Press Release Department: Federal - Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

The Government of Canada is continuing to support Entrepreneurs’ Forum, an organization that has been providing free, confidential business planning and advisory services to innovative entrepreneurs throughout Atlantic Canada for more than two decades. Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) Rob Moore (Fundy Royal, N.B.) announced a federal investment of more than$410,000 to assist the organization. The full … 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 PEI Minister of Innovation and Advanced Learning Allen Roach announced combined funding of $75,000 for Music PEI to help local artists enter the global marketplace. Music PEI is implementing their 2014 – 2015 Export Development Plan which … Read more

Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.) announced combined funding of $18,210 for the PEI Potato Quality Institute to purchase new innovative testing equipment. PEI Potato Quality Institute has purchased a Q1Axcel System, which will enable them to improve laboratory productivity of essential testing services for Island Potato producers. This system will minimalize manual handling … Read more

Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.) announced investments that will enable the O’Leary Centennial Museum and Library Association Ltd., to carry out upgrades to the Canadian Potato Museum. This project will better position the facility to host small and large events throughout the year. Staff and volunteers at the Canadian Potato Museum are preparing … 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 P.E.I. Tourism and Culture Minister Robert Henderson announced a combined investment of $91,935 for the Island East Tourism Group Inc. With this assistance, the Island East Tourism Group Inc. will develop a three-year … Read more

Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.) and P.E.I. Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Rural Development Ron MacKinley announced a combined investment of $19,500 in the North Lake Harbour Authority Inc. to help host the 2014 Canada International Tuna Cup Challenge. The full release is available online.

Conservative Newfoundland and Labrador Senator Norman Doyle announced an investment of $7 million to further develop the provincial cranberry industry. The federal and provincial government investments will help the Cranberry Association of Newfoundland and Labrador to develop an additional 200 acres of land for cranberry production. This will bring the total acreage being used for cranberry farming … Read more

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 funding of more than $1 million for three projects with College of the North Atlantic (CNA) to enhance its programming, training capability and outreach capacity, which will benefit the province’s tourism and manufacturing sectors. More information is available online. … Read more

Lewis Mouldings is ramping up production of Fiber Fuel, a firewood alternative that has become a hit across the Maritimes since the family-owned firm launched the product in 2008. Over the course of three generations, Lewis Mouldings has grown steadily to become a leader in Atlantic Canada’s pine manufacturing industry. They are one of the … Read more

The Lake Charlotte Area Heritage Society is undertaking technology and infrastructure enhancements to bring Memory Lane Heritage Village into the 21st century. Owned and operated by the society, Memory Lane is a living-history museum that depicts rural Nova Scotia life in the 1940s, that is appreciated by Nova Scotians and visitors alike. The Government of Canada, … Read more