Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale (Regina-Wascana, Sask.), on behalf of Infrastructure and Communities Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.), and Colin Basran, Mayor of the City of Kelowna, will make an infrastructure funding announcement regarding the Mill Creek Flood Protection Project. This event will be held at the Parkinson Activity Centre, 1700 Parkinson Way. Call 613-697-3778.
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale (Regina-Wascana, Sask.) will make a funding announcement under the Search and Rescue New Initiatives Fund (SAR NIF). He will be joined by Liberal MP Stephen Fuhr (Kelowna–Lake Country, B.C.). This event will be held at Kelowna Yacht Club, 1370 Water St. Call 613-998-5681.
As part of its study into the value-added food sector in Canada, members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry will visit farmers and value-added food processors who form part of the Young Agrarians network in British Columbia.This event will take place at Wise Earth Farm, 3019 Leader Rd. Call 613-614-1180.
This week, members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry will be visiting food processors, agri-food research facilities, and processing co-operatives as they study how the value-added food sector can be more competitive in global markets. The committee will be in Kelowna, B.C. from Tuesday, October 30 to Wednesday, October 31, and in Winnipeg, … Read more
International Trade Diversification Minister Jim Carr (Winnipeg South Centre, Man.) will visit Kelowna, B.C., to promote Canada’s ambitious trade diversification strategy as part of ongoing #TradeTalks outreach across the country. Carr will also visit the British Columbia Wine Institute and the Women’s Enterprise Centre where he will participate in a round-table discussion with members to highlight the … Read more
Veterans Affairs Minister Seamus O’Regan (St. John’s South–Mount Pearl, Nfld.) invites veterans and their families to participate in a Veterans Town Hall, to learn more and ask questions about Pension for Life, and other Veterans Affairs Canada benefits and services. This event will take place at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #26, 1380 Bertram St. Call 613-992-7468.
National Defence Minister Harjit S. Sajjan (Vancouver South, B.C.) will highlight an initiative of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) concerning summer employment for students serving as Reservists. Sajjan will be joined by Liberal MP Stephen Fuhr (Kelowna–Lake Country, B.C.). The event will be held at the British Columbia Dragoons Armoury, 720 Lawrence Ave. Call 613-996-3100.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Small Business and Tourism Alaina Lockhart (Fundy Royal, NL) will participate at a roundtable with local women entrepreneurs from the Kelowna region to celebrate International Women’s Day at the Women’s Enterprise Centre, 201-1726 Dolphin Ave. Then at 1 p.m. (local time), she will deliver a keynote address to the BC Tourism … Read more
On her first day of a three-day visit to Kelowna, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Small Business and Tourism Alaina Lockhart (Fundy Royal, NL), will deliver remarks at the Canadian Accelerator Summit. Before the conference, Lockhart, joined by Liberal MP Stephen Fuhr (Kelowna–Lake Country, B.C.) will visit the following Kelowna small businesses: Piscine Energetics, CoreHealth Technologies Inc., and Bardel … Read more
On behalf of Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Moncton–Riverview–Dieppe, N.B.), Liberal MP Stephen Fuhr (Kelowna—Lake Country, B.C.) will visit the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus to tour a lab, meet a research team, and highlight an investment in spinal cord injury research. This event will take place at the Hangar Fitness and Wellness Centre, 3211 Athletics Court, University … Read more
