Toronto – Deputy Mayor Ausma Malik (Spadina-Fort York) and City of Toronto staff celebrated the grand opening of Bathurst Quay Common, a new waterfront park. The name Bathurst Quay Common commemorates the spirit of the Bathurst Quay neighbourhood. The project at the historic Canada Malting property is part of the City’s Bathurst Quay Neighbourhood Plan. Prominently located at the western gateway …
THUNDER BAY — The Ontario government is investing $5 million annually to help smaller communities across the province build safe and reliable transit services. The funding is being delivered through the new Ontario Transit Investment Fund (OTIF). “No matter where you live, Ontarians deserve reliable public transportation to access employment, visit friends and family and maintain healthy, independent lifestyles,” said …
Gatineau – Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) The CRTC is taking action to bring high-speed fibre Internet to 16 rural communities in Manitoba. In 2019, the CRTC launched the Broadband Fund to help connect rural, remote, and Indigenous communities across Canada. To date, the fund has improved high-speed Internet and cellphone service in 270 communities, connecting essential institutions such as schools, …
PEI – Every day, Indigenous communities and their members across Atlantic Canada are forging a path of sustainability and opportunity. In Epekwitk (Prince Edward Island), a collaborative approach between business, academia, and community is helping to fuel innovation in the renewable energy space. The Government of Canada is working with Indigenous communities and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to maximize …
Calgary – Quantum technologies are at the leading edge of research and innovation in fields such as advanced manufacturing, transportation, finance, energy and healthcare. Alberta has strengths in quantum computing, materials, sensors and communications technology. The Government of Canada is making investments to further enable Alberta’s innovators to adopt and develop quantum solutions that have the potential to make a …
Ottawa – Anita Anand, President of the Treasury Board and Minister of Transport, joined 50 Black executives from 2 cohorts to celebrate the launch of a new stream of the Executive Leadership Development Program. Designed to address the historic underrepresentation of Black executives in the federal public service, this new stream equips Black executives with the essential knowledge of leading within …
Ottawa – Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing poses a significant risk to global fish stocks in the North Pacific Ocean, and is considered to be a potential driver of Pacific salmon declines. Today at the Port of Yokohama, Japan, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) announced the second Canadian-led high seas mission to detect and deter IUU fishing in the …
Manitoba — In partnership with First Nations, the Government of Canada is working to establish educational facilities that will deliver quality and culturally relevant programs and services for children. Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services, recognized the important milestone for Ebb and Flow First Nation in celebration of the grand opening of its new Kindergarten to Grade 6 school. The …
Gatineau – Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) wishes to advise motorists that there will be alternating lane closures on the Macdonald-Cartier Bridge to accommodate maintenance work during the following period: Saturday, October 5, from 7am to 7pm During this period, at least 1 lane will remain open at all times to motorists in each direction. The sidewalks will remain …
Toronto – Mayor Olivia Chow officially opened Dunn House – Canada’s first-ever social medicine supportive housing initiative. The development at 90 Dunn Ave. has been delivered through the City of Toronto’s innovative partnership with the University Health Network (UHN) and United Way Greater Toronto (UWGT), in conjunction with the project’s housing provider, Fred Victor. Located in Toronto’s Parkdale neighbourhood, the …
