| Environment and Climate Change Canada
| news releases
This week, General Recycling Industries Ltd. (GRI) pleaded guilty in Alberta Provincial Court to one count of an offence under the Fisheries Act, related to the release of a deleterious substance into fish-bearing waters. The company was sentenced to a $75,000 penalty.
Their Excellencies the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, and Mrs. Sharon Johnston will officially welcome Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence to Canada on Monday, November 10, 2014. The theme of the 2014 Royal Tour is Canada's Heroes: A Celebration of Canadian Accomplishment and Pride.
November 7, 2014 - Emerald, Prince Edward Island
The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, Regional Minister for PEI and MP for Egmont, highlighted today the Government of Canada's investment in seven projects in Prince Edward Island. Under the third round of the Recreational Fisheries Conservation Partnerships Program (RFCPP), various organisations will receive up to $314,000 for seven projects to support the conservation of fish habitat on the Island.
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
| news releases
The Honourable Ed Holder, Minister of State (Science and Technology), today announced an investment of $118 million to support Canada's most promising scholars and students in the fields of the social sciences and humanities.
Members of the media are invited to attend an important infrastructure announcement with Member of Parliament for Kelowna-Lake Country, Ron Cannan, 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, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Kelowna-Lake Country Norm Letnick, on behalf of Todd Stone, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure and City of Kelowna Mayor Walter Gray.
Today, the governments of Canada and Manitoba announced that two southwest Manitoba communities will benefit from the New Building Canada Plan's Small Communities Fund.
Vancouver ¿ The Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of Veterans Affairs, will participate in the Heritage Woods Secondary School's annual Remembrance Day ceremony.
Residents across the Thousand Islands are celebrating the news today that improved access to high-speed Internet is now available in their area. The reach and speed of existing wireless networks have been expanded to provide download speeds of up to 10 Mbps through a new fibre optic cable network and new or improved access points made possible through the Eastern Ontario Regional Network project. In areas that cannot connect with the wireless service, a satellite solution provides connectivity to speeds of up to 10 Mbps.