Indigenous Services Minister and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario Patty Hajdu (Thunder Bay-Superior North, Ont.) will join Kúkpi7 Rosanne Casimir of Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc and Colleen Erickson, chair of the Board of Directors of the First Nations Health Authority, for a funding announcement. This event will take place at Moccasin … Read more
President of the Queen’s Privy Council and Minister of Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair (Scarborough-Southwest, Ont.) will hold a media availability following a tour and operational briefing. This event will be held at the Provincial Wildfire Coordination Centre, 3080 Airport Rd. Contact Annie.Cullinan@qpc-cpr.gc.ca.
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra (Mississauga Centre, Ont.) will make an announcement related to the Government of Canada’s funding in support of airport recovery in Kamloops. This event will take place at Kamloops Airport Arrivals Hall, 3035 Airport Rd. Contact Laurel.Lennox@tc.gc.ca.
On Day Four of their official visit to British Columbia from May 20-24, Governor General Mary Simon and her husband Whit Fraser will meet with Kukpi7 (Chief) Rosanne Casimir and members of the community to pay their respects to the children left in unmarked graves and to the survivors of the residential school at 345 Powwow Trail. Then in Victoria, B.C. at 4:30 p.m. (local … Read more
As part of a week-long tour of Indigenous communities, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) will meet with the chief and council of the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation. At 9:45 a.m. (local time), he will hold a press conference outside of the former Residential School, 330 Chief Alex Thomas Way. Then at 2 p.m., Singh will visit the Spring Back Festival, 200 … Read more
On behalf of Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.), Minister of Rural Economic Development Bernadette Jordan (South Shore–St. Margaret’s, N.S.) will announce funding for safety improvements at the Kamloops Airport. This event will take place at the Kamloops Airport, 101 – 3035 Airport Road. Call 613-993-0055.
Conservative leader Andrew Scheer (Regina–Qu’Appelle, Sask.) will attend a community barbecue and deliver remarks. This event will take place at Riverside Park 100 Lorne St. Call 613-286-1050.
Treasury Board President and Minister of Digital Government Joyce Murray (Vancouver Quadra, B.C.) will announce funding under a Government of Canada program to help Canadians gain the skills that will allow them to fully participate in the digital economy. This event will take place at the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, #190-546 St. Paul St. Call 613-369-3170.
Employment, Workforce Development and Labour Minister Patty Hajdu (Thunder Bay-Superior North, Ont.) will highlight the work being done by the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council to help Indigenous people get the skills needed to secure good quality jobs. This event will be held at the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council, 680 Athabasca St. W. Call 819-994-5559.
Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott (Markham-Stouffville, Ont.) will be signing a Memorandum of Understanding on jurisdiction of Child and Family Services with Secwépemc Nation. Following the signing, Philpott and Kukpi7 Wayne Christian, Tribal Chief of the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council, will be available to answer questions from the media. This event will be held at 300 Chilcotin … Read more
