Minister of Public Works and Government Services Diane Finley (Haldimand-Norfolk, Ont.) announced that the Government of Canada has awarded a contract to Calgary company Wedge Networks for its innovation, WedgeOS, through the Build in Canada Innovation Program (BCIP). WedgeOS is a new software platform that conducts a full inspection of content within Internet traffic in real time. It … Read more
Minister of Public Works and Government Services Diane Finley (Haldimand-Norfolk, Ont.) and National Defence Minister Rob Nicholson (Niagara Falls, Ont.) announced a contract award to DEW Engineering and Development ULC, of Ottawa, for mobile workspaces under the Medium Support Vehicle System project. DEW Engineering and Development ULC will be building an additional 99 shelters through a contract amendment … Read more
The National Fighter Procurement Secretariat is meeting several commitments outlined in the Seven-Point Plan to replace the CF-18 fleet. A series of key documents are being tabled in Parliament specific to the Joint Strike Fighter Program. The third Canadian Industrial Participation in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program report provides timely and accurate information on … Read more
Minister of Public Works and Government Services Diane Finley (Haldimand-Norfolk, Ont.) announced that the government has awarded a contract to Guelph company MANTECH Inc. for its innovation called the PeCOD(R) Multi(TM) through the Build in Canada Innovation Program. MANTECH Inc. is a well-known leader in clean water technologies. The PeCOD(R) Multi(TM) is an automated laboratory instrument … Read more
On behalf of Minister of Public Works and Government Services Diane Finley (Haldimand-Norfolk, Ont.), Minister of State (Democratic Reform) Pierre Poilievre (Nepean-Carleton, Ont.) launched a second round of community consultations for the Tunney's Pasture Master Plan. Based on the feedback gathered during the first consultation process held in the fall of 2012, a preferred development … Read more
Minister of Public Works and Government Services Diane Finley (Haldimand-Norfolk, Ont.) issued a statement in response to the release of the Auditor General's Report: "I wish to thank the Auditor General for what was, overall, a positive assessment of Canada's National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy," said Finley. The full statement is available online. Call 819-997-5421. The … Read more
Minister of Public Works and Government Services Diane Finley (Haldimand-Norfolk, Ont.) announced the fourth Call for Proposals for the Build in Canada Innovation Program (BCIP), while welcoming hundreds of Canadian entrepreneurs at the inaugural Startup Canada "Day on the Hill." The BCIP was launched in 2010 as a pilot program to connect Canadian companies with … Read more
On behalf of Minister of Public Works and Government Services Diane Finley (Haldimand-Norfolk, Ont.), Conservative MP Daryl Kramp (Prince Edward-Hastings, Ont.) announced the awarding of a contract to HDT Expeditionary Systems Ltd., of Belleville, Ontario, to provide deployable climate-controlled shelter systems to the Canadian Armed Forces. The work on the lighting, heating and electric receptacles … Read more
Minister of Public Works and Government Services Diane Finley (Haldimand-Norfolk, Ont.) announced that the government is now seeking bids for mobile satellite communication terminals for army vehicles. The mobile satellite communication terminals, referred to as Satellite Communications on the Move, will allow army vehicles to communicate with their tactical headquarters or command posts via satellite and maintain that … Read more
Minister of Public Works and Government Services Diane Finley (Haldimand-Norfolk, Ont.) and Conservative MP Harold Albrecht (Kitchener-Conestoga, Ont.) announced that the Government of Canada has awarded a contract of over $100,000 to Clearpath Robotics Inc. of Kitchener, Ontario, for its innovation, the Kingfisher M200 Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV). The contract was awarded through the Build … Read more
