Infrastructure Announcement in Miltonvale, Prince Edward Island

Liberal MP Wayne Easter (Malpeque, PEI), on behalf of Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.), Bloyce Thompson, Minister of Justice and Public Safety, and Natalie Jameson, Minister Responsible for the Status of Women, will make an announcement regarding COVID-19 response infrastructure funding. This event will be held at Provincial Correctional Centre, 508 Sleepy Hollow Rd. Details online. Call 613-941-0660.

Astronaut David Saint-Jacques in Prince Edward Island

Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques will be in Charlottetown, Bloomfield and Summerside in Prince Edward Island to meet with students, public servants and engineers. He will speak on his career path, his job as an astronaut and the "unique" training it entails. More information is available online. Call 450-926-4370.

Minister Shea will make a funding announcement

National Revenue Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, PE) and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade, for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and for the Atlantic Gateway Gerald Keddy (South Shore-St. Margaret's, NS) will make a funding announcement for the Atlantic Veterinary College. The event will be held at the McCain Foundation Learning Commons, Atlantic … Read more

Public forum on genetically modified Atlantic salmon

Canada and the U.S. could soon approve a genetically modified Atlantic salmon, the first-ever GM food animal in the world. The small U.S. company AquaBounty wants to produce GM salmon eggs on PEI, to grow-out in Panama and sell to U.S. consumers. What are the risks for wild Atlantic salmon? Learn about what's happening in … Read more

Press conference on genetically modified fish

U.S. and Canadian campaigners will visit the site that U.S. company Aqua Bounty Technologies plans to use to commercially produce genetically modified Atlantic salmon eggs. The eggs will be exported to Panama for growing out and processing, then shipped to the U.S. consumer market. Eric Hoffman and Jaydee Hanson will speak on the environmental and … Read more