Press Release Department: Federal - Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

Liberal MP Serge Cormier (Acadie–Bathurst, N.B.) announced total investments of $1,491,750 for 16 projects on the Acadian Peninsula. The full release is available online. Contact Marianne.Blondin@acoa-apeca.gc.ca. Minister for Rural Economic Development Gudie Hutchings (Long Range Mountains, N.L.) announced an investment of $89,820 through the Canada Community Revitalization Fund for the Town of Burgeo. The full release is available online. Contact Marianne.Blondin@acoa-apeca.gc.ca. … Read more

Liberal MP Serge Cormier (Acadie–Bathurst, N.B.) announced total investments of $1,392,288 for 14 projects in northeastern New Brunswick. The funding is being provided through the Canada Community Revitalization Fund and the Tourism Relief Fund. The full release is available online. Contact Marianne.Blondin@acoa-apeca.gc.ca. Liberal MP Churence Rogers (Bonavista-Burin-Trinity, Nfld.) and Steve Crocker, Newfoundland and Labrador Minister of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation, … Read more

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Seniors Darren Fisher (Dartmouth—Cole Harbour, N.S.) announced an investment of $9,827 through the Canada Community Revitalization Fund for the Landrace Community Garden Society during the community garden’s second annual garden opening party. The full release is available online. Contact Marianne.Blondin@acoa-apeca.gc.ca. Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic … Read more

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources and to the Minister of Northern Affairs Yvonne Jones (Labrador, N.L.) announced a repayable investment of $3.3 million through the Jobs and Growth Fund for Tacora Resources Inc. to improve productivity and create more jobs at its iron ore processing plant in Wabush, Nfld. The full release … Read more

Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe, N.B.) issued a statement to mark National Indigenous Peoples Day: “As minister responsible for ACOA, I am encouraged to see the positive impact that Indigenous-led initiatives and projects are having on Indigenous and non-Indigenous businesses and communities across … Read more

Liberal MP Wayne Long (Saint John-Rothesay, N.B.) announced a non-repayable contribution of $1 million to the 2022 Memorial Cup taking place June 20-29, 2022. 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.) wished success to the Atlantic Canadian delegation attending the BIO International Convention (BIO 2022) in San Diego, California, U.S.A.. The Prince Edward Island BioAlliance Inc., under the umbrella of the Atlantic Canada BioIndustries Alliance, is leading a group of … Read more

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 $2,000,000, through the Canada Coal Transition Initiative – Infrastructure Fund, to the Verschuren Centre to expand its highly specialized lab facility and increase its bioreactor capacity by ten times. The full release is available … Read more

Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe, N.B.) issued a statement: “Today, we celebrate the United Nations’ World Oceans Day and give pause to this year’s theme, Revitalization: Collective Action for the Ocean. Atlantic Canadians have a strong connection to the ocean, even those who … Read more

Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe, N.B.) issued a statement: “Since its creation on June 6, 1987, the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency has been the only federal department dedicated solely to serving Atlantic Canadians. ACOA works to create opportunities for growth by helping businesses … Read more