CHURCH POINT, Nova Scotia – Greg Kerr, Member of Parliament (West Nova), will make an announcement on Friday about the Fédération régionale des arts et du patrimoine de la Baie Sainte-Marie. He will make this announcement on behalf of the Honourable Shelly Glover, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages.
October 16, 2014 - Fermeuse, Newfoundland and Labrador
Senator Fabian Manning, on behalf of the Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, today awarded Mr. Mike Hawkins a 2013 Small Craft Harbours Prix d'Excellence. Mr. Hawkins received the national award under the category of "National Individual Commitment" for his work as the Harbour Supervisor at the Harbour Authority of Cape Broyle.
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) today released the full edition of the 2014 Communications Monitoring Report, which shows that Canadian families spend over $190 each month on communications services.
Members of the media are invited to attend an important infrastructure announcement with James Bezan, Member of Parliament for Selkirk-Interlake, the Honourable Stan Struthers, Minister of Municipal Government, and Don Forfar, Mayor of St. Andrews.
The Honourable Steven Blaney, Canada's Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, will make an announcement related to Canada's national security.
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Acting 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, the Honourable Christian Paradis, Member of Parliament for Mégantic-L'Érable and Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, today announced that the company Les Sables Olimag Inc. has been granted financial assistance to commercialize its products on foreign markets.
James Bezan, Member of Parliament for Selkirk-Interlake, spoke today to the Association of Manitoba Municipalities (AMM) regarding the New Building Canada Plan, the renewed federal Gas Tax Fund Agreement with Manitoba and what they mean for municipalities across the province.
On World Food Day, we turn our attention to the millions of people around the world who don't have enough food to eat. Often referred to as a "silent killer," hunger affects the most vulnerable people: women, children and men with the fewest options to make better lives for themselves and their families. Although global hunger has steadily declined in recent years, 805 million-or one in nine-people are still considered food insecure.
October, 2014
As part of a $106 million investment in small craft harbours across the country, the Government of Canada is providing $28.8 million to repair and maintain fishing harbours in Newfoundland and Labrador. The $106 million in funding includes $66 million in regular program funding for the Small Craft Harbours Program in 2014-2015 and $40 million over two years from Economic Action Plan 2014.