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Today, Joy Smith, Member of Parliament for Kildonan – St. Paul, on behalf of the Honourable Michelle Rempel, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, announced support of $541,716 for five projects under the Government of Canada's Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program.
Residents of Prince Rupert and Port Edward will benefit from upgraded infrastructure thanks to joint funding from the governments of Canada and British Columbia through the Small Communities Fund.
Scott Armstrong, Member of Parliament for Cumberland–Colchester–Musquodoboit, on behalf of the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, was joined today by Karen Casey, Nova Scotia Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development and Member of the Legislative Assembly for Colchester North, and Bob Taylor, Mayor of the Municipality of the County of Colchester, to announce federal funding of up to $1,350,504 for the Debert Water Tower Replacement project under the New Building Canada Plan in Nova Scotia.
TIMMINS, ONTARIO – Jay Aspin, Member of Parliament for Nipissing–Timiskaming, on behalf of the Honourable Julian Fantino, Associate Minister of National Defence, today announced a $1.2-million infrastructure project to provide important upgrades at the Timmins Armoury.
Residents of Taylor will benefit from improved wastewater infrastructure thanks to joint funding from the governments of Canada and British Columbia through the Small Communities Fund.
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Today, Dan Albas, Member of Parliament for Okanagan – Coquihalla, on behalf of the Honourable Michelle Rempel, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, announced support of $315,437 for upgrades to Memorial Park in West Kelowna, under the Government of Canada's Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program.
Residents of Hudson's Hope will benefit from improvements to wastewater infrastructure thanks to joint funding from the governments of Canada and British Columbia through the Small Communities Fund.
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Students in the Yorkton area interested in entering mechanics trades training and welding training will have easier access to programs at Parkland College thanks to an investment announced today by Garry Breitkreuz, Member of Parliament for Yorkton-Melville, on behalf of the Honourable Michelle Rempel, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification.
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Through the Canada Job Grant, employers in Salmon Arm will receive over $17,000 in funding to provide skills training to their employees. The announcement was made today by Colin Mayes, Member of Parliament for Okanagan–Shuswap, on behalf of the Honourable Pierre Poilievre, Minister of Employment and Social Development, and by Greg Kyllo, Parliamentary Secretary for the BC Jobs Plan and MLA for Shuswap, on behalf of the Honourable Shirley Bond, Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training and Responsible for Labour.
On July 28, 2015, Correctional Service Canada (CSC) held a Change of Command Ceremony at Dorchester Penitentiary, in Dorchester, New Brunswick. This occasion marked the change in command from the outgoing Warden, Paul Bourque, to the incoming Warden, Ed Muise.