Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Sean Casey (Charlottetown, PEI) announced support of $51,500 through ACOA’s Business Development Program for YDAY. YDAY is bringing together more than 120 young people who want to make PEI an attractive place to work, grow and thrive. The event will generate ideas that policy … Read more
Treasury Board President Scott Brison (Kings-Hants, N.S.) announced a total of $1,000,000 in repayable contributions to support technology modernization at both the Scotian Gold Cooperative Limited and Van Meekeren Farms Limited. A $500,000 contribution to Scotian Gold Cooperative Limited will assist with the purchase of new packing equipment to increase efficiency and productivity as the volume of … Read more
Liberal MP Sean Fraser (Central Nova, NS) announced two contributions totaling $99,290, through the Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program, for recreational projects in Antigonish County. An $88,900 non-repayable contribution will support the Positive Action for the Keppoch Society as it completes improvements to existing outdoor park infrastructure at Keppoch Mountain. A $10,390 non-repayable contribution will also … Read more
Liberal MP Robert Morrissey (Egmont, PE) and PEI MLA Pat Murphy announced an investment of more than $3-million for infrastructure upgrades at Holland College. The funding will be used at the Summerside Waterfront Campus and the Canadian Centre for Public Safety Excellence, as well as a new health and safety programming centre at the College’s West Prince Campus in Alberton. The full … Read more
Liberal MP Darrell Samson (Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook, NS) announced a $500,000 repayable contribution to SkySquirrel Technologies, which offer cutting-edge solutions to monitor crop health in vineyards. The innovative approach to data collection and retrieval is attracting the attention of industry veterans in North America and Europe. This support will assist the company to enhance and market its innovative agriculture-focused platform. … Read more
Treasury Board President Scott Brison (Kings-Hants, N.S.) was at Burntcoat Head Park to see first-hand infrastructure upgrades at the popular tourist attraction aimed at further positioning the site as one of the Bay of Fundy’s outstanding visitor experiences. The Government of Canada, through ACOA’s Innovative Communities Fund, invested $232,415 and the Province of Nova Scotia, through Tourism … Read more
Liberal MP Matt DeCourcey (Fredericton, NB) joined Stephen Horsman, Deputy Premier for New Brunswick and Minister responsible for Families and Children and Minister responsible for Military Affairs; as well as Mike O’Brien, Mayor, City of Fredericton, to officially launch a unique pilot initiative aimed at matching immigrants with local businesses as part of a large-scale solution for business … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Serge Cormier (Acadie-Bathurst, N.B.) and Denis Landry, Minister of Justice and Public Safety for New Brunswick, joined CCNB’s Acadian Peninsula Campus officials to announce a federal and provincial investment of over a million dollars to the New Brunswick School of Fisheries. The investment … Read more
The Government of Canada is issuing a “Call to Action” to encourage proposals for clean technology projects in order to stimulate clean growth, open up access to new markets, create well-paying jobs and, ultimately, enhance environmental performance in Atlantic Canada. ACOA has earmarked $20 million in 2016-17 to support clean technologies. This initiative will support the transition … Read more
Public Services and Procurement Minister Judy Foote (Bonavista-Burin-Trinity, Nfld.) announced federal funding of $547,166 for four projects in the town while Christopher Mitchelmore, Newfoundland and Labrador Minister of Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development announced a Provincial Government investment of $342,564 in two of these projects. The full release is available online. Call 709-772-2984.
