Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) Bernard Valcourt (Madawaska-Resitgouche, NB) announced $35,000 in funding to help the Aviation Heritage Society further improvement to the entrance of Slemon Park. This is Phase II of the development of the entrance to Slemon Park, which is a growing home to the expanding aerospace industry. With the new … Read more
Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) Bernard Valcourt (Madawaska-Resitgouche, NB) held a round table discussion with local business and community leaders in Charlottetown to exchange views on the economic challenges and opportunities facing the province and Atlantic Canada. Valcourt said it is very important for him to hear the concerns and ideas of community … Read more
Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) Bernard Valcourt (Madawaska-Resitgouche, NB), New Brunswick Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal Ron MacKinley and Summerside Mayor Basil Stewart announced that residents and visitors of Summerside, PE, will benefit from new trails and walkways, better roads, upgrades to the heritage park, enhanced water and sewage services, and better … Read more
On behalf of Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) Bernard Valcourt (Madawaska-Resitgouche, NB) Revenue Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, PE) announced that investments from the Building Canada Fund and Build PEI allowed the Wood Islands and Area Development Corporation to complete upgrades to the Lighthouse Museum & Interpretive Centre. The Government of Canada and the … Read more
The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency announced that donut maker Mrs. Dunster's Inc. will acquire new equipment to expand its productivity thanks to a $190,000 investment from the Government of Canada. The ACOA said the funding will go towards the purchase and installation of a new cold storage halocarbon freezer system, which will enable the company … Read more
Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) Bernard Valcourt (Madawaska-Resitgouche, NB) said he hosted a roundtable discussion with local business and community leaders to talk about the economic challenges facing the provinces of Atlantic Canada. Valcourt said the ACOA is using Canada's Economic Action Plan to impove business skills and productivity, innovation, commercialization and the … Read more
The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency announced that Lymbix Inc. will have a chance to target larger software product markets thanks to support from the Government of Canada. Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) Bernard Valcourt (Madawaska-Resitgouche, NB) said the government is providing the company with $292,895 through the ACOA's Business Development Program. With the … Read more
Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) Bernard Valcourt (Madawaska-Resitgouche, NB) and Minister of Health for New Brunswick Madeleine Dubé announced investments of nearly $1 million towards new technologies that will reduce production costs and improve competitiveness for plastics manufacturer IPL Inc. Through ACOA's Business Development Program, the Government of Canada is providing a repayable … Read more
Thanks to support provided by the federal government, the Atlantic Golf Organization will begin attracting golfers from the mid-Atlantic United States to golf courses throughout the Atlantic region. The Atlantic Golf Organization Inc. has been created with representatives from the four non-profit golf marketing bodies in the Atlantic Provinces – Golf Prince Edward Island, Golf … Read more
On behalf of Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) Bernard Valcourt (Madawaska-Resitgouche, NB), Revenue Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, PE) said that thanks to funding provided by the federal and provincial governments, Quality Tourism Services Inc. launched accessadvisor.ca, a program to promote, educate, and advance the tourism industry, business and communities on accessibility services and … Read more
