| Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
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Phil McColeman, Member of Parliament for Brant, on behalf of the Honourable Bernard Valcourt, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, today announced support to the Six Nations Polytechnic, for programs designed and delivered to prepare First Nation youth with the skills and training needed to join the labour market.
The Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health, announces the expansion of a robust community-based program that will help residents of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, to tackle obesity, achieve healthy weights and get healthier.
| Western Economic Diversification Canada
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Today, Joyce Bateman, Member of Parliament for Winnipeg South Centre, on behalf of the Honourable Michelle Rempel, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, announced an investment to benefit the conventional linear and interactive digital media in Western Canada.
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The Honourable Michelle Rempel, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, announced over $1,000,000 in funding for Vancouver Island University to establish a mobile forestry skills training program on British Columbia's Central Coast and Vancouver Island.
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The Honourable John Duncan, Minister of State, Chief Government Whip and Member of Parliament for Vancouver Island North, on behalf of the Honourable Michelle Rempel, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, announced an investment of $560,134 to construct the Comox Marina Centre Meeting Place.
After a particularly stormy winter season, a safe haven for recreational boaters on the Bras d'Or Lake is undergoing essential upgrades to its wharf structures. Senator Michael L. MacDonald was in New Campbellton today to announce that the Government of Canada, through the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), will contribute $32,310 through its Innovative Communities Fund (ICF) to enable Kelly Cove Marina to undertake upgrades at Kelly's Cove Wharf.
| Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
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Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz today released a list of designated regions in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba where tax deferrals have been authorized for 2015.
Today, Minister of State for Multiculturalism and Member of Parliament for Edmonton-Sherwood Park Tim Uppal met with members of the Edmonton Police Service Canine Unit to celebrate a new law aimed at denouncing and deterring the wilful harming of animals trained and being used to help police protect public safety and keep communities safe.
The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade and Member of Parliament for Abbotsford, on behalf of Greg Rickford, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, today announced close to $900,000 through the Investments in Forest Industry Transformation (IFIT) program to Dynamic Windows and Doors to install an innovative manufacturing process to produce Passivhaus wood windows at its facility in Abbotsford, British Columbia. Passive houses are valued for their rigorous energy-efficiency standards, which require little energy for space heating and cooling.
The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of National Defence, accompanied by the Honourable Kerry-Lynne D. Findlay, P.C., Q.C., Member of Parliament for Delta-Richmond East and Minister of National Revenue, on behalf of the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, today announced a significant series of enhancements to the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG)'s resources in Vancouver Harbour
