Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe, N.B.) announced federal government contributions of $400,000 to Salisbury Farmers and Artisans Market Ltd. This includes $300,000 under ACOA’s Canada Community Revitalization Fund, as well as $100,000 from the Government of Canada’s Enabling Accessibility Fund. The full release … Read more
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Sean Fraser (Central Nova, N.S.) announced total investments of $322,727 for four projects through the Canada Community Revitalization Fund and one project through the Tourism Relief Fund. The projects are located along Nova Scotia’s Eastern Shore and in the Musquodoboit Valley area. The full release is available online. Contact Marianne.Blondin@acoa-apeca.gc.ca.
Liberal MP Heath MacDonald (Malpeque, PEI) announced a total investment of $480,000 in five organizations to support modernization and growth for rural businesses in Central PEI. The full release is available online. Contact Marianne.Blondin@acoa-apeca.gc.ca.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Mike Kelloway (Cape Breton-Canso, N.S.) announced a non-repayable contribution of $73,500 to the Guysborough Waterfront Development Society. The full release is available online. Contact Marianne.Blondin@acoa-apeca.gc.ca.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Mike Kelloway (Cape Breton-Canso, N.S.) announced a non-repayable contribution of $500,000, through ACOA’s Innovative Communities Fund, to replace the dome structure, which has been unusable due to damage suffered during a winter storm in February, 2020. The full release is available online. Contact Marianne.Blondin@acoa-apeca.gc.ca.
Minister of Labour Seamus O’Regan (St. John’s South-Mount Pearl, Nfld.) announced an investment of $5.2 million over the next three years for the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador to deliver two new critical mineral initiatives focused on geoscience and exploration activities. The full release is available online. Contact Marianne.Blondin@acoa-apeca.gc.ca. Liberal MP Heath MacDonald (Malpeque, PEI) announced total … Read more
Veterans Affairs Minister and Associate Minister of National Defence Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) announced an investment of $67,500 through the Canada Community Revitalization Fund for the Wood Islands Women’s Institute. The full release is available online. Contact Marianne.Blondin@acoa-apeca.gc.ca.
Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe, N.B.) provided an overview of the impact of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency’s investments during the first year of her mandate. New ideas that inspired residents and tourists alike to rediscover Atlantic Canadian main streets received $10 million through … Read more
Veterans Affairs Minister and Associate Minister of National Defence Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) announced total investments of over $216,000 for Active Communities Inc., for three projects in Eastern P.E.I. These investments will enable the organization to support various community revitalization projects including: renovating the Montague Rural Action Centre; helping Three Rivers create vibrant downtown areas through … Read more
Liberal MP René Arseneault (Madawaska–Restigouche, N.B.) announced an investment of $1.1 million through the Jobs and Growth Fund for ALPA Equipment Ltd. to support a project that will create at least 15 new jobs by 2023. The full release is available online. Contact Marianne.blondin@acoa-apeca.gc.ca.
