Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development Gudie Hutchings (Long Range Mountains, N.L.) announced $3.1 million in financial support for the Deer Lake Regional Airport Authority. Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade Mary Ng (Markham-Thornhill, Ont.) also spoke at the event. The full release is available online. … Read more

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

Liberal MP Serge Cormier (Acadie–Bathurst, N.B.) announced $1.5 million in financial support for the Northern New Brunswick Airport Authority. The full release is available online. 

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

Liberal MP Wayne Long (Saint John-Rothesay, N.B.) announced $3,800,000 in financial support for Saint John Airport Inc. This corporation provides air travel services for the residents of southwestern New Brunswick as well as commercial services and private operators. This non-repayable contribution will enable the airport to mitigate economic hardship resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and maintain operations and essential … Read more

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development Gudie Hutchings (Long Range Mountains, N.L.), along with Andrew Parsons, provincial Minister of Industry, Energy and Technology, announced a total investment of $136,721 for GMSM to expand its services and programs. The full release is available online. Call 709-743-5835. Liberal MP Jenica Atwin (Fredericton, N.B.) announced $3.8 … Read more

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

Liberal MP Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Moncton–Riverview–Dieppe, N.B.) announced an investment of $500,000 (repayable) to Magic Mountain to expand and upgrade park features. The full release is available online.

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development Gudie Hutchings (Long Range Mountains, N.L.) announced a federal investment from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency of $5 million (repayable) for The Real Dairy Company of Newfoundland Ltd. to establish a secondary dairy processing facility. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada is prepared to make … Read more

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

On behalf of Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.) and Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault (Laurier-Sainte-Marie, Que.), Liberal MP Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe, N.B.) and Tammy Scott-Wallace, provincial Minister of Tourism, Heritage and Culture announced a combined joint government investment of more than $362,000 in two projects to complete preparations for the Ballet by the Ocean 2021 season. … Read more

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

Liberal MP Ken McDonald (Avalon, Nfld.), along with Steve Crocker, Newfoundland and Labrador Minister of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation, announced a total investment of $183,811 to help Mistaken Point Cape Race Heritage Inc. develop a marketing strategy to promote the entire Edge of Avalon Heritage Coast (from Portugal Cove South to Cape Race), including the Mistaken … Read more

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland (University-Rosedale, Ont.) was in Charlottetown, PEI, to highlight the Government of Canada’s recently launched $500-million Tourism Relief Fund. Canada’s regional development agencies will deliver $485 million directly to tourism businesses and organizations to help them recover and grow. An additional $15 million will be delivered by Innovation, Science and … Read more

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and President of the Queen’s Privy Council Dominic LeBlanc (Beauséjour, N.B.) announced a total investment of $10,077,551 in 22 initiatives throughout southern New Brunswick, including 20 in the Cap-Pelé region, to help the fish and seafood processing sector tackle challenges caused by the pandemic head-on and ensure its future viability. The funding will … Read more