Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.) announced an additional $60.2 million for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency to help businesses in Atlantic Canada through the RRRF. ACOA will deliver $42.2 million of the top-up funds to Atlantic Canadian SMEs that still need extra cash flow to deal with the ongoing economic impacts … Read more
Liberal MP Lenore Zann (Cumberland-Colchester, N.S.) announced a repayable contribution of $835,000 to support the expansion of Access Labels. This investment, provided through the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency’s Regional Economic Growth through Innovation program, will enable the company to buy specialized equipment to produce pressure sensitive labels in-house and renovate a vacant warehouse to accommodate a new digital … Read more
Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.) announced that 293 projects with businesses and business support organizations have been supported with over $63 million in RRRF funding, protecting jobs across the region. The full release is available online. Call 506-377-4964.
Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan (St. John’s South–Mount Pearl, Nfld.), along with Andrew Parsons, provincial Minister of Industry, Energy and Technology, announced a total investment of $2,743,626 for the Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Technology and Innovation to offer the Business Tech Solutions Program to Newfoundland and Labrador companies. The full release is available online. Call 709-689-5731.
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Bernadette Jordan (South Shore–St. Margaret’s, N.S.) announced two Government of Canada non-repayable contributions totalling $593,000 to the Chester Theatre Council Society to support the upgrades and restorations. The full release is available online. Call 819-994-9101.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities Andy Fillmore (Halifax, N.S.) announced a total Government of Canada investment of $550,000 to Nexus Robotics Inc. of Halifax. This investment was provided through the ACOA’s Regional Economic Growth through Innovation program. The full release is available online. Call 902-830-3839.
Liberal MP Geoff Regan (Halifax West, N.S.) announced an investment of $349,875 in Turbulent Research Incorporated. The funding, provided through ACOA, supports the commercialization of a new device to track PIGs technology and provide real-time data as they move through pipelines. The full release is available online. Call 902-830-3839. Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan (St. John’s South–Mount Pearl, … Read more
Liberal MP Churence Rogers (Bonavista-Burin-Trinity, Nfld.) announced a non-repayable contribution of $196,991 for the Town of Greenspond. The funding will enable the town to renovate its former courthouse, which was built in 1899 and remains an integral part of the community’s history and archictectural heritage. The full release is available online. Call 709-689-5731. Liberal MP Wayne Easter (Malpeque, PEI), joined … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities Andy Fillmore (Halifax, N.S.) announced a non-repayable contribution of $250,000 to Hope Blooms towards its Global Kitchen for Social Change. The new 3,000 square-foot commercial community kitchen will complement the existing Hope Blooms garden and greenhouse, which are well established in the Halifax area. The full release is available online. … Read more
Liberal MP Jaime Battiste (Sydney-Victoria, N.S.) announced a non-repayable ACOA investment of $556,935 in the Pan Cape Breton Food Hub Co-operative Limited. The funding will expand the organization’s services and product lines, including the upgrade of a certified food processing, storage and distributing facility. The full release is available online. Call 902-830-3839.
