Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) Rob Moore (Fundy Royal, N.B.) announced more than $153,000 in funding for the Heart’s Content Mizzen Heritage Society Inc. to renovate and restore the Heyfield Memorial United Church into a community arts centre. The full release is available online. Call 613-941-7241.
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Peter MacKay (Central Nova, N.S.) announced that the Government of Canada is providing $75,000 in repayable funding to St. Mary’s River Smokehouses to support the quality assurance and testing initiatives, through ACOA’s Business Development Program. St. Mary’s River Smokehouses is committed to the quality of its Atlantic smoked salmon products. … Read more
Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) Rob Moore (Fundy Royal, N.B.) announced $210,000 in funding for SmartLabrador to implement broadband infrastructure. Work on the project will include the placement of approximately 40 km of fibre and the installation of electronic equipment in the area, which is expected to be complete by spring 2015. The full release is … Read more
Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) Rob Moore (Fundy Royal, N.B.) announced that destination management organizations (DMOs) throughout Newfoundland and Labrador will implement their three year tourism development plans, thanks in part to a Government of Canada investment of more than $817,000. The federal funding will support the tourism marketing activities and industry capacity building of … Read more
Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) Rob Moore (Fundy Royal, N.B.) announced $98,000 in funding for the Corner Brook 2015 National Junior Curling Host Society Inc. to host the 2015 M&M Meat Shops Canadian Junior Curling Championships, which takes place from January 24-February 1 at the Corner Brook Civic Centre. The full release is available online. Call 613-941-7241.
Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) Rob Moore (Fundy Royal, N.B.) along with iTacit and Scene Sharp Technologies officials, announced $1 million in support to help both companies develop and launch innovative technologies. iTacit, a Fredericton-based business consulting and information technology company, will undertake marketing and export activities to launch its newly-developed business analytics solution, which will extend the … Read more
Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) Rob Moore (Fundy Royal, N.B.) announced that the federal government is providing a repayable contribution of $63,360 toward Bradeans Tool & Die of Amherst as the company continues to invest in new technology to better serve their aerospace clients. The funding is provided through the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency’s business development program. The … Read more
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Minister Bernard Valcourt (Madawaska-Restigouche, N.B.) and New Brunswick Minister for Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour and Minister responsible for La Francophonie Francine Landry, together announced federal and provincial funding to help Fiready modernize its facilities. The government will provide $350,000 in federal funding through the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency’s Business Development Program. The full release is available online. … Read more
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Peter MacKay (Central Nova, N.S.) was in Pictou County, NS to announce that the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency is providing the Pictou County Chamber of Commerce with $58,500 to help develop an energy efficient building. The full release is available online. Call 613-941-7241. On behalf of Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities … Read more
On behalf of Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) Rob Moore (Fundy Royal, N.B.), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Revenue and for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Gerald Keddy (South Shore-St. Margaret’s, N.S.) announced that through the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency’s (ACOA) Innovative Communities Fund, the Government of Canada is providing $130,124 in federal … Read more
