Press Release Department: Federal - Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

On behalf of Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) Rob Moore (Fundy Royal, N.B.), Conservative MP Keith Ashfield (Fredericton) together with Bill Fraser, New Bruswick Minister of Tourism, Heritage and Culture, announced $150,000 in federal funding for The Science East Association Inc. and Brilliant Labs to deliver up to 125 classroom projects and three additional youth-based ‘Brilliant Labs’ … Read more

Post-secondary students from across Atlantic Canada will gather in Halifax, Nova Scotia, from Feb. 26-27, 2015, for the 2015 Enactus Canada Regional Exposition – Atlantic Canada, an event which celebrates the actions of students who have empowered their communities through entrepreneurship. Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) Rob Moore (Fundy Royal, N.B.) announced Government of … Read more

Fundmetric Incorporated (Fundmetric) is aiming to expand its horizons by helping charities to better show the impact of their work to donors. They believe that more funds result from better understanding. Fundmetric began in 2013 as the inspiration of two entrepreneurs who share a common goal − to help not-for-profits better target their fundraising. Pooling … Read more

Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) Rob Moore (Fundy Royal, N.B.) announced $324,500 in funding for Fredericton-based IT firm Eigen Innovations to further expand the development of its software to optimize manufacturing and industry processes. The funding is provided through ACOA’s Business Development Program. The full release is available online. Call 613-941-7241. The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency announced $60,000 … 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.) and announced $12,000 in support for Active Communities Inc.’s Entrepreneurial Forums. Shea was joined by PEI Minister of Innovation and Advanced Learning Allen Roach. 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.), Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.) announced over $158,000 in support for the Prince Edward Island Business Women’s Association to help the association continue its work with Island women entrepreneurs. The organization will be holding its annual general meeting on February 25. The … Read more

Over 150 Canadian student entrepreneurs will come together in Halifax this week as part of the Starting Point Student Entrepreneurship Conference, hosted by the Sobey School Business Development Centre at Saint Mary’s University, thanks in part to an investment from the Government of Canada. The conference, which takes place Feb. 18 to 20, 2015, aims to … Read more

With its red gables pitched in stark contrast with the pale blue, wind-swept skies of the Acadian community of Chéticamp, Les Trois Pignons is by all accounts an easy-to-spot landmark and well-known tourist destination. This centre of Acadian culture in Cape Breton will benefit from improvements both inside and out in time for the 2015 … Read more

Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Minister Bernard Valcourt (Madawaska-Restigouche, N.B.) joined maple syrup industry officials to announce a nearly $1.4 million investment in seven maple syrup industry projects in northern New Brunswick. This support will help cover a variety of upgrades, in particular setting up electric transmission lines to more remote operations, equipment purchases, renovations, expansions and modernizations. The … Read more

The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency announced $420,000 in funding through its Innovative Communities Fund for the renovation of the Lunenburg Academy. New interior upgrades will enable the Town of Lunenburg to quickly act on an opportunity to repurpose the Academy, an 18,000 square foot heritage building, into a revenue-generating multi-purpose facility. The full release is available online. Call 613-941-7241. … Read more