| Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
| media advisories
Representatives of the media are invited to a news conference during which 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, will make an announcement concerning the Association régionale d'auto-neigistes de Drummondville.
Thanks to investments from the Government of Canada and the Province of New Brunswick, Léon Chouinard et Fils Ltd. will be able to establish a new open joist flooring and beam factory in Eel River Crossing.
| Western Economic Diversification Canada
| news releases
Today, the Honourable Michelle Rempel, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, announced $900,000 in funding to the Alacrity Foundation of British Columbia (Alacrity) to drive economic growth and facilitate United States (U.S.) investments for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Western Canada. Specifically, this project will focus on B.C.'s technological SMEs within three sectors: wireless, clean technology and life sciences.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada
| news releases
Carbo Herbal Supplies Inc., and its Director, Mrs. Qin Zhou, pleaded guilty on February 27, 2015, to six counts under the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act (WAPPRIITA), for unlawfully importing protected species of turtles and tortoises without the proper permits.
March 3, 2015 - Québec, Québec
Minister Steven Blaney, on behalf of the Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, announced today that the Government of Canada has committed $3,397,929 to 43 fish habitat conservation projects throughout Quebec. These projects were approved for funding under the second and third rounds of the Recreational Fisheries Conservation Partnerships Program (RFCPP).