Conservative MP Robert Goguen (Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe, N.B.) announced a federal investment of $300,000 to support a significant tourism upgrade at the Magnetic Hill Zoo. The project entails the dismantling of 13 exhibits and the construction of seven modern exhibits showcasing two Amur tigers and two Amur leopards. As a new centerpiece for the zoo, it is … Read more
On behalf of Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) Bernard Valcourt (Madawaska-Resitgouche, N.B.), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade, for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and for the Atlantic Gateway Gerald Keddy (South Shore-St. Margaret's, N.S.) announced support for renovations to the Liverpool Curling Club under the Government of Canada’s Community Infrastructure … Read more
On behalf of Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) Bernard Valcourt (Madawaska-Resitgouche, N.B.), National Defence Minister Peter MacKay (Central Nova, N.S.) announced federal government investments in three projects in Pictou County Pictou County. The government’s combined investment of $617,000 will go toward upgrades at the Hector Arena in Pictou, the New Glasgow Marina and … Read more
As part of Economic Action Plan 2012, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade, for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and for the Atlantic Gateway Gerald Keddy (South Shore-St. Margaret's, N.S.), on behalf of Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) Bernard Valcourt (Madawaska-Resitgouche, N.B.), announced support for four projects in Shelburne County, N.S., … Read more
On behalf of Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) Bernard Valcourt (Madawaska-Resitgouche, N.B.), MP Greg Kerr (West Nova, N.S.) announced support for upgrades to the Université Sainte-Anne Gymnasium under the government's Community Infrastructure Improvement Fund (CIIF). The investment will be used to resurface the gym floor, upgrade change rooms and install an air exchange … Read more
The Lobster Council of Canada is working to ensure that lobsters caught in Canadian waters can be traced from sea to plate as they implement the results of a recent study. On behalf of Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) Bernard Valcourt (Madawaska-Resitgouche, N.B.), National Defence Minister Peter MacKay (Central Nova, N.S.) announced government … Read more
On behalf of Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) Bernard Valcourt (Madawaska-Resitgouche, N.B.) and Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Minister John Duncan (Vancouver Island North, B.C.), MP Tilly O’Neill Gordon (Miramichi. N.B.) addressed members of Atlantic Canada’s Aboriginal business community at a supplier development information session organized in Red Bank, New Brunswick under the … Read more
Atlantic Canadian seafood exporters and learning institutions are visiting China to build business relations and expand overseas markets. One delegation has promoted Atlantic Canada as a study destination, while another is promoting the region’s seafood industry at the 16th China Seafood Show 2012 in Dalian. Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) Bernard Valcourt (Madawaska-Resitgouche, … Read more
Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) Bernard Valcourt (Madawaska-Resitgouche, N.B.), Terry French, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation for Newfoundland and Labrador and Government co-chair for the Atlantic Canada Tourism Partnership (ACTP), and Joanne Bérubé Gagné, Industry co-chair of the ACTP Management Committee, joined tourism industry representatives to announce a three-year renewal of funding … Read more
On behalf of Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) Bernard Valcourt (Madawaska-Resitgouche, N.B.), Conservative MP Greg Kerr (West Nova, N.S.) announced support for improvements to the Centre de Clare Curling Rink. Through the Community Infrastructure Improvement Fund, the government will make an investment of $89,890, enabling the Clare Curling Association to replace the old … Read more
