The Regina Exhibition Association Limited President and CEO, Mark Allan, toured several funding partners through the new $37-million International Trade Centre at Evraz Place in Regina – which was funded in part by the Government of Canada’s Growing Forward 2 agreement. The now-completed International Trade Centre at Evraz Place – which will open its doors to the world … Read more
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI), along with Liberal MP Mary Ng (Markham-Thornhill, Ont.) announced a $3 million federal investment to the Canadian Livestock Genetics Association will help exporters develop and expand new markets for Canadian livestock genetics. The focus of the project will be on exports of dairy, sheep and goat genetics, which in 2016 generated exports of … Read more
Treasury Board President Scott Brison (Kings-Hants, N.S.) announced an investment of up to $1.75 million to Scotian Gold Cooperative Ltd. in support of a new state-of- the-art apple packing facility in Coldbrook, N.S. This investment enabled Scotian Gold to expand its Coldbrook facility and to purchase and install two new-to-Atlantic high efficiency production lines. The full release … Read more
More New Brunswick students are digging into agriculture this year thanks to the launch of the new Agriculture in the Classroom program. The program will support teachers with educational resources and provide hands-on learning experiences to students. The program is designed to connect more students with agriculture and nurture an appreciation for the nutritious food grown … Read more
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) continued his European agricultural trade mission, concluding G7 agricultural meetings in Bergamo, Italy, as well as a series of bilateral meetings with European Union officials in Belgium. In Bergamo, MacAulay and his G7 counterparts endorsed a communiqué following two days of plenary sessions, where they discussed issues ranging from agricultural risk … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Jean-Claude Poissant (La Prairie, Que.) helped Fruit d’Or commission a new plant just as Canadian food processors are taking advantage of new market opportunities under the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement with the European Union which took effect September 21. Since then, Fruit d’Or has sold around 635,000 … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Jean-Claude Poissant (La Prairie, Que.) announced the investment of $848,673 in two projects by the Centre de recherche en sciences animales de Deschambault. The objective of the first project is to increase the pollination efficiency of bees to achieve better yields in cranberry production. The second project … Read more
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) completed the first leg of a 10-day European agricultural trade mission in Cologne, Germany. MacAulay attended ANUGA, the largest food and beverage show in the world, where he met with Canadian exhibitors and participated in a networking event to facilitate new trade opportunities. The full release is available online. Call 613-773-1059.
Liberal MP Peter Fragiskatos (London North Centre, Ont.) announced an investment of up to $492,052 to the Ontario Hazelnut Association to help develop the hazelnut industry. This project is being conducted in partnership with the University of Guelph and Ferrero Canada. The full release is available online. Call 613-773-1059.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Jean-Claude Poissant (La Prairie, Que.) and Laurent Lessard, Quebec Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, announced that the Government of Canada and the Government of Quebec are providing $75,644 in financial assistance to Les Viandes Rheintal (9217-3632 Québec Inc.) for its project to implement a quality … Read more
