Press Release Department: Federal - Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) and Heritage and Official Languages Minister Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.) announced a total of $392,534 (non-repayable) in funding for the  Point Prim Lighthouse Society Inc. to update the historical landmark. A total of $318,042 is being provided through ACOA’s Innovative Communities Fund (ICF), while an additional $74,492 is being contributed through Heritage Canada’s Canada Cultural Spaces … Read more

Liberal MP Alaina Lockhart (Fundy Royal, N.B.), joined officials from the Town of Sussex to participate in a funding announcement and celebrate the grand opening of the AX, the Arts and Culture Centre of Sussex. The Government of Canada invested $77,000 under the Community Infrastructure Program for infrastructure improvements to the AX, while the Town of Sussex contributed $55,000. … Read more

Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI), along with Pat Murphy, PEI Minister for Rural and Regional Development, announced project support for Macphail Woods. The Government of Canada, through ACOA’s Innovative Communities Fund (ICF), is contributing $55,100 (non-repayable) to support infrastructure and equipment upgrades, as well as expanded educational programming at Macphail Woods in Orwell. The Province of Prince Edward Island, … Read more

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage Sean Casey (Charlottetown, PEI), with Heath MacDonald, PEI Minister for Economic Development and Tourism and Paula Biggar, PEI Minister for the Status of Women, announced project support to the PEI Cultural Human Resources Sector Council (Culture PEI). The Government of Canada, through ACOA’s Business Development Program, is contributing a total … Read more

The Government of Canada is investing nearly $3 million in a project to help Acadia University research, develop and transition alternative green solutions to pest management in the agriculture and forestry sectors bring these technologies into the marketplace. The funding was announced by Treasury Board President Scott Brison (Kings-Hants, N.S.). Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.) also spoke … Read more

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Small Business and Tourism Gudie Hutchings (Long Range Mountains, Nfld.) announced more than $243,000 for two projects in the Humber Valley region in Newfoundland and Labrador. Scott Reid, MHA, announced a contribution of $250,818 from the provincial government for the Town of Steady Brook and Marble Resort Development Limited. Marble Resort Development … Read more

The federal, provincial and municipal governments will invest more than $1.2 million to the Port of Caraquet Committee in New Brunswick. The funding will be used make infrastructure improvements to the Caraquet wharf and expand services for recreational boaters, increasing the number of visitors to the region. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Serge Cormier … Read more

Minister of Public Services and Procurement Judy Foote (Bonavista-Burin-Trinity, NL) and Colin Holloway, MHA for Terra Nova, announced combined federal and provincial funding of $900,000 to enhance tourism and economic development in Glovertown, Nfld. The town will receive $351,552 from ACOA and $128,750 from TCII to implement Phase II of the Glovertown Town Centre Plan. The Glovertown Yacht Club will receive $159,325 from ACOA … Read more

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage Sean Casey (Charlottetown, PEI) and Heath MacDonald, PEI Minister of Economic Development and Tourism, announced federal and provincial support for Phase III of the Island Advance initiative. Through its Business Development Program, ACOA is supporting the Greater Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce with a $299,547 contribution towards the implementation of Island Advance Phase … Read more

The Government of Canada is contributing $70,000 to the Aboriginal Tourism Association of Canada to establish a new Atlantic Canada chapter. This announcement was made by Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Small Business and Tourism Gudie Hutchings (Long Range Mountains, Nfld.). ATAC will create a working group made up of Atlantic Canada Indigenous tourism industry representatives … Read more