This morning The National Battlefields Commission chair Margaret F. Delisle officially opened Gilmour Hill by cutting the ribbon alongside 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, and Québec City mayor Régis Labeaume. This road will open to motorists starting at 3 p.m. this afternoon.
This ribbon cutting marks the end of roadwork on Gilmour Hill-Phase I of the project, which will be followed in fall 2015 by the addition of a mixed-use interpretive trail.
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird and the Honourable Lynne Yelich, Minister of State (Foreign Affairs and Consular), will meet with Ahmed Shaheed, UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, will meet with Penny Pritzker, U.S. Secretary of Commerce, and Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal, Mexico's Secretary of Economy, at the North American Competitiveness and Innovation Conference 2014 on Friday, October 31, 2014, in Toronto.
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Industry Minister James Moore today met with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker in Ottawa. This is the second meeting between Minister Moore and Secretary Pritzker and follows their meeting in Washington, D.C., last month.
The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, on behalf of the Honourable Rob Moore, Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency), today announced funding of $20,000 to help the Greater Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce (GCACC) host last week's annual Biz2Biz Expo at the Eastlink Centre.
Costas Menegakis, Member of Parliament for Richmond Hill, today announced Government of Canada funding for a musical and theatrical memorial celebrating the achievements and sacrifices of Canada's Veterans. MP Menegakis made the announcement on behalf of the Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of Veterans Affairs.
