Liberal MP Colin Fraser (West Nova, N.S.) announced that the Government of Canada is investing $8.35 million in harbour infrastructure in West Nova. The full release is available online. Call 613-992-3474.
Treasury Board President and Minister of Digital Government Scott Brison (Kings-Hants, N.S.) announced that the Government of Canada is investing $42 million in small craft harbour improvement and transfer projects across Nova Scotia over the next three years. The full release is available online. Call 613-992-3474. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs … Read more
The Government of Canada and the Province of New Brunswick announced $460,000 to improve the effectiveness, quality and sustainability of the fish and seafood sector. The contribution derives from the $400 million Atlantic Fisheries Fund. This project will assist Atlantic Canada Fish Farmers Association Inc. with the purchase, installation and collection of data from two real-time … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.), along with Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Small Business and Tourism Alaina Lockhart (Fundy Royal, NL), announced that the Government of Canada is making important investments over two years for repairs to the Alma harbour. Reconstruction will begin this year and … Read more
Fisheries and Oceans Canada issued the following statement: “In February 2018, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans announced it would be issuing a fourth Arctic Surf Clam licence to Five Nations Clam Company. The current process to issue a fourth Arctic Surf Clam licence was cancelled in early July, and the reasons subsequently shared with … Read more
Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) announced the transfer to the City of Rimouski of harbour infrastructures owned by Fisheries and Oceans Canada in Rimouski. This transfer is made possible through the $250 million granted to the Small Craft Harbours program in the 2018 federal budget. The City of Rimouski, as the new owner, will continue to … Read more
Liberal MP Stephen Fuhr (Kelowna–Lake Country, B.C.) announced that Simon Fraser University will receive $100,000 over four years to conduct research that will help assess the risk of spread and predict the ecological impacts of these non-native mussels in the Okanagan region. Fuhr also announced that an additional $400,000 over three years will be invested for education and … Read more
The Government of Canada and the Province of New Brunswick announced a repayable contribution of just over $1 million for Miscou Fish Products Inc. and the Canadian Crab Packers Associates Limited for new equipment and technologies to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their processing operations. The contribution derives from the $400 million Atlantic Fisheries … Read more
Liberal MP Bob Nault (Kenora, Ont.) announced $4 million in funding over four years for IISD-ELA to support data collection, analysis, and efforts to make this data available to the public. The funding supports the Long-Term Ecological Research program, which monitors a range of indicators that help to identify long-term trends and ecological changes of fisheries health and … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.) announced four Critical Habitat Orders under the Species at Risk Act. The approved Critical Habitat Orders will allow for further protection of these at-risk species, including three fish species – Spring Cisco, Eastern Sand Darter (Quebec population), and Lake Chubsucker – as well as … Read more
