can have access to the resources necessary to reach their full potential.
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Jacques Gourde, Member of Parliament for Lotbinière-Chutes-Chaudière and Parliamentary Secretary to the Honourable Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Minister of Labour and Minister of Canada Economic Development, today announced the awarding of $220,000 in non-repayable funding to the Fonds de développement économique LaPrade Saint-Maurice.