The Honourable Joe Oliver, Minister of Finance and Minister Responsible for the GTA, was joined today by Mark Adler, Member of Parliament for York Centre, His Worship John Tory, Mayor of the City of Toronto, and Brad Chapman, Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Business Development, Centennial College, to announce funding of up to $18.4 million for Centennial College's Downsview Park Aerospace Campus under the New Building Canada Plan. The project is located at Downsview Park in Toronto, Ontario, and will provide education, training, research, and business opportunities while supporting growth in the aerospace industry.
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) today announced measures to foster competition between companies that offer broadband Internet services. These measures will provide Canadians with more choice and innovative services at reasonable prices.
The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, today announced that Parks Canada's second Quietest. Concert. Ever. – a free and innovative musical experience – will take place in Fundy National Park with Juno Award-Winning artist Serena Ryder.
Over the years, Shelburne's historic architecture and seaside vistas have doubled for 17th century Salem, Massachusetts and other cinematic locations. The Guild Hall, built in 1994 for the film The Scarlet Letter, was used subsequently as an events and community facility. The building was never intended to serve as a permanent structure and its current state of disrepair requires that it be shut down. Community consultations have concluded that a new multifunctional events space suitable for concerts, festivals and the Shelburne Farmer's Market is needed. The consultations have developed a consensus to cease spending on the aging and impractical current building and to construct a new Guild Hall on the same site to meet current and anticipated community needs.
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The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario); Paul Calandra, Member of Parliament for Oak Ridges–Markham; and Peter Kent, Member of Parliament for Thornhill, today announced that the City of Markham will receive funding through the Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program.
The Royal St. John's Regatta Committee has constructed a new three-story timing, viewing and judging tower and has developed a strategic plan to recognize, celebrate and mark the 200th anniversary in 2018, thanks in part to an investment from the Government of Canada. Federal funding of over $125,000 was announced today by the Honourable Rob Moore, Regional Minister for Newfoundland and Labrador and Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) to help support an important piece of infrastructure and to elevate the 200th anniversary to a key national and international sporting and cultural event.
Today, Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada and Member of Parliament for Central Nova Peter MacKay, joined by Member of Parliament for Cumberland-Colchester-Muquodoboit Valley Scott Armstrong, met with local law enforcement officials and members of the community 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.
Lockeport is renowned for its white sand beaches, picturesque seaside cottages and the warm welcome it bestows on visitors. Downtown revitalizations and waterfront developments have already increased tourism capacity. The town is continuing its strategic focus on tourism with the goal of making each visit a memorable and inviting experience. Lockeport's online welcome says it all, "Come for a visit, stay for a lifetime."
STRATFORD, ONTARIO – The Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Public Works and Government Services, on behalf of the Honourable Julian Fantino, Associate Minister of National Defence, today announced infrastructure projects worth more than $15.5 million for five Armouries in southern Ontario.
Residents of Anishinabe of Wauzhushk Onigum First Nation will benefit from drinking water and wastewater infrastructure improvements thanks to joint funding from the Governments of Canada and Ontario through the Small Communities Fund.
