EDMONTON - The Honourable Tim Uppal, Minister of State (Multiculturalism) and Member of Parliament for Edmonton – Sherwood Park, on behalf of the Honourable Greg Rickford, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario, will make an important announcement about clean energy innovation in Edmonton.
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Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz announced today the reappointment of Jason Skinner to the board of directors of Farm Credit Canada (FCC). Mr. Skinner's appointment is for a three-year term effective March 12, 2015. Biographical notes are attached.
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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, took the opportunity while in Sherbrooke today to announce that the firm Nautic & Art Inc. has been granted financial assistance to improve its productivity, develop new products and pursue its growth.
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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, announces that the organization ACET (Accélérateur de création d'entreprises technologiques) has been granted funding for the pursuit of its activities.
Scott Armstrong, Member of Parliament for Cumberland–Colchester–Musquodoboit Valley, on behalf of the Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of Veterans Affairs, will make an important funding announcement.
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Member of Parliament Joyce Bateman (Winnipeg South Centre) will be in Winnipeg, Manitoba on Thursday, October 16 to make an announcement in support of Canada's flax sector.