On behalf of Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.), National Revenue Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) will announce a clean energy investment in Lac-Mégantic. This event will take place at Centre sportif Mégantic, 5400 rue Papineau. Contact 343-597-1725.
Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez (Honoré-Mercier, Que.) will make an announcement on the progress of the Lac-Mégantic rail bypass project. This event will take place at the Lac-Mégantic Heritage Train Station, 5490 Graham St. Contact Laura.Scaffidi@tc.gc.ca.
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.), on behalf ofNatural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan (St. John’s South–Mount Pearl, Nfld.), will attend the opening of Lac Mégantic’s micro-grid. This event will be held at the Centre sportif de Lac-Mégantic, 5400 Rue Papineau. Call 343-292-6100.
On behalf of Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi (Edmonton Mill Woods, Alta.), Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) will make a smart grid announcement. This event will take place at La gare patrimoniale, 5490 de la Gare Rd. Call 343-543-7645.
On behalf of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.), Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) will announce financial support for the Town of Lac-Mégantic. This event will take place at 5527 Frontenac Street. Call 514-283-7443.
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) will be at Village Harmonie in Lac-Mégantic to discuss with the residents the 2019 Budget measures for seniors. Following this, she will make an announcement under the New Horizons for Seniors Program in La Patrie. Call 613-773-7972.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) and Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard will make an announcement. Then at 11:30 a.m. (local time), Trudeau will participate in a roundtable discussion on regional development. This event will take place in front of the train station, 5490 rue de la Gare. Call 613-957-5555.
Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) will participate in a Town Hall to discuss rail safety. He will deliver short remarks and answer questions from the community. The event will be held at Gymnase du Centre sportif Mégantic, 5400 rue Papineau.
NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair (Outremont, Que.) will make stops in Lac-Mégantic and hold a media availability. The event will be held at Musi-Café, 5601 Papineau Street.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) will hold a news conference in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, on 19 August 2014 at 10:30 a.m. EDT, to make public its report (R13D0054) on the investigation into the July 2013 derailment of a Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway train in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec. Call 819-994-8053.
