Press Release Department: Federal - Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) Rob Moore (Fundy Royal, N.B.) announced almost $415,000 to support the community infrastructure projects in the Towns of Paradise and Conception Bay South. The full release is available online. Call 613-941-7241. On behalf of Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) Rob Moore (Fundy Royal, N.B.), Conservative Senator Michael L. MacDonald … Read more

Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) Rob Moore (Fundy Royal, N.B.) announced $500,000 in funding for Telelink, a St. John’s-based contact centre. The supporting upgrades to existing infrastructure and technology, as well as increased sales and marketing efforts to other markets in North America. The full release is available online. Call 613-941-7241. On behalf of Minister of State (Atlantic … Read more

IPL Inc. is rolling out a new thin-walled plastic container, SnapPack, for the food industry thanks to support from the Governments of Canada and New Brunswick. Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Minister Bernard Valcourt (Madawaska-Restigouche, N.B.) and Francine Landry, New Brunswick Minister of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour, and minister responsible for La Francophonie, made the announcement … Read more

As one of Nova Scotia’s entry points, the Town of Yarmouth has been introducing visitors to Nova Scotian culture, cuisine and hospitality for well over a century. The Town will soon be poised to offer new tourism-related opportunities to these visitors as they begin a multi-phase redevelopment project focused on creating a more attractive and … Read more

The International Export Buyers Program, made possible in part through contributions from the Canada/Atlantic Provinces Agreement on International Business Development (IBDA), puts Atlantic Canadian musical artists within earshot of booking agents, talent buyers, festival promoters, digital experts and music industry media from around the world. IBDA funding helps the ECMA organize exporting presentation showcases, enhanced … Read more

Saint John Industrial Parks Ltd. will construct a barge terminal facility to serve New Brunswick’s advanced  fabrication sector, thanks to investments by the governments of Canada and New Brunswick. The barge terminal facility will be located in the Spruce Lake Industrial Park. The project includes the construction of an access road, a concrete laydown area and … Read more

The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency is providing $30,000 through ACOA’s Business Development Program to help Cape Breton-based Dunphy Oysters Ltd. expand to include a land-based hatchery. The full release is available online. Call 613-941-7241.

An investment by the Government of Canada has helped the Placentia West Heritage Committee to join two tourism-related buildings, with an end goal of establishing an economuseum in the region. Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) Rob Moore (Fundy Royal, N.B.) announced that the federal government, through the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, contributed more … Read more

When engineers and design professionals from around the world are looking for custom enclosures and parts for their electronic components, Protocase Inc. of Sydney responds with flexibility, speed, simplicity and top-notch customer service. That is why the company’s client base has grown to over 8,000 customers worldwide, and thanks to support from the Government of … Read more

On behalf of Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) Rob Moore (Fundy Royal, N.B.), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice Robert Goguen (Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe, N.B.), along with New Brunswick minister of tourism, heritage and culture Bill Fraser, announced $1.4 million for seven projects in the New Brunswick oyster industry. The full release is available online. Call 613-941-7241.