Event Location: Gesgapegiag, QC

Minister of Tourism and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Soraya Martinez Ferrada (Hochelaga, Que.) will be in the Gaspésie region from August 7-9. During the first day of this tour, she will meet with members of the Micmac communities of Gesgapegiag and Listuguj and will visit Gestion Alter‑Direct international (Brûlerie du Quai) in Baie-des-Chaleurs. Details online. Contact  alexander.cohen@ised-isde.gc.ca..

National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier (Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Que.), along with Liberal MP Rémi Massé (Avignon-La Mitis-Matane-Matapédia, Que.), will announce funding for the Mi’gmaq Maliseet Aboriginal Fisheries Management Association, a non-profit organization that oversees the sustainable development and conservation of marine ecosystems and fishery-related economic and social development for the Mi’gmaq communities of Gespeg and Gesgapegiag, and the Maliseet … Read more