Minister of Rural Economic Development Bernadette Jordan (South Shore–St. Margaret’s, N.S.) announced federal support for Lunenburg’s Covey Island Boatworks, which is upgrading its shipyard facility in Brooklyn to construct a new environmentally friendly hybrid yacht. The full release is available online. Call 902-426-9417.
Liberal MP Gudie Hutchings (Long Range Mountains, Nfld.) announced the Government of Canada is investing an additional $750,000 towards Theatre Newfoundland Labrador for a new theatre complex. The new facility will enable TNL to increase its creative output and enhance production standards, meet health and safety requirements, and better serve its audiences. The full release is available online. … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour Rodger Cuzner (Cape Breton–Canso, N.S.) announced the Government of Canada is supporting the Municipality of the County of Richmond with a project to revitalize Arichat’s Main Street. The Government of Canada invested $700,944 in this project through ACOA’s Innovative Communities Fund. The full release is available online. Call 902-426-9417.
Liberal MP Nick Whalen (St. John’s East, Nfld.) announced a conditionally repayable investment of $1.4 million from ACOA’s Atlantic Innovation Fund for SkyHawk Telematics. The funds will enable the company to enhance its software to provide more accurate and timely information for utility and public works departments to better manage their fleets. The full release is available online. Call 709-772-2984. … Read more
Liberal MP Colin Fraser (West Nova, N.S.) made a Government of Canada announcement in support of B.M.C. Seafoods’ expansion. The Government of Canada provided a $225,000 repayable contribution through ACOA’s Business Development Program to B.M.C. Seafoods for the project. The full release is available online. Call 902-426-9417.
The Government of Canada, through the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, is supporting Discover Saint John as it works to promote the 2019 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships, maximize economic opportunities, and offer an enhanced visitor experience. ACOA is investing $25,000 towards costs for marketing activities related to hosting the championships. The full release is available online. Call 506-261-5534. Parliamentary Secretary to the … Read more
Minister of Tourism, Official Languages and La Francophonie Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.), joined by Liberal MP Bill Casey (Cumberland-Colchester, N.S.), announced a $277,950 contribution from the Government of Canada, through ACOA’s Business Development Program, to Taste of Nova Scotia for a project that will help it further establish the province as a culinary destination and develop programs to … Read more
Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Moncton–Riverview–Dieppe, N.B.), along with Johanne Lévesque, Director of the Réseau de développement économique et d’employabilité du N.-B., announced 15 francophone companies across New Brunswick will receive the support they need to increase their productivity and competitiveness. The Government of Canada is providing a non-repayable contribution of $844,890 toward this initiative through ACOA’s Business Development Program. The … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism Andy Fillmore (Halifax, N.S.) announced the Government of Canada is providing $700,000 in funding that will enable NSHA to acquire a point-of-care magnetic resonance imaging machine to imrpove services at the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre emergency department. Evry, a superconducting, dedicated head-MRI developed by Synaptive Medical, will be located … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism Andy Fillmore (Halifax, N.S.) announced $340,710 to help Affinio commercialize its software-as-a-service platform, which will help advertising firms better understand and engage global audiences. This repayable investment was made through ACOA’s Business Development Program. The full release is available online. Call 902-426-9417. Liberal MP Ken McDonald (Avalon, Nfld.), and Betty … Read more
