Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) Rob Moore (Fundy Royal, N.B.) and Conservative MP Mike Allen (Tobique-Mactaquac) joined top researchers and officials to tour CCNB-Edmundston/Grand Falls’ Biorefinery Technology Scale-up Centre (BTSC) in New Brunswick, and learn about the organization’s cutting-edge technology. The full release is available online. Call 613-941-7241.
The Charlottetown Airport Authority is taking steps to enhance its role as the gateway to the world for Prince Edward Island’s famous seafood products. The Airport recently formed a partnership with the PEI Seafood Processors’ Association to support export growth, and ensure the supply of quality seafood shipped through the airport by installing a new … Read more
The University of New Brunswick’s Dr. J. Herbert Smith Centre will take on two new projects at its Technology Management and Entrepreneurship Centre (TME), thanks to investments by the Government of Canada. The Government of Canada, through ACOA’s Business Development Program, is providing contributions totaling $385,800 toward these two initiatives. The Dr. J. Herbert Smith … Read more
On behalf of Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) Rob Moore (Fundy Royal, N.B.), Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.), together with Allen Roach, PEI Minister of Innovation and Advanced Learning, announced $257,500 in support for Atlantic Roasted Products Inc. to help create additional product lines, expanding their customer base across Canada, and exploring export potential in the … Read more
Atlantic Canada accounts for 90 percent of all mussels sold in North America, with 80 percent of those mussels coming from Prince Edward Island. PEI Mussel King has watched the demand for this product grow and is taking advantage of these numbers to expand their operations. Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.) and Wade … Read more
On behalf of Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) Rob Moore (Fundy Royal, N.B.), Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.) announced $25,000 in funding for Matos Winery to expand their building for additional equipment to increase wine making capacity and create new products. The full release is available online. Call 613-941-7241.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Employment and Social Development and Minister of Labour Scott Armstrong (Cumberland-Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley, N.S.) announced $30,000 in funding for the town of Parrsboro, N.S. to help implement Tourism Atlantic’s STEP: Strategic Tourism Expansion Program. The greater Parrsboro area is home to the world’s highest tides and some of its oldest dinosaur bones, and this new … Read more
Holland College’s Atlantic Police Academy and the Slemon Park Corporation have partnered to establish the Canadian Centre of Public Safety Excellence, thanks in part to support from the federal and provincial governments. This new partnership leverages the strengths and capabilities of both organizations and will allow them to better respond to the evolving needs of … Read more
Thanks to investments from the Government of Canada and the Province of New Brunswick, Léon Chouinard et Fils Ltd. will be able to establish a new open joist flooring and beam factory in Eel River Crossing. Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Minister Bernard Valcourt (Madawaska-Restigouche, N.B.) and MLA for Campbellton Dalhousie, joined Léon Chouinard et … Read more
From March 2 to 5, the Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Technology Industries (NATI) is leading a delegation from Atlantic Canada to participate in the 2015 Mobile World Congress (MWC), in Barcelona, Spain. The MWC is one of the largest exhibitions for the mobile industry in the world and features over 1,900 exhibitors. The Congress … Read more
