The Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Transport, along with Rodney Weston, Member of Parliament for Saint John, and Greg Kerr, Member of Parliament for West Nova, today hosted open houses of the MV Fundy Rose, the replacement vessel for the MV Princess of Acadia, which serves the Saint John, New Brunswick to Digby, Nova Scotia ferry route
July 15, 2015 - Harbour Breton, Newfoundland and Labrador Senator Fabian Manning, on behalf of the Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, announced today that the Government of Canada will invest in major improvement projects at eleven small craft harbours in Newfoundland and Labrador. Funding will provide a safer and more efficient working environment for fishermen and harbour users across the province.
July 15, 2015 - Hamilton, Ontario
The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, and the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Public Works and Government Services, announced today that the Harper Government has awarded a $2.7 million contract to Heddle Marine Service Incorporated for important refit and maintenance work for the CCGS Griffon. This is the second contract awarded by the Government of Canada to this shipyard in July.
Dave Van Kesteren, Member of Parliament for Chatham-Kent-Essex, on behalf of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, today announced infrastructure investments totalling over $11 million in several Parks Canada projects across Point Pelee National Park.
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The Honourable Michelle Rempel, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, announced an investment of $1,800,000, to support FPInnovations in the delivery of the Aboriginal Forest Sector Technical Support Program in British Columbia and Alberta.
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Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and Member of Parliament for Egmont Gail Shea announced today funding of $4 million for infrastructure improvements at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's (AAFC) facilities in Prince Edward Island (PEI) to improve research capabilities for the agriculture sector and support its economic growth.
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Today, the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment, Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency and Minister for the Arctic Council, announced the Canadian nominees to the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) roster of experts on traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) at the Council Session in Boston, Massachusetts.