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		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec partnership to benefit Granby]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3444</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Christian Paradis and Nicole Ménard, on behalf of Laurent Lessard, are pleased to announce a joint financial contribution of $6,547,320  for Granby under a federal-provincial agreement made in relation to the Program for the renewal of drinking water and wastewater pipes (PRECO).]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3444</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec partnership to benefit Contrecoeur]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3443</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Christian Paradis and Nicole Ménard, on behalf of Laurent Lessard, are pleased to announce a joint financial contribution of $877,060 for Contrecoeur under a federal-provincial agreement made in relation to the Program for the renewal of drinking water and wastewater pipes (PRECO).]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3443</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec partnership to benefit La Prairie]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3442</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Christian Paradis and Nicole Ménard, on behalf of Laurent Lessard, are pleased to announce a joint financial contribution of $1,414,600 for La Prairie under a federal-provincial agreement made in relation to the Program for the renewal of drinking water and wastewater pipes (PRECO).]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3442</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Economic Action Plan helps manufacturing workers in Southern Ontario]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3438</link><description><![CDATA[Employees at more than 280 small- and medium-sized manufacturers will benefit from advanced skills training thanks to a federal investment in the Yves Landry Foundation's Achieving Innovation and Manufacturing Excellence (AIME) Initiative.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3438</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec partnership to benefit Mont-Saint-Hilaire]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3441</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Christian Paradis and Nicole Ménard, on behalf of Laurent Lessard, are pleased to announce a joint financial contribution of $5,344,050 for Mont-Saint-Hilaire under a federal-provincial agreement made in relation to the Program for the renewal of drinking water and wastewater pipes (PRECO).]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3441</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec partnership to benefit Chambly]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3440</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Christian Paradis and Nicole Ménard, on behalf Laurent Lessard, are pleased to announce a joint financial contribution of $1,485,760 for Chambly under a federal-provincial agreement made in relation to the Program for the renewal of drinking water and wastewater pipes (PRECO).]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3440</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Governments of Canada and Ontario celebrate new affordable housing in Toronto]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3439</link><description><![CDATA[Ground was broken today for 62 new affordable rental homes for low-income seniors and persons with disabilities in Toronto. The project received more than $7.4 million in funding from the federal and provincial governments.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3439</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada Invests in Heritage Infrastructure in the Exchange District National Historic Site]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3435</link><description><![CDATA[On behalf of the Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, Mr. Rod Bruinooge, Member of Parliament for Winnipeg South, today announced that the Government of Canada will be investing in infrastructure improvements for the Former Union Bank Building and Annex National Historic Site and the Gault Building.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3435</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec Partnership to Benefit Saint-Césaire]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3433</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Christian Paradis, and Nicole Ménard, on behalf of Laurent Lessard, are pleased to announce a joint financial contribution of $1,177,900 for Saint-Césaire under a federal-provincial agreement made in relation to the Program for the renewal of drinking water and wastewater pipes (PRECO).]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3433</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada's Economic Action Plan Attracts Top Research Talent to Southern Ontario]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3432</link><description><![CDATA[Minister Goodyear launches initiative to connect Canadian businesses with the next generation of skilled workers]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3432</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec investment of $2,668,500 in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel for wastewater treatment]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3431</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Denis Lebel today joined Nicole Ménard in announcing that the Municipality of Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel will receive $2,668,500 in joint government financial assistance under the Communities Component of the Building Canada Fund – Quebec (FCCQ) for municipal wastewater treatment.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3431</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada lends support to Entreprises R.N. Perron Inc. and to Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean employment]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3428</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, today announced the awarding of $200,000 in repayable funding to Entreprises R.N. Perron Inc. for the first of the company’s two-phase plan to establish a 38-acre organic cranberry farming operation in Dolbeau-Mistassini.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3428</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada's Economic Action Plan Supports Business Innovators]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3427</link><description><![CDATA[Businesses in communities across southern Ontario will have more opportunities to conduct research, develop new products and bring new ideas to market thanks to a new investment from the Government of Canada.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3427</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec investment of $3,416,328 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse to bring drinking water facilities up to standard]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3424</link><description><![CDATA[Dominique Vien today joined Steven Blaney in announcing that the Municipality of Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse will receive $3,416,328 in combined government financial assistance under the Communities Component of the Building Canada Fund – Quebec to bring its drinking water facilities up to standard.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3424</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Federal and Provincial Governments Celebrate Sod Turning Ceremony for the Eco-friendly Community Centre in Cormier Village]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3420</link><description><![CDATA[Residents of Cormier Village and the surrounding region of Communauté rurale Beaubassin-est will soon enjoy the benefits of a new eco-friendly community centre, thanks to an investment announced today by both the federal and provincial governments.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3420</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[The Government of Canada Supports Accessibility for All Canadians]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3437</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Steven Fletcher, on behalf of the Honourable Diane Finley, today invited organizations to apply for grants of up to $75,000 for projects that will improve accessibility for people with disabilities and enable them to participate fully in their communities.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3437</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec Partnership to Benefit Sainte-Julie]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3436</link><description><![CDATA[Christian Paradis and Nicole Ménard are pleased to announce a joint financial contribution of $5,578,550 for Sainte-Julie under a federal-provincial agreement made in relation to the Program for the renewal of drinking water and wastewater pipes (PRECO).]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3436</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec Partnership to Benefit Waterloo]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3434</link><description><![CDATA[Christian Paradis and Nicole Ménard are pleased to announce a joint financial contribution of $2,175,830 for Waterloo under a federal-provincial agreement made in relation to the Program for the renewal of drinking water and wastewater pipes (PRECO).]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3434</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Federal and Provincial Governments Invest in Crossman Community Centre/Kay Arena]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3430</link><description><![CDATA[Residents of the Moncton area received good news today as federal and provincial governments announced funding of more than $2 million towards the addition of a gymnasium to the Crossman Community Centre/Kay Arena.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3430</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec Partnership to Benefit Saint-Anselme]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3429</link><description><![CDATA[Dominique Vien and Steven Blaney¸are pleased to announce a joint financial contribution of $93,750 for Saint-Anselme under a federal-provincial agreement made in relation to the Program for the renewal of drinking water and wastewater pipes (PRECO).]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3429</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Investment of more than $240,000 in Berthierville]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3426</link><description><![CDATA[The City of Berthierville can count on the financial support of the governments of Canada and Quebec to rebuild its municipal pool service building, today jointly announced the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, and Michelle Courchesne, Quebec Minister of Education, Recreation and Sports.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3426</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada Investing in Clean Energy Production Improvement at AV Nackawic Pulp Mill]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3425</link><description><![CDATA[The Government of Canada is investing in two capital improvement projects that will support clean energy production and environmental improvements at the AV Nackawic pulp mill in Nackawic, New Brunswick, Mike Allen announced today.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3425</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec Partnership to Benefit Rivière-du-Loup]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3422</link><description><![CDATA[Bernard Généreux and Jean D’Amour are pleased to announce a joint financial contribution of $3 887 800 for Rivière-du-Loup under a federal-provincial agreement made in relation to the Program for the renewal of drinking water and wastewater pipes (PRECO).]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3422</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada Invests in Heritage Infrastructure at Hamilton and Scourge National Historic Site]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3423</link><description><![CDATA[David Sweet today announced that the Government of Canada will assist with the long-term cultural resource management of Hamilton and Scourge National Historic Site of Canada by investing in the creation of a management plan.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3423</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec Partnership to Benefit Berthierville]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3421</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Christian Paradis and the Minister of Education, Recreation and Sports, Michelle Courchesne, are pleased to announce a joint financial contribution of $5,091,280 for Berthierville under a federal-provincial agreement made in relation to the Program for the renewal of drinking water and wastewater pipes (PRECO).]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3421</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[CanNor Investment Expands Mt. Sima Adventure Park]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3416</link><description><![CDATA[Mt. Sima is about to become an exciting four-season recreation destination for local and visiting outdoor enthusiasts with the creation of the Mt. Sima WildPlay Element Park thanks to an investment by CanNor.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3416</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Governments of Canada and Yukon and the First Nation of Na-cho Nyäk Dun Harness Geothermal Energy]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3419</link><description><![CDATA[The First Nation of Na-cho Nyäk Dun Government House in Mayo, Yukon will benefit from a new geothermal heating system based on an investment from the Government of Canada, the Government of Yukon, and the First Nation of Na-cho Nyäk Dun.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3419</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada and Richmond Hill Unveil New Wind Turbine and Solar Panels]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3418</link><description><![CDATA[Paul Calandra, Member of Parliament for Oak-Ridges-Markham, and Dave Barrow, Mayor of Richmond Hill, today celebrated a new, environmentally friendly wind turbine and three solar panels that will help power the Town’s Richmond Green Sports Centre & Park.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3418</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s Economic Action Plan Supports New Research at Canada’s Colleges]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3415</link><description><![CDATA[Colleges and polytechnics across Canada will soon have a greater opportunity to conduct leading-edge research and help local businesses bring new innovations to the marketplace thanks to Canada's Economic Action Plan.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3415</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Total government investment of $1,903,150 in Brossard recreational facilities]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3406</link><description><![CDATA[The City of Brossard now has two new artificial-turf soccer fields within its territory. This announcement was made at today's official inauguration of the new facilities by the Honourable Denis Lebel and Fatima Houda-Pepin, acting on behalf of Laurent Lessard.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3406</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada opens first section of Banff Legacy Trail]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3412</link><description><![CDATA[His Royal Highness The Prince Edward today joined the Honourable Jim Prentice to officially open the first section of the Banff Legacy Trail.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3412</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada invests in heritage infrastructure at Her Majesty's Royal Chapel of the Mohawks (St. Paul's) National Historic Site of Canada]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3407</link><description><![CDATA[On behalf of the Honourable Jim Prentice, Mr. Phil McColeman announced that the Government of Canada will be investing in infrastructure improvements at Her Majesty's Royal Chapel of the Mohawks National National Historic Site of Canada.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3407</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada and Prince Edward Island celebrate grand reopening of historic Tignish Post Office building]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3409</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Gail Shea, along with the Honourable Neil LeClair, on behalf of the Honourable Ron MacKinley, joined together today to celebrate the grand re-opening of the Tignish Post Office.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3409</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada invests in a local tourism experience on the Trent-Severn Waterway National Historic Site]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3404</link><description><![CDATA[On behalf of the Honourable Jim Prentice, Mr. Dean Del Mastro, along with Mr. Barry Devolin, today re-launched the Tug Trent on the Trent-Severn Waterway at a ceremony.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3404</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Governments Celebrate Grand Opening of Southgate Community Services Building]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3399</link><description><![CDATA[Larry Miller, Member of Parliament for Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound; the Honourable Carol Mitchell, Ontario Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs; and Don Lewis, Mayor of the Township of Southgate, today celebrated the grand opening of the new Southgate Community Services Building in Dundalk.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3399</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec Partnership to Benefit the City of Delson]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3397</link><description><![CDATA[The Minister of Natural Resources of Canada, the Honourable Christian Paradis and the Minister of Tourism and Minister responsible of the Montérégie region, Nicole Ménard, on behalf of the Minister of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy, Laurent Lessard, are pleased to announce a joint financial contribution of $2,139,060 for the City of Delson under a federal-provincial agreement made in relation to the Program for the renewal of drinking water and wastewater pipes (PRECO).]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3397</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Governments of Canada and Ontario celebrate new affordable housing in Perth County]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3392</link><description><![CDATA[Funding of more than $1.4 million for 12 new affordable housing rental units for seniors living on low income was announced today.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3392</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada invests in tourism infrastructure along the Rideau Canal National Historic Site of Canada]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3390</link><description><![CDATA[On behalf of the Honourable Jim Prentice, Mr. Scott Reid today announced major investments along the Rideau Canal. This project is delivered through the Infrastructure Stimulus Fund of Canada’s Economic Action Plan.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3390</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Governments working together to improve wastewater infrastructure in the nation’s capital: New Keefer Regulator open]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3401</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable John Baird, Canada's Transport and Infrastructure Minister and Member of Parliament for Ottawa West-Nepean; Yasir Naqvi, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Revenue and Member of Provincial Parliament for Ottawa Centre; and City of Ottawa Mayor Larry O'Brien, today celebrated the grand opening of the new Keefer Regulator, a project to improve Ottawa's wastewater management and decrease combined sewer overflows into the Ottawa River.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3401</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada delivers infrastructure investment for Atlas No. 3 Coal Mine National Historic Site]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3388</link><description><![CDATA[On behalf of the Honourable Jim Prentice, Mr. Kevin Sorenson, today announced that the Government of Canada will be investing in infrastructure improvements at Atlas No. 3 Coal Mine National Historic Site.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3388</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada–Quebec investment of $1,212,000 in Massueville for sewer and water infrastructure upgrades]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3387</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Denis Lebel today joined Nicole Ménard, acting on behalf of Laurent Lessard, in announcing that the Municipality of Massueville will receive $1,212,000 in combined government financial assistance under the Communities Component of the Building Canada Fund – Quebec for the replacement of water and sewer infrastructure.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3387</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec Partnership to Benefit the City of Candiac]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3411</link><description><![CDATA[The Minister of Natural Resources of Canada, the Honourable Christian Paradis and the Minister of Tourism and Minister responsible of the Montérégie region, Nicole Ménard, on behalf of the Minister of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy, Laurent Lessard, are pleased to announce a joint financial contribution of $1,540,820 for the City of Candiac under a federal-provincial agreement made in relation to the Program for the renewal of drinking water and wastewater pipes (PRECO).]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3411</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec partnership to benefit the City of La Prairie]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3410</link><description><![CDATA[The Minister of Natural Resources of Canada, the Honourable Christian Paradis and the Minister of Tourism and Minister responsible of the Montérégie region, Nicole Ménard, on behalf of the Minister of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy, Laurent Lessard, are pleased to announce a joint financial contribution of $1,163,230 for the City of La Prairie under a federal-provincial agreement made in relation to the Program for the renewal of drinking water and wastewater pipes (PRECO).]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3410</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Backgrounder: Celebrating a rich past with generations of Canadians]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3386</link><description><![CDATA[Parks Canada is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the discovery of the Norse site at L’Anse aux Meadows with a community celebration honouring the families of those who helped discover the site and share it with the world.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3386</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Celebrating 50 years of discovery at L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3385</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Jim Prentice today marked the 50th anniversary of the discovery of the Norse remains at the L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site by Helge Ingstad and Anne Stine Ingstad and their guide, local fisherman George Decker.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3385</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Joint government funding increases affordable housing in Calgary]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3384</link><description><![CDATA[Seniors in search of affordable housing in Calgary will have more housing options thanks to a $1.5 million joint investment for Glenway Gate, a Trinity Place Foundation of Alberta development, by the Government of Canada and the Government of Alberta. The federal and provincial governments are contributing equally to an overall investment of $190 million over two years under the amended Canada–Alberta Affordable Housing Program Agreement, which includes funding under Canada’s Economic Action Pla]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3384</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada–Quebec investment of $1,362,000 in Contrecoeur for major infrastructure work]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3380</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Denis Lebel, today joined Nicole Ménard, acting on behalf of Laurent Lessard, in announcing that the City of Contrecoeur will receive $1,362,000 in combined government financial assistance under the Communities Component of the Building Canada Fund – Quebec for major infrastructure work.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3380</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada Place begins work to replace iconic sails]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3373</link><description><![CDATA[Today Canada's Transport and Infrastructure Minister John Baird, joined with Stockwell Day, President of the Treasury Board and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, and Mike Shardlow, President and CEO of Canada Place Corporation to mark the start of construction for the replacement of Canada Place's iconic sail roof.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3373</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[$197,000 for renovations and retrofits in Burin and Stephenville regions]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3382</link><description><![CDATA[The governments of Canada and of Newfoundland and Labrador today announced that $197,000 in renovation and retrofit work on 31 Newfoundland Labrador Housing units in the Burin and Stephenville regional areas is making a significant difference to these homes.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3382</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Governments of Canada and Prince Edward Island partner to invest in housing renovations]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3381</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Michael Duffy, on behalf of the Honourable Diane Finley and the Honourable Janice Sherry, today announced a total investment of approximately $313,000 toward the renovation of 24 housing units in Charlottetown and Montague to benefit low-income seniors, people with disabilities and families.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3381</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec investment of $3,343,334 in Saint-Cuthbert for wastewater treatment]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3379</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Denis Lebel today joined Guy Ouellette, acting on behalf of Laurent Lessard, in announcing that the Municipality of Saint-Cuthbert will receive $3,343,334 in combined government financial assistance under the Communities Component of the Building Canada Fund – Quebec for wastewater treatment.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3379</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada investing in heritage infrastructure at Willowbank National Historic Site of Canada]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3376</link><description><![CDATA[On behalf of the Honourable Jim Prentice, the Honourable Rob Nicholson P.C., today announced that the Government of Canada would be investing in infrastructure improvements at Willowbank National Historic Site of Canada.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3376</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Liverpool Visitor Information Centre opens with support from the Government of Canada]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3375</link><description><![CDATA[The newly constructed Liverpool Visitor Information Centre officially opened its doors today, thanks to the Community Adjustment Fund, a key economic stimulus initiative contained in the Government of Canada's Economic Action Plan.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3375</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government partnership breaks ground on Multicultural Family Centre in Winnipeg]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3403</link><description><![CDATA[Greg Selinger and Shelly Glover together with Wendi Park today celebrated the beginning of construction for the new Salvation Army Multicultural Family Centre.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3403</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec partnership to benefit Saint-Hyacinthe]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3400</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Christian Paradis and Nicole Ménard, on behalf of Laurent Lessard, are pleased to announce a joint financial contribution of $734,680 for Saint-Hyacinthe under a federal-provincial agreement made in relation to the Program for the renewal of drinking water and wastewater pipes (PRECO).]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3400</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec partnership to benefit Carignan]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3398</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Christian Paradis and Nicole Ménard, on behalf of Laurent Lessard, are pleased to announce a joint financial contribution of $1,328,250 for Carignan under a federal-provincial agreement made in relation to the Program for the renewal of drinking water and wastewater pipes (PRECO).]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3398</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec partnership to benefit Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3396</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Christian Paradis and Nicole Ménard, on behalf of Laurent Lessard, are pleased to announce a joint financial contribution of $180,000 for Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu under a federal-provincial agreement made in relation to the Program for the renewal of drinking water and wastewater pipes (PRECO).]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3396</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec partnership to benefit Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3395</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Christian Paradis and Nicole Ménard, on behalf of Laurent Lessard, are pleased to announce a joint financial contribution of $2,442,650 for Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel under a federal-provincial agreement made in relation to the Program for the renewal of drinking water and wastewater pipes (PRECO).]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3395</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada provides financial assistance to upgrade Jardins de Métis / Reford Gardens infrastructure]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3378</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Denis Lebel today announced the granting of $500,000 in non-repayable funding to Les Amis des Jardins de Métis Inc. (Friends of the Reford Gardens) for infrastructure improvements on the site of the original gardens created by Elsie Reford.
]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3378</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[$762,000 for renovation and retrofits in St. John’s]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3361</link><description><![CDATA[The Governments of Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador today announced that over $762,000 in renovation and retrofit work on 34 Newfoundland and Labrador Housing units in St. John's is making a significant difference to these homes.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3361</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s Economic Action Plan delivers housing-related infrastructure loan to Town of Bancroft]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3364</link><description><![CDATA[The Government of Canada announced today that the Town of Bancroft has been approved for an infrastructure loan as part of Canada's Economic Action Plan.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3364</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec partnership to benefit the Municipality of Saint-Henri]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3394</link><description><![CDATA[Dominique Vien, on behalf of Laurent Lessard, and Steven Blaney are pleased to announce a joint financial contribution of $897,660 to the Municipality of Saint-Henri under a federal-provincial agreement made in relation to the Program for the renewal of drinking water and wastewater pipes (PRECO).]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3394</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s Economic Action Plan creates jobs and improves social housing in Manitoba]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3367</link><description><![CDATA[The Government of Canada announced today that the Dakota Ojibway Tribal Council Housing Authority located in Manitoba received almost $65,000 for four projects, through Canada's Economic Action Plan, as part of the social housing renovation and retrofit investments.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3367</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s Economic Action Plan creates jobs and improves social housing in Manitoba]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3366</link><description><![CDATA[The Government of Canada announced today that the Dakota Ojibway Tribal Council Housing Authority located in Manitoba received almost $65,000 for four projects, through Canada's Economic Action Plan, as part of the social housing renovation and retrofit investments.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3366</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Governments of Canada and Quebec invest in affordable housing in Hébertville]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3363</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec and Member of Parliament for Roberval Lac St-Jean, on behalf of the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development and Minister Responsible for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), and Serge Simard, Minister for Natural Resources and Wildlife and Minister responsible for the Saguenay - Lac-Saint-Jean region, on behalf of Laurent Lessard]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3363</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Backgrounder: Foreign Credential Recognition program]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3357</link><description><![CDATA[To help internationally trained workers find jobs in their careers of choice, Canada's Economic Action Plan is investing $50 million over two years to make the process of assessing and recognizing foreign qualifications more efficient.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3357</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada investment improving foreign credential recognition across Canada: Canada's Economic Action Plan addresses key labour market challenges]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3356</link><description><![CDATA[The Government of Canada is funding a project that will help integrate foreign-trained newcomers into the Canadian labour market.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3356</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[$20.4M invested in Windsor for construction of first nanocrystalline cellulose plant in the world]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3352</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Christian Paradis, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources; Nathalie Normandeau, Deputy Premier of Quebec, Minister of Natural Resources and Wildlife, and Minister responsible for the Northern Plan; and Monique Gagnon-Tremblay, Chair of the Conseil du trésor, Minister responsible for Government Administration and Minister responsible for the Estrie region, today announced an investment of $20.4 million]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3352</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[PHRP enables homeowners in Avalon and Burin regions to renovate their homes]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3351</link><description><![CDATA[The Provincial Home Repair Program (PHRP) provided over $3.65 million in grants and repayable loans to assist low-income homeowners in the Avalon and Burin regions to renovate their homes.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3351</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[MP Dick Harris announces British Columbia projects to receive Broadband Canada funding]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3349</link><description><![CDATA[Dick Harris, MP for Cariboo-Prince George, today announced that 13 projects in British Columbia have been conditionally approved for funding through the Broadband Canada: Connecting Rural Canadians program.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3349</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada invests in heritage infrastructure at Nordegg National Historic Site]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3347</link><description><![CDATA[On behalf of the Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, Blake Richards, Member of Parliament for Wild Rose, today announced that the Government of Canada would be investing in infrastructure improvements at Nordegg National Historic Site, the best-preserved surface coal processing plant in Alberta.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3347</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada grants $152,800 in funding to Cycles Devinci Inc.]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3345</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, today announced the awarding of $152,800 in repayable funding to Cycles Devinci Inc.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3345</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Governments of Canada and Yukon celebrate new youth housing in Whitehorse]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3344</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Daniel Lang, Senator for Yukon, on behalf of the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development and Minister responsible for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), along with the Honourable Jim Kenyon, Minister responsible for Yukon Housing Corporation, announced the official opening of the Whitehorse Children's Receiving Home today.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3344</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Governments of Canada and Saskatchewan celebrate new affordable housing in Prince Albert]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3343</link><description><![CDATA[Randy Hoback, Member of Parliament for Prince Albert, on behalf of the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development and Minister responsible for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), along with Delbert Kirsch, MLA for Batoche, on behalf of Social Services Minister and Minister responsible for Saskatchewan Housing Corporation June Draude, and City of Prince Albert Mayor Jim Scarrow today announced support for two local initiatives to build housing for home]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3343</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada and Nunavut invest in healthy and safe water for Rankin Inlet]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3340</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health and Minister Responsible for the North, was joined by the Honourable Lorne Kusugak, Minister of Community and Government Services and MLA for Rankin Inlet South - Whale Cove, to announce a joint investment by the governments of Canada and Nunavut of over $10.9 million to support two water and wastewater infrastructure initiatives in Rankin Inlet.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3340</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Minister of Finance welcomes progress towards implementation of a Canadian securities regulator]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3346</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, today welcomed the release of a detailed plan by the Canadian Securities Transition Office to help ensure a smooth and orderly transition to a Canadian securities regulator.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3346</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec investment of $3,840,868 to replace water and sewer infrastructure in Municipality of Saint-Jacques]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3339</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, today joined Guy Ouellette, Member of the Quebec National Assembly and Parliamentary Assistant to the ministers of Transport and Revenue, acting on behalf of Laurent Lessard, Minister of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy, in announcing that the Municipality of Saint-Jacques will receive $3,840,868 in joint government financial assistance under the Communities Component of the Building Canada Fund - Quebec]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3339</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Governments of Quebec and Canada announce investment of $464,012 in Saint-Charles-Borromée for major improvements to Casavant–Desrochers Park]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3338</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, today joined Guy Ouellette, Member of the Quebec National Assembly for Chomedey and Parliamentary Assistant to the ministers of Transport and Revenue, acting on behalf of Michelle Courchesne, Minister of Education, Recreation and Sports, in announcing that major improvements will be made to Casavant-Desrochers Park in the municipality of Saint-Charles-Borromée.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3338</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s Economic Action Plan invests in economic opportunities in Winkler]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3337</link><description><![CDATA[Candice Hoeppner, Member of Parliament for Portage-Lisgar, on behalf of the Honourable Lynne Yelich, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, announced Government of Canada support to help Eagle Mountain Homes Ltd. strengthen economic opportunities in Winkler.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3337</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government acts to secure jobs and economic growth]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3336</link><description><![CDATA[Today, the Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, welcomed last night's Senate passage and the Royal Assent of the Jobs and Economic Growth Act, legislation that will help secure Canada's economic recovery, encourage growth and create jobs.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3336</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government investment of $106,038 in Sainte-Béatrix for completion of sports and recreational facilities]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3335</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, today joined Guy Ouellette, Member of the Quebec National Assembly, acting on behalf of Laurent Lessard, Minister of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy, in announcing that the Municipality of Sainte-Béatrix will receive $106,038 in combined government funding to complete its outdoor recreational facilities.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3335</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec investment of $675,550 to bring drinking water infrastructure up to standard in Municipality of Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3334</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, today joined Guy Ouelette, Member of the Quebec National Assembly and Parliamentary Assistant to the ministers of Transport and Revenue, acting on behalf of Laurent Lessard, Minister of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy, in announcing that the Municipality of Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare will receive $675,550 in joint government financial assistance under the Communities Component of the Building Canada Fu]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3334</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Affordable housing being built and renovated in northwestern New Brunswick]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3333</link><description><![CDATA[The Government of Canada and the Province of New Brunswick today announced an investment of more than $4.4 million for the construction and renovation of 482 affordable housing units for low-income seniors, families and persons with disabilities in northwestern New Brunswick.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3333</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada grants $600,000 to Village Québécois d’Antan for new on-site family recreation area]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3342</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, today announced $600,000 in non-repayable funding to Village Québécois d'Antan.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3342</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada invests in heritage infrastructure at McAdam Railway Station National Historic Site of Canada]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3341</link><description><![CDATA[On behalf of the Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, the Honourable Gregory Thompson, Member of Parliament for New Brunswick Southwest, today announced that the Government of Canada will be investing in infrastructure improvements at the McAdam Railway Station National Historic Site of Canada.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3341</guid><pubDate>Fri, 9 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Minister Prentice announces support for Calgary’s parks and pools]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3331</link><description><![CDATA[The City of Calgary will revitalize Canmore Park and Rotary Park, as well as upgrade five outdoor swimming pools managed by the Calgary Outdoor Swimming Pool Association thanks to a major job-creating investment from Canada's Economic Action Plan.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3331</guid><pubDate>Thu, 8 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada leading forest sector renewal by investing in environmental improvements at DMI’s Peace River Pulp Division]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3330</link><description><![CDATA[The Government of Canada's investment of $40.57 million in Daishowa-Marubeni International Ltd. (DMI) is improving the company's environmental performance and helping drive the evolution of Canada's forest sector, the Honourable Rob Merrifield, Minister of State (Transport), announced today.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3330</guid><pubDate>Thu, 8 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada and Nunavut invest in healthy and safe water for Rankin Inlet]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3329</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health and Minister Responsible for the North, was joined by the Honourable Lorne Kusugak, Minister of Community and Government Services and MLA for Rankin Inlet South - Whale Cove, to announce a joint investment by the governments of Canada and Nunavut of over $10.9 million to support two water and wastewater infrastructure initiatives in Rankin Inlet.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3329</guid><pubDate>Thu, 8 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada announces completion of multi-unit housing projects for three Ontario First Nations]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3328</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians, today congratulated the Alderville First Nation, the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte and the Ojibways of the Pic River First Nation on the opening of their innovative multi-unit housing developments. These projects were made possible through investments under Canada's Economic Action Plan (CEAP).]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3328</guid><pubDate>Thu, 8 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Economic Action Plan investments support Chester eco-industrial park and Tancook Island Rec Centre]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3327</link><description><![CDATA[Nova Scotia's first eco-industrial park is one step closer to completion, thanks to support from the Government of Canada.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3327</guid><pubDate>Thu, 8 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s Economic Action Plan creates jobs and improves social housing in Ontario — Toronto]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3325</link><description><![CDATA[The Government of Canada announced today that 48 cooperative housing projects located in the Toronto area will receive almost $6 million, through Canada's Economic Action Plan, as part of the social housing renovation and retrofit investments.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3325</guid><pubDate>Thu, 8 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada invests in new clean energy project in Alberta]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3323</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, today announced that Great Northern Power Corp. will receive up to $4.5 million in funding through the Government of Canada's Clean Energy Fund for its demonstration project of converting waste heat from industrial engines into power.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3323</guid><pubDate>Wed, 7 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada and Kingston Interval House celebrate opening of new second-stage housing in Kingston]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3322</link><description><![CDATA[The Government of Canada, the City of Kingston and Kingston Interval House celebrated the grand opening of Robin's Hope Transitional Housing/ Maison l'Espoir de Robin, a new second-stage housing project for women and children fleeing violence in Kingston and Frontenac County.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3322</guid><pubDate>Wed, 7 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[GDG Environment Group receives funding from Government of Canada to develop new technology]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3320</link><description><![CDATA[Acting on behalf of the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, Jacques Gourde, Member of Parliament for Lotbinière-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, today announced the awarding of two contributions to GDG Environment Group Ltd.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3320</guid><pubDate>Wed, 7 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada leading forest sector renewal: New investment announced for environmental improvements at Canfor Pulp’s Prince George Pulp and Paper Mill]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3316</link><description><![CDATA[Canfor Pulp Limited Partnership is improving its environmental performance and contributing to a more sustainable pulp and paper industry in Canada with help from a $15.6-million investment by the Government of Canada, the Honourable Stockwell Day, President of the Treasury Board of Canada and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, announced today.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3316</guid><pubDate>Wed, 7 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Vancouver Parks Score Big Thanks to Government of Canada Investments]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3315</link><description><![CDATA[The City of Vancouver will undertake local park improvements thanks to $2 million in Recreational Infrastructure Canada (RInC) program funding, a major job-creating investment from Canada's Economic Action Plan.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3315</guid><pubDate>Wed, 7 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec partnership to benefit the City of East Angus]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3314</link><description><![CDATA[$2,977,680 to the City of East Angus under a federal-provincial agreement made in relation to the Program for the renewal of drinking water and wastewater pipes (PRECO). Together with the contributions from the City, this investment, estimated at $4,466,520, will fund major infrastructure work in East Angus.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3314</guid><pubDate>Tue, 6 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada invests in major infrastructure projects for First Nation communities in Quebec]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3313</link><description><![CDATA[During a trip to Quebec, the Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians, announced investments planned under Canada's Economic Action Plan.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3313</guid><pubDate>Tue, 6 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Governments of Quebec and Canada announce investment of $150,451 in Les Jardins du Québec regional sports centre]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3312</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, today joined Stéphane Billette, Member of the Quebec National Assembly for Huntingdon, acting on behalf of Michelle Courchesne, Minister of Education, Recreation and Sports, in announcing that major renovations will be made to Saint-Rémi's Centre sportif régional Les Jardins du Québec.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3312</guid><pubDate>Tue, 6 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada invests in clean energy technology in British Columbia]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3309</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Stockwell Day announced today that Power Measurement Ltd. will receive up to $3 million through the Government of Canada's Clean Energy Fund to demonstrate a smart grid electricity system.
]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3309</guid><pubDate>Tue, 6 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada partners to provide high tech training initiative to Aboriginal Canadians: Canada's Economic Action Plan helps 60 Aboriginal people secure employment]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3305</link><description><![CDATA[The Government of Canada is investing in a partnership that will help 60 Aboriginal people in Manitoba receive information and communications technology training that will lead to long-term jobs, announced Mr. Rod Bruinooge, Member of Parliament for Winnipeg South, on behalf of the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3305</guid><pubDate>Tue, 6 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Minister Goodyear announces investment in Honda Indy]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3299</link><description><![CDATA[The Honda Indy Toronto, Ontario's premier motorsport racing event, will receive a facelift thanks to a federal investment for infrastructure and safety enhancements.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3299</guid><pubDate>Mon, 5 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec investment of $11,233,334 for recreational infrastructure in Drummondville]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3296</link><description><![CDATA[Acting on behalf of the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, Steven Blaney, Member of Parliament for Lévis-Bellechasse, today joined Laurent Lessard, Quebec Minister of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy and Minister responsible for the Centre-du-Québec region, in announcing that the City of Drummondville will receive $11,233,334 in joint government financial assistance under the Communities Component of the Building Canada Fund - Quebec for the r]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3296</guid><pubDate>Mon, 5 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada grants $800,000 for QFI Biodiesel Inc. startup]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3295</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, is pleased to announce $800,000 in repayable funding to QFI Biodiesel Inc. for the startup of its Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu plant.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3295</guid><pubDate>Mon, 5 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada now accepting applications to help make cattle industry more competitive]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3293</link><description><![CDATA[The Government of Canada is now accepting applications for support that will help the Canadian cattle industry become more competitive. Canadian slaughterhouses can now apply to the Abattoir Competitiveness Program and the Slaughter Waste Innovation Program, as announced in the 2010 Jobs and Growth Budget.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3293</guid><pubDate>Mon, 5 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec partnership to benefit six municipalities of Centre-du-Québec]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3291</link><description><![CDATA[The Minister of Natural Resources, the Honourable Christian Paradis, and the Minister of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy and Minister responsible for the Centre-du-Québec region, Laurent Lessard, are pleased to announce a joint financial contribution of $7,194,630 to six municipalities of the Centre-du-Québec region under a federal-provincial agreement made in relation to the Program for the renewal of drinking water and wastewater pipes (PRECO).]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3291</guid><pubDate>Mon, 5 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec partnership to benefit three municipalities in the Estrie Region]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3290</link><description><![CDATA[$2.4 million for three municipalities in the Estrie region under a federal-provincial agreement made in relation to the Program for the renewal of drinking water and wastewater pipes (PRECO).]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3290</guid><pubDate>Mon, 5 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec partnership to benefit the municipality of Saint-Ludger]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3289</link><description><![CDATA[$1,308,150 for a project in the municipality of Saint-Ludger under a federal-provincial agreement made in relation to the Program for the renewal of drinking water and wastewater pipes (PRECO).]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3289</guid><pubDate>Mon, 5 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec partnership to benefit Drummondville]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3288</link><description><![CDATA[The Member of Parliament for Lévis-Bellechasse, Steven Blaney, and the Minister of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy and Minister responsible for the Centre-du-Québec region, Laurent Lessard, are pleased to announce a joint financial contribution of $494,020 for four projects in the City of Drummondville under a federal-provincial agreement made in relation to the Program for the renewal of drinking water and wastewater pipes (PRECO).]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3288</guid><pubDate>Mon, 5 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Governments celebrate completion of new Lucknow and District Firehall]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3287</link><description><![CDATA[Today celebrated the completion of the newly constructed Lucknow and District Fire Hall, thanks to investments made by the governments of Canada and Ontario and municipal funding.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3287</guid><pubDate>Sat, 3 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s Economic Action Plan invests in Calgary’s Subway Soccer Centre]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3297</link><description><![CDATA[The Calgary Soccer Federation is moving forward with field upgrades at the Subway Soccer Centre thanks to the Recreational Infrastructure Canada (RInC) program, a major job-creating investment from Canada’s Economic Action Plan.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3297</guid><pubDate>Fri, 2 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada allocates $242,873 to development of Village en chanson de Petite Vallée]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3294</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, today announced a non-repayable contribution of $242,873 to Village en chanson de Petite-Vallée for the modernization of its facilities.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3294</guid><pubDate>Fri, 2 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Governments celebrate Canada Day in Grand Bend with opening of improved Main Street]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3286</link><description><![CDATA[The Municipality of Lambton Shores today celebrated the official opening of its improved Main Street in Grand Bend. Bev Shipley, Member of Parliament for Lambton–Kent–Middlesex, Maria Van Bommel, Member of Provincial Parliament for Lambton–Kent–Middlesex, and John Dehondt, Councillor of the Municipality of Lambton Shores, led the celebrations, which featured a vintage car parade down the Main Street “strip.”]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3286</guid><pubDate>Thu, 1 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada grants $90,500 to Camping Belley Ltd.]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3292</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, today announced the awarding of $90,500 in repayable funding to Camping Belley Ltd. for the addition of 26 new sites to its campground for touring cyclists. Requiring a total investment of $181,000, this project will help strengthen the regional tourism offering associated with the Véloroute des Bleuets bike route.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3292</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Construction begins for Sheep River Inter-Municipal Library]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3285</link><description><![CDATA[Ted Menzies, MP for Macleod, Evan Berger, MLA for Livingstone-Macleod, Dona Fluter, Mayor of Turner Valley, Sharlene Brown, Mayor of Black Diamond, and Michelle Toombs, Director of the Marigold Library System, today broke ground on the new Sheep River Inter-Municipal Library.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3285</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s Economic Action Plan creates jobs and improves housing on reserve in Ontario]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3284</link><description><![CDATA[The Government of Canada announced today an investment of more than $500,000 as part of Year 1 funding through Canada’s Economic Action Plan to improve housing conditions for two First Nation communities in Ontario.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3284</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec investment of $1,848,000 to replace drinking water and sewer pipes on Highway 243 in Richmond]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3280</link><description><![CDATA[$1,848,000 in joint financial assistance under the Communities Component of the Building Canada Fund – Quebec to replace drinking water and sewer pipes under Main Street North (Highway 243) in Richmond.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3280</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s Economic Action Plan creates jobs and improves housing on reserve in Ontario — Tyendinaga]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3303</link><description><![CDATA[The Government of Canada today announced an investment of more than $2 million as part of the Year 1 funding under Canada's Economic Action Plan to improve housing conditions for six First Nation communities in Ontario.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3303</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec Partnership for Wastewater Treatment Systems in Montreal]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3279</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable John Baird, Canada’s Minister of Transport and Infrastructure and the Minister of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy, Laurent Lessard, along with the Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks, Line Beauchamp, are pleased to announce today that the governments of Canada and Quebec are working together on the construction of wastewater reservoirs for the City of Montreal.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3279</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s Economic Action Plan invests in the shipbuilding sector in Port Alberni]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3274</link><description><![CDATA[James Lunney, Member of Parliament for Nanaimo - Alberni on behalf of the Honourable Lynne Yelich, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, announced Government of Canada support to help Alberni Engineering strengthen economic opportunities in Port Alberni.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3274</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s Economic Action Plan delivers housing-related infrastructure loan to Hamilton]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3269</link><description><![CDATA[The Government of Canada announced today that the City of Hamilton has been approved for an infrastructure loan as part of Canada's Economic Action Plan.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3269</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Centre-du-Québec regional tourism association receives $360,000 from the Government of Canada to attract foreign visitors]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3268</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, has announced the payment of a non-refundable contribution of $360,000 to the Association touristique régionale (ATR) Centre-du-Québec.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3268</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Minister of Finance announces new membership of Economic Advisory Council]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3267</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, today announced the new membership of the Economic Advisory Council, which was first established at the outset of the global recession in 2008.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3267</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Governments of Canada and Quebec invest in affordable housing in La Prairie]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3262</link><description><![CDATA[Senator Suzanne Fortin-Duplessis, on behalf of the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development and Minister Responsible for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation; and Stéphane Billette, Member of the National Assembly for the riding of Huntingdon, on behalf of Laurent Lessard, Minister of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy, marked the official opening today of the Résidence Christ-Roi, a 36-unit housing project for seniors, to which the Governments of]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3262</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada invests in the conservation of Thinkers' Lodge National Historic Site of Canada]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3281</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, today announced that the Government of Canada will be investing in the conservation of Thinkers’ Lodge National Historic Site of Canada.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3281</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec partnership to benefit the Municipality of Notre-Dame-de-Pontmain]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3278</link><description><![CDATA[Over $1.2 million for the renewal of water and wastewater pipelines
Program for the renewal of drinking water and wastewater pipes (PRECO).]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3278</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec partnership to benefit the Municipality of Mandeville]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3277</link><description><![CDATA[$202,500 for projects in the municipality of Mandeville under a federal-provincial agreement made in relation to the Program for the renewal of drinking water and wastewater pipes (PRECO).]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3277</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Village of Blackville celebrates opening of new community centre]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3266</link><description><![CDATA[Representatives of the Governments of Canada and New Brunswick joined local residents today to officially open the Blackville Community Centre.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3266</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Official launch of redevelopment work on the Ozias-Leduc Multi-Sport Park in Mont-Saint-Hilaire]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3265</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, and Nicole Ménard, Minister of Tourism, Minister responsible for the Montérégie Region and Member of the National Assembly for Laporte, on behalf of Laurent Lessard, Minister of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy, are pleased today to mark the start of work on redevelopment of the Ozias-Leduc Multi-Sport Park. Minister Ménard, who turned the first sod, accompanied by Michel Gilbert, the Mayor of the Town of]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3265</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[$3 million in government funding for Capitale-Nationale region]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3264</link><description><![CDATA[Acting on behalf of the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, Daniel Petit, Member of Parliament for Charlesbourg-Haute-Saint-Charles, today joined Sam Hamad, Quebec Minister of Employment and Social Solidarity, Minister of Labour and Minister responsible for the Capitale-Nationale region, acting on behalf of Nathalie Normandeau, Deputy Premier of Quebec, Minister of Natural Resources and Wildlife and Minister responsible for the Northern Plan, and Michel Mat]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3264</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada helps fund construction of new Val-d’Or quality inn and suites and thus contributes to job creation]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3263</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, today announced the granting of a repayable contribution of $2,025,000 for the construction of a new hotel, the Val-d'Or Quality Inn and Suites.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3263</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Municipality of Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes benefits from Canada-Quebec partnership]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3261</link><description><![CDATA[The Minister of Natural Resources, the Honourable Christian Paradis and the Minister of Education, Recreation and Sports and Minister responsible for the Lanaudière region, Michelle Courchesne, on behalf of the Minister of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy, Laurent Lessard, are pleased to announce a joint financial contribution of $561,750 to the Municipality of Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes under a federal-provincial agreement made in relation to the Program for the renewal of drinking wate]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3261</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec partnership to benefit the Municipality of Saint-Raphaël]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3275</link><description><![CDATA[$1,482,930 for a project in the municipality of Saint-Raphaël under a federal-provincial agreement made in relation to the Program for the renewal of drinking water and wastewater pipes (PRECO).]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3275</guid><pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec partnership stimulates the economy in the Magdalen Islands]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3273</link><description><![CDATA[The Minister of Natural Resources, the Honourable Christian Paradis, the Minister of Culture, Communications and the Status of Women, Christine St-Pierre, and the Member of the National Assembly for the Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Germain Chevarie, today announced a federal-provincial contribution of $3,867,800 to renovate and expand the Musée de la Mer in the Magdalen Islands.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3273</guid><pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s Economic Action Plan creates jobs and improves social housing in Alberta – Calgary]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3272</link><description><![CDATA[The Government of Canada announced today that a non profit housing project located in Calgary received more than $240,000, through Canada's Economic Action Plan, as part of the social housing renovation and retrofit investments.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3272</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Minister Shea announces significant measures for small craft harbours in Labrador]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3271</link><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3271</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada supports Chemainus fitness circuit]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3302</link><description><![CDATA[The Chemainus Community Schools Association is celebrating the completion of a new outdoor fitness circuit path, thanks to the Recreational Infrastructure Canada (RInC) program, a major job-creating investment under Canada's Economic Action Plan.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3302</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s Economic Action Plan invests in green hydro project for Canoe Creek]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3301</link><description><![CDATA[Dr. James Lunney, Member of Parliament for Nanaimo-Alberni, on behalf of the Honourable Lynne Yelich, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, has announced Government of Canada support to the Canoe Creek Hydro Company to strengthen economic opportunities in the Clayoquot Sound area.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3301</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Governments of Canada and Saskatchewan turn sod on water treatment project]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3300</link><description><![CDATA[Residents of the Town of Battleford gathered today to celebrate the start of construction of the Battleford reservoir and water treatment plant expansion. Representatives from all orders of government were in attendance.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3300</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Governments of Canada and Saskatchewan turn sod on water treatment project]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3283</link><description><![CDATA[Minister Gerry Ritz, MLA Tim McMillan and Mayor Chris Odishaw overlook construction of the water treatment plant.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3283</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Grand opening of a new fire station and training centre in Three Hills]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3276</link><description><![CDATA[Kevin Sorenson, MP for Crowfoot, Richard Marz, M.L.A. for Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills, and Kevin Edwards, Mayor of Three Hills, today celebrated the grand opening of the new Three Hills Fire Hall.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3276</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Governments of Canada and Ontario celebrate new affordable housing in London]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3259</link><description><![CDATA[Ground was broken today for 52 new affordable housing rental units for seniors living on low income in London. The project received over $5.8 million in funding from the federal and provincial governments.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3259</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Governments invest in Manitoba’s recreational infrastructure]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3258</link><description><![CDATA[Three projects in southeast Manitoba are moving forward thanks to the Recreational Infrastructure Canada (RInC) program, a major job-creating investment from Canada’s Economic Action Plan.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3258</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s Economic Action Plan supports Maple Ridge]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3257</link><description><![CDATA[Maple Ridge residents will soon see improvements to local pedestrian bridges, thanks to an investment of $165,500 from the Recreational Infrastructure Canada (RInC) program, a major job-creating investment from Canada’s Economic Action Plan.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3257</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada invests in heritage infrastructure at Morrin College/Former Quebec Prison National Historic Site of Canada]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3255</link><description><![CDATA[Through Parks Canada’s National Historic Sites Cost-Sharing Program, the Government of Canada will be investing in infrastructure improvements at Morrin College/Former Quebec Prison National Historic Site of Canada. This announcement was made by the Honourable Josée Verner, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister responsible for the Quebec City Region, on behalf of the Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3255</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[$36.6 million in government funding for Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3254</link><description><![CDATA[$36.6 million for fiscal year 2010-2011 has been awarded to the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region through the Canada-Quebec Agreements – Job Creation Initiatives for the Forest Sector.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3254</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Governments of Canada and New Brunswick celebrate new affordable housing in Saint John]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3253</link><description><![CDATA[The Government of Canada and the Province of New Brunswick today officially announced  the start of construction  on a new affordable housing project for low-income families, seniors, non-elderly singles and persons with disabilities in Saint John.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3253</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s Economic Action Plan invests in Langs Farm Village Association]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3252</link><description><![CDATA[Residents in the Cambridge area will benefit from an investment of more than $4.9 million for Langs Farm Village Association to build a multi-purpose wellness centre. The announcement was made today by the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario).]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3252</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Federal government supports upgrades to Yoho Lake recreational facility]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3250</link><description><![CDATA[Scouts on their way to the Yoho Scout Reserve from across the region received good news today as the Government of Canada announced funding of more than $8,000 to Scouts Canada for upgrades to the camp.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3250</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Governments of Canada and Saskatchewan celebrate new affordable housing in Saskatoon]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3260</link><description><![CDATA[Funding in the amount of just over $600,000 for the DH2 Construction project has been made available for the initiative through Canada’s Economic Action Plan, the federal government’s plan to stimulate the economy and create jobs during the global recession.  The second project, Bedford Road, received $1.8 million through the Affordable Housing Initiative.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3260</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s Economic Action Plan creates jobs and growth in Westlock County]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3251</link><description><![CDATA[Brian Storseth, Member of Parliament for Westlock – St. Paul, on behalf of the Honourable Lynne Yelich, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, announced Government of Canada support for the Hazel Bluff Community Agricultural Society to build a new community hall in Westlock County.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3251</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Governments of Canada and Saskatchewan celebrate new affordable housing in Saskatoon]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3249</link><description><![CDATA[Funding in the amount of just over $600,000 for the DH2 Construction project has been made available for the initiative through Canada’s Economic Action Plan, the federal government’s plan to stimulate the economy and create jobs during the global recession.  The second project, Bedford Road, received $1.8 million through the Affordable Housing Initiative.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3249</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada and Winnipeg celebrate youth centre groundbreaking]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3247</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety and Member of Parliament for Provencher and City of Winnipeg Mayor Sam Katz, together with John Courtney, Youth for Christ Executive Director and Ross McGowan, President and CEO of CentreVenture Development Corporation, today celebrated the official ground-breaking of the new Centre For Youth Excellence.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3247</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government partnership breaks ground on new food distribution centre]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3246</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, and the Honourable Steve Ashton, Manitoba Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation, together with David Northcott, Executive Director, Winnipeg Harvest, today celebrated the official groundbreaking of the new Winnipeg Harvest Community Food Distribution and Training Centre in Winnipeg.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3246</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Federal and Provincial governments invest in the reconstruction of Forest Hills playing fields]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3245</link><description><![CDATA[Residents of the Saint John area and students of the Forest Hills School received good news today as federal and provincial governments announced funding of more than $590,000 for upgraded recreational facilities.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3245</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Governments break ground on new family centre]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3244</link><description><![CDATA[The City of Niagara Falls today celebrated the groundbreaking of an addition to the Children's Aid Society office for Family and Children’s Services in Niagara.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3244</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Governments of Quebec and Canada invest more than $475,000 in Notre-Dame-des-Prairies]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3243</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, today joined Michelle Courchesne, Quebec Minister of Education, Recreation and Sports, in announcing that the municipality of Notre-Dame-des-Prairies will receive more than $457,000 in combined government funding for the rehabilitation of sports and recreational infrastructure in Champs-Élysées Park.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3243</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[More than $164,000 for improvements to Club sportif Celanese infrastructure]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3242</link><description><![CDATA[The roofing of Club sportif Celanese, in Drummondville, will soon undergo major renovations, today jointly announced the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, and Laurent Lessard, Quebec’s Minister of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy, acting on behalf of Michelle Courchesne, Minister of Education, Recreation and Sports.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3242</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s Economic Action Plan creates jobs and improves housing on reserve in Ontario — Kenora]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3240</link><description><![CDATA[The Government of Canada has announced an investment of more than $14 million as part of the year one funding through Canada’s Economic Action Plan to improve housing conditions for 20 First Nations communities in Ontario.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3240</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s Economic Action Plan invests in the Sunshine Hills Tennis Club]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3239</link><description><![CDATA[The Corporation of Delta has successfully completed upgrades to the Sunshine Hills Tennis Club, thanks to the Recreational Infrastructure Canada (RInC) program, a major job-creating investment from Canada’s Economic Action Plan.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3239</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government partnership celebrates groundbreaking of Ste. Rose Du Lac revitalization projects]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3238</link><description><![CDATA[Today the Honourable Stan Struthers, Minister of Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives and MLA for Dauphin-Roblin, and Inky Mark, Member of Parliament for Dauphin-Swan River-Marquette, joined René Maillard, Town of Ste. Rose du Lac Mayor, and Maurice Maguet, Rural Municipality of Ste. Rose Reeve, for a sod turning ceremony to officially launch the Town of Ste. Rose du Lac Community Revitalization project and the RM of Ste. Rose’s Water Distribution Line project.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3238</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec partnership to benefit Quebec City]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3237</link><description><![CDATA[$52 million to Quebec City under a federal-provincial agreement made in connection with the Program for the renewal of water and sewer mains (PRECO).]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3237</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[$10.3 million in government funding for the Outaouais region]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3236</link><description><![CDATA[$10.3 million for fiscal year 2010-2011 has been awarded to the Outaouais region through the Canada-Quebec Agreements – Job Creation Initiatives for the Forest Sector.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3236</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s Economic Action Plan invests in Scouts Canada]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3231</link><description><![CDATA[Scouts Canada is completing camp upgrades on Vancouver Island, thanks to the Recreational Infrastructure Canada (RInC) program, a major job-creating investment under Canada’s Economic Action Plan.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3231</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada invests in heritage conservation at Old Town Lunenburg Historic District National Historic Site of Canada]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3216</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, today announced that the Government of Canada will be investing in heritage conservation within the Old Town Lunenburg Historic District National Historic Site of Canada.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3216</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Senior cabinet ministers highlight Canada's Global Economic Leadership report from three different continents]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3203</link><description><![CDATA[Canada is leading the world in the global economic recovery, said the Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, who is in New York today to release a report charting Canada's strong record of growth, open trade and financial sector performance as compared to other industrialized nations.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3203</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s Economic Action Plan enhances Bow Habitat Station]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3248</link><description><![CDATA[The Bow Habitat Station Volunteer Society will move forward with the construction of a walking path that will surround the trout pond at Bow Habitat Station thanks to the Recreational Infrastructure Canada (RInC) program, a major job-creating investment from Canada’s Economic Action Plan.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3248</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Economic Action Plan delivers new hydrographic survey boats]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3233</link><description><![CDATA[Randy Kamp, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and Member of Parliament for Pitt Meadows-Maple Ridge-Mission, on behalf of the Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, spent World Hydrography Day in North Vancouver where workers are building four new hydrographic survey boats for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. This job-creating project is funded by Canada’s Economic Action Plan.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3233</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Senior Cabinet ministers highlight Canada’s global economic leadership from three different continents]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3232</link><description><![CDATA[Canada is leading the world in the global economic recovery, said the Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, who is in New York today to release a report charting Canada’s strong record of growth, open trade and financial sector performance as compared to other industrialized nations.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3232</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s Economic Action Plan invests in northern British Columbia]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3230</link><description><![CDATA[The rural communities of Gingolx and Topley are undertaking sports facility upgrades, thanks to the Recreational Infrastructure Canada (RInC) program, a major job-creating investment under Canada’s Economic Action Plan.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3230</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Economic Action Plan investment supports innovative upgrades to Marystown business project]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3224</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of National Revenue, Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) and Minister for the Atlantic Gateway, today announced a $1,000,000 provisionally repayable loan for Ocean Choice International to research and incorporate new technology and help maintain the viability and long-term prospects at their processing facility in Marystown.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3224</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Governments of Canada and Quebec invest in affordable housing in Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3221</link><description><![CDATA[The official opening of the residence Le Trèfle d’Or, a 24-unit project for semi-independent seniors, to which the Governments of Canada and Quebec jointly contributed nearly $1.4 million.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3221</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s Economic Action Plan delivers housing-related infrastructure loans to Marystown]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3220</link><description><![CDATA[The Government of Canada announced today that Marystown has been approved for three infrastructure loans as part of Canada’s Economic Action Plan.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3220</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s Economic Action Plan creates jobs and improves social housing in British Columbia]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3219</link><description><![CDATA[The Government of Canada announced today that a housing co-operative in British Columbia will receive more than $54,000 through Canada’s Economic Action Plan, as part of the social housing renovation and retrofit investments.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3219</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Construction work begins on artificial-turf sports field in Rimouski]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3215</link><description><![CDATA[An artificial-turf soccer-football field will soon be ready for use in downtown Rimouski.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3215</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Groundbreaking for Tsawwassen First Nation Industrial Park]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3212</link><description><![CDATA[A new industrial park was launched by the Tsawwassen First Nation near Deltaport today, marking TFN’s first major economic initiative after it was established as B.C.’s first urban Treaty First Nation.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3212</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec partnership to benefit several municipalities of the Bas-Saint-Laurent]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3211</link><description><![CDATA[$6,106,740 for projects in nine municipalities in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region under a federal-provincial agreement made in connection with the Program for the renewal of water and sewer mains (PRECO).]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3211</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[The Municipality of Saint-Chrysostome benefits from Canada-Quebec partnership]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3210</link><description><![CDATA[$1,739,000 to the Municipality of Saint-Chrysostome under a federal-provincial agreement made in connection with the Program for the renewal of drinking water and wastewater pipes (PRECO).]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3210</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Minister MacKay announces funding for small-craft harbours in central Nova and Cape Breton]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3234</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence and Member of Parliament for Central Nova, on behalf of the Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, today announced that several harbours in central Nova Scotia and Cape Breton will benefit from $3.2 million in funding from the Government of Canada’s recent investment in small-craft harbours across Nova Scotia.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3234</guid><pubDate>Sat, 19 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Governments of Canada and B.C. invest in jobs]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3229</link><description><![CDATA[Today, the Honourable Stockwell Day, President of the Treasury Board, Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway and Minister responsible for British Columbia, on behalf of the Honourable Lynne Yelich, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification Canada, announced an investment of over $500,000 to benefit the Nicola Similkameen Innovative Forestry Society.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3229</guid><pubDate>Sat, 19 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s Economic Action Plan supports construction of Antigonish People’s Place]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3223</link><description><![CDATA[“Our government’s commitment through Canada’s Economic Action Plan of nearly $2 million benefits the Antigonish area by providing a local facility dedicated to supporting the pursuit of lifelong learning,” said Minister MacKay. “This initiative enhances the area’s access to literacy-based programming while providing space where people can come together to gain new skills, share ideas, and have fun.”]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3223</guid><pubDate>Sat, 19 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada invests stimulus funds to increase tourism along the St. John River]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3222</link><description><![CDATA[The St. John River Society will improve twelve wharves located along the lower St. John River and increase tourism activity in the region, thanks to federal funding announced today by the Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of National Revenue, Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) and Minister for the Atlantic Gateway.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3222</guid><pubDate>Sat, 19 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Governments of Canada and Ontario celebrate new affordable housing in Niagara Falls]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3270</link><description><![CDATA[The Government of Canada, the Government of Ontario, Niagara Region, the City of Niagara Falls, and Niagara Regional Housing today celebrated the opening of a new affordable housing apartment complex in Niagara Falls.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3270</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[$10 Million investment puts workers back on the job]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3227</link><description><![CDATA[The federal and provincial governments announced an investment of nearly $10 million for 45 projects that will put workers in B.C. back on the job. Funding is being provided through the Communities Adjustment Fund and the Job Opportunities Program.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3227</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Affordable housing breaks ground in Richmond]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3217</link><description><![CDATA[The Governments of Canada and British Columbia, along with community partners, broke ground today on the Remy, a 188-unit housing development for low-income seniors, singles and families, including market apartments and a daycare.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3217</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Investment of nearly $2.6 million in Mont-Tremblant]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3214</link><description><![CDATA[The City of Mont-Tremblant will soon have an artificial-turf football-soccer field, today jointly announced the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, and Michelle Courchesne, Quebec’s Minister of Education, Recreation and Sports.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3214</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government partnership improves Springbank Gardens Community Centre]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3209</link><description><![CDATA[Today, Ed Holder, Member of Parliament for London West, Chris Bentley, Member of Provincial Parliament for London West, and London Mayor Anne Marie DeCicco-Best officially opened the Springbank Gardens Community Centre, London's newest recreational facility just off the Thames Valley Parkway trail system.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3209</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada grants $119,100 in funding to Auberge des Caps]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3213</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, today announced the awarding of $119,100 in repayable funding to Auberge des Caps through the Community Adjustment Fund for the modernization of its facilities.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3213</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[The Municipality of Howick benefits from Canada-Quebec partnership]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3208</link><description><![CDATA[$1,313,790 to the Municipality of Howick under a federal-provincial agreement made in relation to the Program for the renewal of water and sewer mains (PRECO).]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3208</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Construction begins on Clarence-Rockland arena, event and training centre]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3207</link><description><![CDATA[Pierre Lemieux, Member of Parliament for Glengarry-Prescott-Russell, the Honourable Madeleine Meilleur, Ontario’s Minister of Community and Social Services and Member of Provincial Parliament for Ottawa-Vanier, Jean-Marc Lalonde, Member of Provincial Parliament for Glengarry-Prescott-Russell, along with Richard Lalonde, Mayor of Clarence-Rockland, today celebrated the start of construction on the new Arena, Event and Training Centre in Clarence-Rockland.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3207</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada Invests in Heritage Infrastructure at Blanc-Sablon National Historic Site of Canada]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3204</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, today announced that the Government of Canada will be investing in infrastructure improvements at Blanc-Sablon National Historic Site of Canada, which consists of 60 archaeological sites that demonstrate the continuous human occupation of the Quebec-Labrador peninsula for over 9,000 years.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3204</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s Economic Action Plan invests in Prince George’s recreational infrastructure]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3226</link><description><![CDATA[The Lheidli T’enneh First Nation can look forward to new and improved recreational amenities thanks to an investment of $80,000 from the Recreational Infrastructure Canada (RInC) program, a major job-creating investment from Canada’s Economic Action Plan.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3226</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada invests in Keremeos’ recreational infrastructure]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3225</link><description><![CDATA[Keremeos is moving forward with upgrades to the Similkameen Recreation Centre thanks to the Recreational Infrastructure Canada (RInC) program, a major job-creating investment under Canada’s Economic Action Plan.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3225</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Saint-Norbert-d’Arthabaska benefits from Canada-Quebec partnership]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3206</link><description><![CDATA[$538,200 to the Municipality of Saint-Norbert-d’Arthabaska under a federal-provincial agreement made in connection with the Program for the renewal of water and sewer mains (PRECO).]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3206</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada Invests in Heritage Infrastructure at Hay River Mission Sites National Historic Site of Canada]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3199</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, today announced that the Government of Canada will be investing in a conservation plan for Hay River Mission Sites National Historic Site of Canada. The site illustrates a key historic meeting between Aboriginal Peoples and European Canadians.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3199</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada supports expansion of Monsieur Émile Smokehouse]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3197</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, today announced that the firm Monsieur Émile Smokehouse has been granted $43,000 in non-repayable funding to expand its plant and thereby increase its production capacity and improve productivity.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3197</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec investment of $3,264,132 for waterworks improvements and pavement repairs on Boisbriand’s Chemin de la Côte Sud]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3196</link><description><![CDATA[$3,264,132 in joint government financial assistance under the Communities Component of the Building Canada Fund – Quebec for waterworks improvements and repairs to the pavement on Chemin de la Côte Sud.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3196</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec investment of $1,122,468 for renovations to Parc du Domaine Vert swimming pool and bicycle path]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3198</link><description><![CDATA[$1,122,468 in joint government financial assistance under the Communities Component of the Building Canada Fund – Quebec for renovations to the pool and bicycle path.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3198</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson benefits from Canada-Quebec partnership]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3195</link><description><![CDATA[$1,923,750 for projects in Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson under a federal-provincial agreement made in connection with the Program for the renewal of water and sewer mains (PRECO).]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3195</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Magog benefits from Canada-Quebec partnership]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3194</link><description><![CDATA[$1,661,440 to the City of Magog under a federal-provincial agreement made in connection with the Program for the renewal of drinking water and sewer mains (PRECO).]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3194</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[The Municipalities of Val-David and Val-Morin benefit from Canada-Quebec partnership]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3193</link><description><![CDATA[$565,230 to the Municipality of Val-David and $1,956,600 to the Municipality of Val-Morin under a federal-provincial agreement made in connection with the Program for the renewal of water and sewer mains (PRECO).]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3193</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[The Municipality of Crabtree benefits from Canada-Quebec partnership]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3192</link><description><![CDATA[$1,049,880 to the Municipality of Crabtree under a federal-provincial agreement made in connections with the Program for the renewal of water and sewer mains (PRECO).]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3192</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[The City of Prévost benefits from Canada-Quebec partnership]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3191</link><description><![CDATA[$876,900 to the City of Prévost under a federal-provincial agreement made in connection with the Program for the renewal of water and sewer mains (PRECO).]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3191</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[The City of Brownsburg-Chatham benefits from Canada-Quebec partnership]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3190</link><description><![CDATA[$2,682,370 to the City of Brownsburg-Chatham under a federal-provincial agreement made in connection with the Program for the renewal of water and sewer mains (PRECO).]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3190</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada grants $230,000 in funding to Bleu Lavande for expansion project]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3189</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, today announced the awarding of $230,000 in repayable funding to Bleu Lavande Inc. for the conversion of a 32,000-square-foot leased plant in Magog to house the firm's manufacturing, packaging and distribution operations, and for the outfitting of this industrial facility.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3189</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Governments of Canada and Quebec invest in affordable housing in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3185</link><description><![CDATA[24 housing units for semi-independent seniors and to which the governments of Canada and Quebec have jointly contributed nearly $1.4 million. The development of this major regional initiative will result from a total investment of close to $3 million.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3185</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Governments of Canada and Prince Edward Island celebrate new affordable housing in Charlottetown]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3184</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Michael Duffy, Senator for Prince Edward Island, on behalf of the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development and Minister Responsible for the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), along with the Honourable Janice Sherry, P.E.I.’s Minister of Community Services, Seniors and Labour, today announced support for a local housing initiative for seniors.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3184</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Saint-Damien-de-Buckland to get new soccer field]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3188</link><description><![CDATA[The City of Saint-Damien-de-Buckland will receive $101,111 in joint government funding for the laying of a new soccer field.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3188</guid><pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Affordable seniors’ housing underway in Lumby]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3186</link><description><![CDATA[The Governments of Canada and British Columbia, along with community partners, gathered today to celebrate the construction of Monashee Place, a 16-unit modular housing development for low-income seniors and persons with disabilities.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3186</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Federal and provincial governments celebrate sod-turning ceremony in the Rural Community of Upper Miramichi]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3182</link><description><![CDATA[Residents of the 16 communities forming the Rural Community of Upper Miramichi will soon benefit from a new multifunctional community centre, thanks to investments of close to $600,000 from all three levels of government.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3182</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada unveils upgrades to Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Site of Canada]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3180</link><description><![CDATA[On behalf of the Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, John Duncan, Member of Parliament for Vancouver Island North, today celebrated the completion of many significant improvements to Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic site. The project was funded in part by Canada’s Economic Action Plan.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3180</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s Economic Action Plan invests in Montrose Park redevelopment]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3179</link><description><![CDATA[The Montrose Community League is moving forward with the redevelopment of Montrose Park thanks to the Recreational Infrastructure Canada (RInC) program, a major job-creating investment from Canada’s Economic Action Plan.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3179</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec partnership to benefit the City of Rouyn-Noranda]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3183</link><description><![CDATA[Over $967,000 for the renewal of water and sewer mains
Program for the renewal of water and sewer mains (PRECO)]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3183</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Governments of Canada and Ontario celebrate new affordable housing in King City]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3178</link><description><![CDATA[Ground was broken today for 39 new affordable housing rental units for seniors living on low income in the Township of King. The project received $4.7 million in funding from the federal and provincial governments.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3178</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Governments of Canada and Ontario celebrate new affordable housing in St. Thomas]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3177</link><description><![CDATA[The Government of Canada, the Government of Ontario, and the City of St. Thomas celebrated the official opening of 12 affordable rental units. The two six-unit affordable housing projects are supported by $924,000 in funding through the Canada – Ontario Affordable Housing Program.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3177</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec investment of $376,328 to Tourisme Alma Lac-Saint-Jean for the construction of bicycle paths and pedestrian walkways in Saint-Cœur-de-Marie sector]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3176</link><description><![CDATA[Tourisme Alma Lac-Saint-Jean will receive $376,328 in joint government financial assistance under the Communities Component of the Building Canada Fund – Quebec for the construction of bicycle paths and pedestrian walkways in Alma’s Saint&#8209;Cœur-de-Marie sector, linking it to the Véloroute des Bleuets.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3176</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada awards $153,000 in funding to Groupement forestier de Témiscouata Inc. to launch a new forest biomass production line]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3175</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, today announced the awarding of $153,000 in repayable funding to the Groupement forestier de Témiscouata Inc. to acquire equipment for the production of residual forest biomass.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3175</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Makivik Corporation receives financial support from the Government of Canada for two projects in Nord-du-Québec region]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3174</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, announced that the Makivik Corporation has been awarded two financial contributions, one repayable, in the amount of $271,784 and the other, $200,079, in non-repayable funding.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3174</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada's Economic Action Plan creates jobs and keeps economic recovery on track in Leamington]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3173</link><description><![CDATA[Residents of Leamington will benefit from an added investment to repair and replace critical infrastructure at the Leamington Municipal Marina.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3173</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s Economic Action Plan delivers housing-related infrastructure loan to Loyalist Township]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3172</link><description><![CDATA[The Government of Canada announced today that Loyalist Township has been approved for an infrastructure loan as part of Canada’s Economic Action Plan.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3172</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s Economic Action Plan delivers housing-related infrastructure loan to Minto]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3171</link><description><![CDATA[The Government of Canada announced today that the Town of Minto has been approved for an infrastructure loan as part of Canada’s Economic Action Plan.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3171</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s Economic Action Plan supports community initiative in Demmitt]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3170</link><description><![CDATA[Chris Warkentin, Member of Parliament for Peace River, on behalf of the Honourable Lynne Yelich, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, announced Government of Canada funding to construct a new community hall in the Hamlet of Demmitt.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3170</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s Economic Action Plan delivers housing-related infrastructure loan for Creston]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3169</link><description><![CDATA[The Government of Canada announced today that the Town of Creston has been approved for an infrastructure loan as part of Canada’s Economic Action Plan.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3169</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s Economic Action Plan creates jobs and improves on-reserve housing in Alberta — Airdrie]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3168</link><description><![CDATA[The Government of Canada announced today an investment of more than $1.4 million as part of Year One funding under Canada’s Economic Action Plan to improve housing conditions for Stoney Nation in Alberta.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3168</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s Economic Action Plan creates jobs and improves on-reserve housing in Alberta — Claresholm]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3167</link><description><![CDATA[The Government of Canada announced today an investment of more than $2 million as part of Year One funding under Canada’s Economic Action Plan to improve housing conditions for Siksika First Nation and Stoney Nakoda Nation in Alberta.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3167</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s Economic Action Plan creates jobs and improves on-reserve housing in Alberta — Edmonton]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3165</link><description><![CDATA[The Government of Canada announced today an investment of more than $670,000 as part of the year one funding through Canada’s Economic Action Plan to improve housing conditions for Alexander and Saddle Lake First Nations in Alberta.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3165</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s Economic Action Plan creates jobs and improves on-reserve housing in Alberta – Edson]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3163</link><description><![CDATA[The Government of Canada announced today an investment of more than $1.7 million as part of Year One funding under Canada’s Economic Action Plan to improve housing conditions for Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation and Paul First Nation in Alberta.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3163</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s Economic Action Plan creates jobs and improves on-reserve housing in Alberta — Fort McMurray]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3161</link><description><![CDATA[The Government of Canada announced today an investment of more than $4.4 million as part of Year One funding under Canada’s Economic Action Plan to improve housing conditions for seven First Nation’s communities in Alberta.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3161</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s Economic Action Plan creates jobs and improves on-reserve housing in Alberta — Grande Prairie]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3160</link><description><![CDATA[The Government of Canada announced today an investment of more than $2.2 million as part of Year One funding under Canada’s Economic Action Plan to improve housing conditions for Sturgeon Lake First Nation in Alberta.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3160</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s Economic Action Plan creates jobs and improves on-reserve housing in Alberta — Ponoka]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3158</link><description><![CDATA[The Government of Canada announced today an investment of more than $1.1 million as part of the Year One funding under Canada’s Economic Action Plan to improve housing conditions for four First Nation’s communities in Alberta.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3158</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada provides $109,454 in funding to Érablière Escuminac Inc.]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3157</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, today announced $109,454 in repayable funding to Érablière Escuminac Inc. for, among other things, the acquisition of equipment that will enable the firm to begin producing organic syrup from the sap of the yellow birch tree.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3157</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s Economic Action Plan creates jobs and improves on-reserve housing in British Columbia]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3155</link><description><![CDATA[The Government of Canada announced today an investment of more than $1.1 million as part of Year One funding under Canada’s Economic Action Plan to improve housing conditions for eight First Nations communities in Greater Vancouver.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3155</guid><pubDate>Wed, 9 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s Economic Action Plan creates jobs and improves on-reserve housing in British Columbia — Abbotsford]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3153</link><description><![CDATA[The Government of Canada announced today an investment of more than $1 million as part of Year One funding under Canada’s Economic Action Plan to improve housing conditions for five First Nation’s communities in Greater Vancouver.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3153</guid><pubDate>Wed, 9 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s Economic Action Plan delivers housing-related infrastructure loan to Rimbey]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3150</link><description><![CDATA[The Government of Canada announced today that the Town of Rimbey has been approved for an infrastructure loan as part of Canada’s Economic Action Plan.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3150</guid><pubDate>Wed, 9 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[JECC Mécanique Ltd. receives $291,012 in funding from Government of Canada to acquire state-of-the-art equipment]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3149</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, announced $291,012 in repayable funding to JECC Mécanique Ltd. through the Community Adjustment Fund to acquire specialized equipment and thereby increase its productivity.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3149</guid><pubDate>Wed, 9 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada grants $125,000 to Parc de la rivière Batiscan for new tourism infrastructure]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3148</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, announced $125,000 in non-repayable funding to Parc de la rivière Batiscan. Granted through the Community Adjustment Fund, a measure established under Canada's Economic Action Plan, this financial assistance will enable the organization to capitalize on the exceptional beauty of its natural site by adding a series of European-inspired aerial adventure circuits.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3148</guid><pubDate>Wed, 9 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada Invests in Heritage Infrastructure at St. Stephen’s Anglican Church National Historic Site of Canada]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3151</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, today announced that the Government of Canada will be investing in infrastructure improvement at St. Stephen’s Anglican Church National Historic Site, a church erected in 1820 to serve the garrison at nearby Fort Chambly.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3151</guid><pubDate>Tue, 8 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[$1.6 million in government funding for the Estrie region]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3147</link><description><![CDATA[$1.6 million for Fiscal Year 2010-2011 has been provided to the Estrie region through the Canada-Quebec Agreements – Job Creation Initiatives for the Forest Sector.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3147</guid><pubDate>Tue, 8 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[$8.8 million in government funding for the Côte-Nord region]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3146</link><description><![CDATA[$8.8 million for Fiscal Year 2010-2011 has been provided to the Côte-Nord region through the Canada-Quebec Agreements – Job Creation Initiatives for the Forest Sector.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3146</guid><pubDate>Tue, 8 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[$14.4 million in government funding for the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3145</link><description><![CDATA[$14.4 million for Fiscal Year 2010-2011 has been provided to the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region through the Canada-Quebec Agreements – Job Creation Initiatives for the Forest Sector.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3145</guid><pubDate>Tue, 8 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[$5.6 million in government funding for the Mauricie region]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3144</link><description><![CDATA[$5.6 million for Fiscal Year 2010-2011 has been provided to the Mauricie region through the Canada-Quebec Agreements – Job Creation Initiatives for the Forest Sector.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3144</guid><pubDate>Tue, 8 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[$622,000 in government funding for the Centre-du-Québec region]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3143</link><description><![CDATA[$622,000 for fiscal year 2010-2011 has been awarded to the Centre-du-Québec region through the Canada-Quebec Agreements – Job Creation Initiatives for the Forest Sector.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3143</guid><pubDate>Tue, 8 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[$4.6 million in government funding for the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine region]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3142</link><description><![CDATA[$4.6 million for Fiscal Year 2010-2011 has been provided to the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine region through the Canada-Quebec Agreements – Job Creation Initiatives for the Forest Sector.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3142</guid><pubDate>Tue, 8 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[$1.6 million in government funding for the Lanaudière region]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3141</link><description><![CDATA[$1.6 million for Fiscal Year 2010-2011 has been provided to the Lanaudière region through the Canada-Quebec Agreements – Job Creation Initiatives for the Forest Sector.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3141</guid><pubDate>Tue, 8 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[$2.7 million in government funding for the Laurentides region]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3140</link><description><![CDATA[$2.7 million for Fiscal Year 2010-2011 has been provided to the Laurentides region through the Canada-Quebec Agreements – Job Creation Initiatives for the Forest Sector.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3140</guid><pubDate>Tue, 8 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[$10.9 million in government funding for the Nord-du-Québec region]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3139</link><description><![CDATA[$10.9 million for Fiscal Year 2010-2011 has been provided to the Nord-du-Québec region through the Canada-Quebec Agreements – Job Creation Initiatives for the Forest Sector.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3139</guid><pubDate>Tue, 8 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[$509,000 in government funding for the Montérégie region]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3138</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, today joined Nathalie Normandeau, Deputy Premier of Quebec, Minister of Natural Resources and Wildlife and Minister responsible for the Northern Plan, and Nicole Ménard, Quebec’s Minister of Tourism and Minister responsible for the Montérégie Region, in announcing that an investment of $509,000 for Fiscal Year 2010-2011 has been awarded to the Montérégie region.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3138</guid><pubDate>Tue, 8 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec investment of $8,312,050 for water treatment and distribution work in Saint-Prosper and reconstruction of a well in Batiscan]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3137</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, today joined Julie Boulet, Quebec’s Minister of Transport and Minister responsible for the Mauricie Region, acting on behalf of Laurent Lessard, Quebec’s Minister of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy, in announcing that the two Les Chenaux Regional County Municipalities of Saint-Prosper and Batiscan will receive a total of $8,312,050 in joint government financial assistance.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3137</guid><pubDate>Mon, 7 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec partnership to benefit the City of Hampstead]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3136</link><description><![CDATA[Program for the renewal of water and sewer mains (PRECO)
$814,500 for the renewal of water and sewer mains]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3136</guid><pubDate>Mon, 7 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[The Municipality of Saint-Prosper in the Les Chenaux RCM to benefit from Canada-Quebec partnership]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3135</link><description><![CDATA[Program for the renewal of water and sewer mains (PRECO)]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3135</guid><pubDate>Mon, 7 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[The Municipality of Lac-Des-Écorces benefits from Canada-Quebec partnership]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3133</link><description><![CDATA[Program for the renewal of water and sewer mains (PRECO)
$945,000 for the renewal of water and sewer mains]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3133</guid><pubDate>Mon, 7 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada contributes to job creation and productivity enhancement in Montérégie]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3132</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, today announced the awarding of $1,434,500 in total repayable funding to four manufacturers in the Montérégie region. This financial assistance will enable these firms to acquire leading-edge equipment and thereby increase their productivity.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3132</guid><pubDate>Mon, 7 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec partnership to benefit the Régie intermunicipale d’aqueduc du Bas-Richelieu]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3131</link><description><![CDATA[$15 million for the renewal of water and sewer mains
Program for the renewal of water and sewer mains (PRECO)]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3131</guid><pubDate>Fri, 4 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[The Municipality of Saint-Denis-Sur-Richelieu benefits from Canada-Quebec partnership]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3130</link><description><![CDATA[Over $3.2 million for the renewal of water and sewer mains
Program for the renewal of water and sewer mains (PRECO)]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3130</guid><pubDate>Fri, 4 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[The Municipality of Rougemont benefits from a Canada-Quebec partnership]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3129</link><description><![CDATA[$271,250 for the renewal of water and wastewater pipelines
Program for the renewal of drinking water and wastewater pipes (PRECO)]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3129</guid><pubDate>Fri, 4 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Work starts on Fredericton’s new YMCA Building]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3128</link><description><![CDATA[The Government of Canada today joined with the province of New Brunswick, City of Fredericton and Fredericton YMCA to celebrate the groundbreaking of the new 60,000 square foot Fredericton YMCA facility. The new facility will include a wellness centre, gymnasium, squash courts, community rooms, a child development centre, and a 25 metre lap pool plus an instructional, warm water pool.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3128</guid><pubDate>Fri, 4 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada working to preserve Halifax’s heritage and commemorates local Father of Confederation]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3120</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, today announced that the Government of Canada is taking important steps to preserve Halifax’s historical heritage by investing in infrastructure improvements at four important sites: St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Old Burying Ground, Halifax Public Gardens and Memorial Tower National Historic Sites.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3120</guid><pubDate>Fri, 4 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada, Ontario and Toronto launch job-creating revitalization of Union Station]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3118</link><description><![CDATA[The governments of Canada and Ontario and the City of Toronto today officially kicked off the start of construction to revitalize Union Station and strengthen its position as Canada’s premier inter-regional and intermodal transportation hub.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3118</guid><pubDate>Fri, 4 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada invests in the Port of Montreal and in job creation]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3117</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec and Member of Parliament for Roberval–Lac-Saint-Jean, today announced that the Government of Canada will contribute to the economic vitality of Canada and Quebec by investing in a major project to optimize infrastructure at the Port of Montreal.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3117</guid><pubDate>Fri, 4 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s Economic Action Plan delivers housing-related infrastructure loan to Carleton Place]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3116</link><description><![CDATA[The Government of Canada announced today that Carleton Place has been approved for an infrastructure loan under Canada’s Economic Action Plan.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3116</guid><pubDate>Fri, 4 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Central Quebec manufacturers receive support from Government of Canada to increase productivity]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3115</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, today announced the awarding of $390,000 in total repayable funding to two Centre-du-Québec manufacturing firms.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3115</guid><pubDate>Fri, 4 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Investments made in new and renovated social housing in central and western Prince Edward Island]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3113</link><description><![CDATA[The Government of Canada and the Province of Prince Edward Island today announced that 131 housing units in the central and western regions of the island will receive close to $1 million for repairs, renovations and new construction.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3113</guid><pubDate>Fri, 4 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Minister Shea announces new small boats for Canadian Coast Guard]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3099</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, today announced the award of a contract totalling $5 million to Zodiac Hurricane Technologies Inc., to build 25 Model 753 Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats (RHIB) for the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG).]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3099</guid><pubDate>Thu, 3 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada invests in heritage infrastructure at Acton Vale Railway Station (Grand Trunk) National Historic Site of Canada]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3098</link><description><![CDATA[The Government of Canada is delivering infrastructure funding to the Acton Vale Railway Station (Grand Trunk) National Historic Site. This announcement was made by the Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, as part of Canada’s Economic Action Plan to stimulate Canada’s economy.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3098</guid><pubDate>Wed, 2 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s Economic Action Plan invests in the Juan de Fuca Recreation Centre]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3097</link><description><![CDATA[West Shore Parks and Recreation Society is upgrading the Juan de Fuca Recreation Centre thanks to the Recreational Infrastructure Canada (RInC) program, a major job-creating investment under Canada’s Economic Action Plan.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3097</guid><pubDate>Tue, 1 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec partnership to benefit six municipalities in the MRC of Maskinongé]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3096</link><description><![CDATA[Over $7.3 million for the renewal of water and sewer mains
Program for the renewal of water and sewer mains (PRECO)
]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3096</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec partnership to benefit the Mauricie region]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3095</link><description><![CDATA[$12 million for the renewal of water and sewer mains
Program for the renewal of water and sewer mains (PRECO)]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3095</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s Economic Action Plan invests in Vancouver’s recreational infrastructure]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3094</link><description><![CDATA[The Vancouver School Board (VSB), on behalf of the École Jules Quesnel Parents Advisory Committee, is moving forward with a significant playground revitalization thanks to the Recreational Infrastructure Canada (RInC) program, a major job-creating investment under Canada’s Economic Action Plan.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3094</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec investment of $83,432 in Grande-Vallée for renovation of municipal skating rink]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3093</link><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3093</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government investment of more than $1,400,000 in sports infrastructure at Bois-de-Boulogne CEGEP]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3092</link><description><![CDATA[The Bois-de-Boulogne CEGEP will soon be equipped with an artificial-turf soccer-football field and eight beach volleyball courts, today jointly announced the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, and Christine St-Pierre, Quebec's Minister of Culture, Communications and the Status of Women and Member of the National Assembly for Acadie, acting on behalf of Michelle Courchesne, Quebec's Minister of Education, Recreation and Sports.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3092</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government investment of nearly $1,500,000 in artificial-turf field at John Abbott College]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3091</link><description><![CDATA[John Abbott College will soon have an artificial-turf soccer-football field equipped with a lighting system, today jointly announced the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, and Geoffrey Kelly, Member of the Quebec National Assembly for Jacques-Cartier, acting on behalf of Michelle Courchesne, Quebec's Minister of Education, Recreation and Sports.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3091</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec investment of $1,866,666 in Mirabel for installation of artificial turf soccer-football field]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3090</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, today joined Pierre Marsan, Member of the Quebec National Assembly for Robert-Baldwin and Chair of the Committee on Culture and Education, acting on behalf of Laurent Lessard, Quebec's Minister of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy, in announcing that the City of Mirabel will receive $1,866,666 in combined government financial assistance.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3090</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s Economic Action Plan delivers housing-related infrastructure loan for Blind River]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3089</link><description><![CDATA[The Government of Canada announced today that the Town of Blind River has been approved for an infrastructure loan as part of Canada’s Economic Action Plan.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3089</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government investment of $15,321,998 in Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez for sanitation infrastructure work]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3088</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, today joined Guy Ouellette, Member of the Quebec National Assembly for Chomedey and Parliamentary Assistant to Quebec's Minister for Transport and Minister of Revenue, acting on behalf of Laurent Lessard, Quebec's Minister of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy, in announcing that the Municipality of Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez will receive $15,321,998 in combined government financial assistance.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3088</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec investment of $6,142,790 for road repairs in Shawinigan, in the riding of Saint-Maurice]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3087</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, today joined Julie Boulet, Quebec's Minister of Transport, Minister responsible for the Mauricie region and Member of the National Assembly for Laviolette, acting on behalf of Laurent Lessard, Quebec's Minister of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy, in announcing that the City of Shawinigan will receive $6,142,790 in combined government financial assistance.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3087</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government investment of $536,858 in Shawinigan for rehabilitation of Saint-Maurice Park]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3086</link><description><![CDATA[Shawinigan residents will soon have access to improved recreational facilities in Saint-Maurice Park, today jointly announced the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, and Julie Boulet, Quebec's Minister of Transport, Minister responsible for the Mauricie region and Member of the National Assembly for Laviolette, acting on behalf of Laurent Lessard, Quebec's Minister of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3086</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s Economic Action Plan creates jobs and improves social housing in Prince Edward Island]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3083</link><description><![CDATA[The Government of Canada announced today that 16 public non-profit housing projects located throughout Prince Edward Island will receive more than $590,000 through Canada’s Economic Action Plan, as part of social housing renovation and retrofit investments.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3083</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu CEGEP receives government assistance to build new soccer-football stadium]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3082</link><description><![CDATA[Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu CEGEP will soon get a new artificial-turf soccer-football stadium, today jointly announced the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, and Nicole Ménard, Quebec’s Minister of Tourism, Minister responsible for the Montérégie Region and Member of the National Assembly for Laporte, acting on behalf of Michelle Courchesne, Minister of Education, Recreation and Sports.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3082</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada and Saskatchewan officially open new affordable housing in La Ronge]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3080</link><description><![CDATA[The Government of Canada and the Province of Saskatchewan today officially opened 20 new units of affordable rental housing for families in La Ronge.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3080</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Governments of Canada and Ontario celebrate new affordable housing in Elgin County]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3076</link><description><![CDATA[Funding of more than $1.7 million for 23 new affordable housing rental units for low-income seniors and persons with disabilities was announced today.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3076</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada's Economic Action Plan invests in two Cambridge area businesses and creates jobs]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3075</link><description><![CDATA[Residents and businesses in the Cambridge area will benefit from an investment of more than $1.5 million for two economic stimulus projects.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3075</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government investment of $1.5 million in Saint-Isidore for construction of new gymnasium at Drouin school]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3074</link><description><![CDATA[Laurent Lessard, Quebec’s Minister of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy and Minister responsible for the Chaudière-Appalaches Region, today joined the Honourable Maxime Bernier, Member of Parliament for Beauce, acting on behalf of the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, in announcing that the population of the Municipality of Saint-Isidore will soon benefit from a new gymnasium at Drouin school.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3074</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada awards $270,591 in funding to Remorque 2000 Incorporated]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3072</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, today announced $270,591 in repayable funding to Remorque 2000 Inc. through the Community Adjustment Fund, for productivity enhancement.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3072</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada invests in heritage infrastructure at Neubergthal Street Village National Historic Site of Canada]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3071</link><description><![CDATA[On behalf of the Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, Ms. Candice Hoeppner, Member of Parliament for Portage-Lisgar, today announced that the Government of Canada will be investing in infrastructure improvements at the Neubergthal Street Village National Historic Site of Canada.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3071</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada invests in Kitimat’s Alcan Anderson Creek Shooting Club]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3070</link><description><![CDATA[The Alcan Anderson Creek Shooting Club is redeveloping Kitimat’s municipal shooting range, thanks to the Recreational Infrastructure Canada (RInC) program, a major job-creating investment under Canada’s Economic Action Plan.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3070</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec investment of $110 million to stimulate the forest sector]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3069</link><description><![CDATA[Within the framework of Canada-Quebec Job Creation Initiatives, the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, today joined Nathalie Normandeau, Deputy Premier of Quebec, Minister of Natural Resources and Wildlife and Minister responsible for the Northern Plan, and Serge Simard, Minister for Natural Resources and Wildlife, in announcing $110 million in support measures for 2010-2011 to address the challenges facing the forest industry.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3069</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada invests in heritage infrastructure at Humboldt Post Office National Historic Site of Canada]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3068</link><description><![CDATA[On behalf of the Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, Mr. Bradley Trost, Member of Parliament for Saskatoon-Humboldt, today announced that the Government of Canada will be investing in a project at the Humboldt Post Office National Historic Site of Canada.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3068</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[$3.4 million for renovation and retrofits of west coast social housing]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3059</link><description><![CDATA[The Governments of Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador today announced that $3.4 million in renovation and retrofit work on 244 Newfoundland Labrador Housing units, including co-operatives and non-profit housing properties in the western region, is making a significant difference to these homes.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3059</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Freeport fire hall opens with help from Government of Canada]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3066</link><description><![CDATA[A newly constructed fire hall has opened its doors to serve the community of Freeport, thanks to the Community Adjustment Fund (CAF), a key economic stimulus initiative contained in the Government of Canada's Economic Action Plan.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3066</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[City of Gatineau benefits from new Canada-Quebec partnership]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3062</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister responsible for the Outaouais Region and Member of Parliament for Pontiac, Laurent Lessard, Quebec Minister of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy, and Norman MacMillan, Quebec Minister for Transport and Minister responsible for the Outaouais Region, are pleased to announce, along with MNAs Maryse Gaudreault, Charlotte L'Écuyer, Marc Carrière et Stéphanie Vallée, a joint financial contribution of nearly $5 million to]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3062</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s Economic Action Plan supports construction of Kentville multi-purpose facility]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3061</link><description><![CDATA[Greg Kerr, Member of Parliament for West Nova participated today in the official ground-breaking for the Kings Opportunity Service Centre in Kentville, Nova Scotia. Mr. Kerr attended the event on behalf of the Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of National Revenue, Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and Minister for the Atlantic Gateway.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3061</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Ministers Jean-Pierre Blackburn and Serge Simard announce government contributions of $1,893,390 to the City of Saguenay to rebuild the hospitality pavilion at the Le Norvégien cross-country ski centre and expand the centre in Rivière-du-Moulin park]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3058</link><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3058</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Rivière du Loup CEGEP to get new soccer field and renovated pool]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3057</link><description><![CDATA[A new natural-surface soccer field will soon be built and the indoor pool renovated at Rivière-du-Loup CÉGEP, today jointly announced Bernard Généreux, Member of Parliament for Montmagny–L’Islet–Kamouraska–Rivière-du-Loup, acting on behalf of  the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, and Jean D'Amour, Member of the Quebec National Assembly for Rivière-du-Loup, acting on behalf of Michelle Courchesne, Quebec Minister of Education, Recreation and Sports.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3057</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec partnership to benefit the City of Brossard]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3056</link><description><![CDATA[The Minister of Natural Resources, the Honourable Christian Paradis, and the Member of the National Assembly for La Pinière and First Vice-President of the National Assembly, Fatima Houda-Pépin, on behalf of the Minister of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy, Laurent Lessard, are pleased to announce a joint financial contribution of $5,271,960 for three projects in the City of Brossard under a federal-provincial agreement made in connection with the Program for the renewal of water an]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3056</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government contribution of $1,923,264 granted to the City of Boisbriand for transformation of soccer-football field in Jean-Jacques-Rousseau Park]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3055</link><description><![CDATA[Boisbriand residents will soon have a renovated soccer-football field in Jean-Jacques-Rousseau Park, today jointly announced the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, and Vincent Auclair, Deputy Government Whip and Member of the Quebec National Assembly for Vimont, acting on behalf of Laurent Lessard, Quebec Minister of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3055</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec investment of $1,549,618 in Boisbriand to convert a soccer-football field in regional park]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3054</link><description><![CDATA[The City of Boisbriand will receive $1,549,618 in joint government financial assistance under the Communities Component of the Building Canada Fund – Quebec to convert a soccer-football field in the regional park along highway 640.
]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3054</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[NAD Klima receives $450,000 in funding from Government of Canada for productivity enhancement]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3053</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, today announced the awarding of a repayable contribution of $450,000 to the company NAD Klima for the acquisition of specialized equipment to improve its productivity. This project calls for an overall investment of $1.8 million.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3053</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Major upgrades in the works for social housing in Alberta: Canada and Alberta invest $90 million for repairs over the  next two years]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3050</link><description><![CDATA[Albertans living in social housing supported by the federal and provincial governments are getting some major home improvements thanks to a $90 million joint investment by the Government of Canada and the Government of Alberta. The federal and provincial governments are each contributing $45 million over the next two years, which includes funding under Canada’s Economic Action Plan.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3050</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Governments of Canada and Prince Edward Island invest in the restoration and expansion of a marina in Kings County]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3049</link><description><![CDATA[The Town of Montague and surrounding areas will benefit from a combined federal and provincial investment of more than $156,400 to restore and expand the Montague Waterfront Marina.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3049</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Governments invest in Winnipeg’s recreational infrastructure]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3048</link><description><![CDATA[The Fort Rouge Curling Club is moving forward with renovations to the curling club thanks to the Recreational Infrastructure Canada (RInC) program, a major job-creating investment from Canada's Economic Action Plan, and to the City of Winnipeg.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3048</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[L'Islet's Parc des Cabrioles to get new facilities]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3047</link><description><![CDATA[A new service building and children's water play area will soon be built in the Municipality of L'Islet's Parc des Cabrioles, today jointly announced Bernard Généreux, Member of Parliament for Montmagny–L’Islet–Kamouraska–Rivière-du-Loup, and Norbert Morin, Member of the Quebec National Assembly for Montmagny-L'Islet and Vice-Chair of the Committee on Planning and the Public Domain.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3047</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada working to better integrate foreign-trained midwives into Canadian labour market]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3045</link><description><![CDATA[The Government of Canada is helping to better integrate foreign&#8209;trained midwives into the Canadian workforce. Mr. Andrew Saxton, Member of Parliament for North Vancouver, made the announcement today on behalf of the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3045</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Joint government funding increases affordable housing across Alberta]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3043</link><description><![CDATA[Low-income Alberta families, individuals, seniors and persons with disabilities will soon have greater access to affordable housing, thanks to a more than $70 million federal-provincial investment for 19 projects, which includes funding through Canada’s Economic Action Plan.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3043</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Backgrounder: Parks Canada’s National Historic Sites Cost-Sharing Program]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3041</link><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3041</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s Economic Action Plan boosts Piney’s recreational infrastructure]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3042</link><description><![CDATA[The Piney Community Centre is moving forward with recreational improvements thanks to the Recreational Infrastructure Canada (RInC) program, a major job-creating investment from Canada’s Economic Action Plan.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3042</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada invests in heritage infrastructure at the Ermatinger House National Historic Site of Canada]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3040</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Jim Prentice, Canada’s Environment Minister and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, today announced that the Government of Canada will be investing in infrastructure improvements at the Ermatinger House National Historic Site of Canada, which is believed to be the oldest surviving house in northwestern Ontario.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3040</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s Economic Action Plan invests in Rural Municipality of Springfield’s Anola Community Club]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3039</link><description><![CDATA[The Rural Municipality of Springfield is moving forward with renovations to the Anola Community Club thanks in part to the Recreational Infrastructure Canada (RInC) program, a major job-creating investment under Canada’s Economic Action Plan.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3039</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s Economic Action Plan supports Jasper Place Curling Club upgrades]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3038</link><description><![CDATA[The Jasper Place Curling Club is moving forward with upgrades to its facility thanks to the Recreational Infrastructure Canada (RInC) program, a major job-creating investment under Canada’s Economic Action Plan.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3038</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s Economic Action Plan invests in Edmonton cricket pitches]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3037</link><description><![CDATA[The Alberta Cricket Association is moving forward with the replacement of turf at two Victoria Park pitches, while the Alberta Schools Cricket Association will add a cricket pitch to Coronation Park thanks to the Recreational Infrastructure Canada (RInC) program, a major job-creating investment under Canada’s Economic Action Plan.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3037</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada's Economic Action Plan supports year-round access to Camp Warwa and benefits local economy]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3036</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Rob Merrifield, Minister of State for Transport and Member of Parliament for Yellowhead, on behalf of the Honourable Lynne Yelich, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, announced the Government of Canada's support to help Camp Warwa strengthen economic opportunities in Lac Ste. Anne County.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3036</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Governments invest in St. Catherine playground]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3035</link><description><![CDATA[The St. Catherine Community School Association is moving forward with the redevelopment of the St. Catherine Playground thanks to the Recreational Infrastructure Canada (RInC) program, a major job-creating investment under Canada’s Economic Action Plan.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3035</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Federal and provincial governments invest in upgrades to Chatham Head recreational facilities]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3034</link><description><![CDATA[Residents of Chatham Head and the Miramichi area will soon enjoy improved recreational facilities thanks to investments by the Government of Canada, the Province of New Brunswick and the City of Miramichi.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3034</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[J.L. Leclerc & Fils Incorporated receives $390,000 from the Government of Canada for the acquisition of specialized equipment]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3027</link><description><![CDATA[Acting on behalf of the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, Jacques Gourde, Member of Parliament for Lotbinière–Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, today announced the awarding of $390,000 in repayable funding to J.L. Leclerc & Fils Inc.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3027</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[$3 million invested in social housing renovations and retrofits in central region]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3025</link><description><![CDATA[The Governments of Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador today announced that $3 million in renovation and retrofit work on 371 Newfoundland Labrador Housing units, including co-operatives and non-profit housing properties in the central region is making a significant difference to these homes.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3025</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s Economic Action Plan invests in Hiawatha First Nation and creates jobs]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3024</link><description><![CDATA[Hiawatha First Nation residents and businesses will benefit from an investment of $865,300 to upgrade and expand the Serpent Mounds Park, a national historic site, announced today by the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), as well as Dean Del Mastro, Member of Parliament for Peterborough.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3024</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec investment of $1,732,684 in the Municipality of Lotbinière for the construction of a multi-purpose centre]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3032</link><description><![CDATA[Acting on behalf of the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, Jacques Gourde, Member of Parliament for Lotbinière, today joined Laurent Lessard, Quebec’s Minister of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy, Minister responsible for the Chaudière-Appalaches Region and Member of the National Assembly for Frontenac, in announcing that the Municipality of Lotbinière will receive joint government financial assistance.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3032</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec partnership to benefit the Municipality of Saint-Apollinaire]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3031</link><description><![CDATA[The Member of Parliament for Lotbinière-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works and Government Services and to the Minister of National Revenue, Jacques Gourde, and Quebec's Minister of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy and Minister responsible for the region of Chaudière-Appalaches, Laurent Lessard, are pleased to announce a joint financial contribution of $518,400 to the municipality of Saint-Apollinaire under a federal-provincial agreemen]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3031</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec partnership to benefit the City of Lachute]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3030</link><description><![CDATA[Senator Claude Carignan and the Member of the National Assembly for Argenteuil, David Whissell, on behalf of the Minister of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy, Laurent Lessard, are pleased to announce a joint financial contribution of $1,653,000 to the City of Lachute under a federal-provincial agreement made in connection with the Program for the renewal of water and sewer mains (PRECO).]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3030</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec partnership to benefit the Municipality of La Guadeloupe]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3029</link><description><![CDATA[Quebec's Minister of Revenue, Robert Dutil, and the Member of Parliament for Beauce, the Honourable Maxime Bernier, are pleased to announce a joint financial contribution of $885,300 to the municipality of La Guadeloupe under a federal-provincial agreement made in connection with the Program for the renewal of water and sewer mains (PRECO).]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3029</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada supports bridge construction in South Bruce Peninsula]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3028</link><description><![CDATA[Larry Miller, Member of Parliament for Bruce–Grey–Owen Sound, and Gwen Gilbert, Mayor of South Bruce Peninsula, today announced a total of up to $1.4 million in federal and municipal funding to support the replacement of Sideroad 15 Bridge in South Bruce Peninsula.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3028</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Governments celebrate highway improvements on the Charlottetown Perimeter Highway]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3023</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, and the Honourable Ron MacKinley, Provincial Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal, joined together today to commemorate the start of construction on the Charlottetown Perimeter Highway.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3023</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s Economic Action Plan creates jobs and improves housing on reserve in Manitoba — Vogar]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3021</link><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3021</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Social housing in Northeastern New Brunswick being renovated]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3019</link><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3019</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Venmar CES Incorporated receives $550,000 in Government of Canada funding for productivity enhancement]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3018</link><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3018</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec Partnership to Benefit the Municipality of Lac-Sainte-Marie]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3017</link><description><![CDATA[The Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister responsible for the Outaouais Region and Member of Parliament for Pontiac, the Honourable Lawrence Cannon, and Member of the National Assembly for Gatineau and Parliamentary Assistant to the Premier of Quebec, Stéphanie Vallée, on behalf of the Minister of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Use, Laurent Lessard, are pleased to announce a joint financial contribution of $1,803,080 for the municipality of Lac-Sainte-Marie under a federal-provinci]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3017</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Governments break ground on new riding facility]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3016</link><description><![CDATA[Jeff Watson, Member of Parliament for Essex, Bruce Crozier, Member of Provincial Parliament for Essex, and Sue Klotzer, Program Director, Windsor-Essex Therapeutic Riding Association (WETRA), today celebrated the groundbreaking for a new riding facility in Windsor.

]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3016</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[$1.7 million in social housing renovations and retrofits in Labrador]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3014</link><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3014</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[The Government of Canada partners with the Lesser Slave Lake Indian Regional Council to support Aboriginal workers]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3008</link><description><![CDATA[Today, on behalf of the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, Mr. Brian Jean, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities and Member of Parliament for Fort McMurray–Athabasca, announced Government of Canada funding to help Aboriginal workers overcome barriers to employment. 
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		<item><title><![CDATA[Minister Clement announces first projects to receive Broadband Canada funding]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=2997</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry, announced the first series of projects to receive conditional funding approval under the Broadband Canada: Connecting Rural Canadians program.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=2997</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government investment of nearly $200,000 in Bellechasse]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3010</link><description><![CDATA[Awarding of a $191,209 contribution to the Municipality of Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse to upgrade the sports and recreational facilities of the Havre aux sports Camille-Boutin.
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		<item><title><![CDATA[Government investment of nearly $596,000 in Laval’s sports infrastructure]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3005</link><description><![CDATA[The pool at Laval’s Centre communautaire et sportif Jolibourg will undergo expansion and renovation, announced the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, and Michelle Courchesne, Quebec’s Minister of Education, Recreation and Sports and Member of the National Assembly for Fabre.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3005</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government investment of $2 million in Saint-Eustache for renovating the Walter-Buswell sports complex]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3004</link><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3004</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government investment of more than $1.4 million will help Collège Montmorency modernize its sports facilities]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3002</link><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3002</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[The Governments of Canada and Nova Scotia celebrate new and renovated affordable housing in Halifax]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3001</link><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3001</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Governments of Canada and Quebec invest in policing infrastructure for Inuit communities]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3000</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, along with the Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of Natural Resources and Member of Parliament for Mégantic-L’Érable, and the Honourable Jacques Dupuis, Minister of Public Safety for Quebec, announced over $2 million in funding for policing infrastructure improvements for the Inuit communities of the Kativik Regional Government.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3000</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec investment of $1,821,294 in Saint-Félix-d’Otis for Chemin du Lac Goth and Vieux-Chemin upgrades]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=2999</link><description><![CDATA[The Municipality of Saint-Félix-d'Otis will receive $1,821,294 in joint government financial assistance under the Communities Component of the Building Canada Fund - Quebec to upgrade Chemin du Lac Goth and Vieux-Chemin roads.
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		<item><title><![CDATA[Official opening of the Abondance Montréal: le Soleil housing project in Verdun]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=2992</link><description><![CDATA[The Government of Canada celebrated the official opening of Abondance Montréal: le Soleil, an energy-efficient, environmentally friendly housing project.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=2992</guid><pubDate>Fri, 7 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada grants $4,065,548 in funding to strengthen and develop saltwater aquaculture in Quebec]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3033</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, today announced the awarding of two contributions totalling $4,065,548 to the Société de développement de l’industrie maricole Inc. ( SODIM).]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3033</guid><pubDate>Fri, 7 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada works with red meat industry to improve competitiveness]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3012</link><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3012</guid><pubDate>Fri, 7 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government partnership moves forward with Calgary transit projects]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3009</link><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3009</guid><pubDate>Fri, 7 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec partnership to benefit the municipalities of Roberval and Saint-Prime]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=2995</link><description><![CDATA[The Minister of State (Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec) and Member of Parliament for Roberval-Lac-St-Jean, the Honourable Denis Lebel, and the Minister for Natural Resources and Wildlife, Minister responsible for the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region and Member of the National Assembly for Dubuc, Serge Simard, on behalf of the Minister of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Use, Laurent Lessard, are pleased to announce a joint financial contribution of $4,655,500 for]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=2995</guid><pubDate>Fri, 7 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[CanNor invests in tourism and Inuvialuit traditions]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=2994</link><description><![CDATA[Northerners will prosper from community-level economic development and tourism initiatives thanks to an investment by the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=2994</guid><pubDate>Fri, 7 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada's Economic Action Plan invests in businesses and creates jobs in Cambridge]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=2993</link><description><![CDATA[Cambridge residents and businesses will benefit from an investment of more than $2.3 million for Centra Industries Inc. to buy new equipment for its manufacturing facility.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=2993</guid><pubDate>Fri, 7 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s Economic Action Plan creates jobs and improves social housing in Quebec]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=2990</link><description><![CDATA[The Government of Canada announced that 262 housing co­operatives and non-profit projects will receive more than $22 million through Canada’s Economic Action Plan, as part of the social housing renovation and retrofit investments.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=2990</guid><pubDate>Fri, 7 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada announces support for the Canadian tourism industry]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=2988</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry, reaffirmed the Government of Canada’s support for the Canadian tourism industry by announcing which events will benefit from funding through the second and final year of the Marquee Tourism Events Program.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=2988</guid><pubDate>Fri, 7 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Governments of Canada and Prince Edward Island celebrate new and renovated affordable housing in Eastern PEI]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=2986</link><description><![CDATA[Senator Michael Duffy, on behalf of the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development and Minister responsible for the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), along with the Honourable Janice Sherry, PEI Minister of Community Services, Seniors and Labour, announced support for local housing initiatives for low-income seniors, persons with disabilities and families.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=2986</guid><pubDate>Fri, 7 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada's Economic Action Plan invests in businesses and creates jobs in Cambridge]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=2985</link><description><![CDATA[Residents and businesses in the Cambridge area will benefit from an investment of more than $2.3 million for Centra Industries Inc. to buy new equipment for its manufacturing facility.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=2985</guid><pubDate>Fri, 7 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada helps a community complete its sports fields]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=2984</link><description><![CDATA[Kennebecasis Valley Fields Committee Inc. and School District 6 welcomed the federal funding that will allow them to complete the sports fields at Kennebecasis Valley High School.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=2984</guid><pubDate>Fri, 7 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec investment of $2,132,850 for retrofit of Mont Lac-Vert’s snow-making system, in Hébertville]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=2983</link><description><![CDATA[The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, joined Serge Simard, Quebec's Minister for Natural Resources and Wildlife, Minister responsible for the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean and Member of the National Assembly for Dubuc, acting on behalf of Laurent Lessard, Quebec’s Minister of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy, in announcing that the Municipality of Hébertville will receive financial assistance.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=2983</guid><pubDate>Fri, 7 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[$12.2 million for major housing renovations and retrofits undertaken on Avalon and Burin Peninsulas]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=2981</link><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=2981</guid><pubDate>Fri, 7 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Governments of Canada and Ontario celebrate new affordable housing in Halton region]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=2980</link><description><![CDATA[Funding of approximately $4.8 million for 40 new affordable rental units for seniors and persons with disabilities was announced.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=2980</guid><pubDate>Fri, 7 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada invests in Cowichan Valley’s economy]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=2973</link><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=2973</guid><pubDate>Mon, 3 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada-Quebec partnership to benefit Stanstead]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=2971</link><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=2971</guid><pubDate>Mon, 3 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s Economic Action Plan invests in research to enhance lobster market development]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=2970</link><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=2970</guid><pubDate>Mon, 3 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government of Canada launches an action plan to improve Northern regulatory regimes]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=2968</link><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=2968</guid><pubDate>Mon, 3 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Government funding of $2,000,000 awarded to the City of Louiseville for sports centre renovation and refrigeration upgrade]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=2966</link><description><![CDATA[Louiseville residents will benefit from a renovated sports centre, announced the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, and Jean-Paul Diamond, Member of the Quebec National Assembly for Maskinongé, acting on behalf of Laurent Lessard, Quebec’s Minister of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=2966</guid><pubDate>Mon, 3 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Governments of Canada and Quebec invest in affordable housing in Thetford Mines]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=2965</link><description><![CDATA[Official Opening: Le Diamant, a building that includes 45 new affordable housing units for semi-independent seniors, to which the governments of Canada and Quebec jointly contributed nearly $2.6 million. The development of this great regional initiative resulted from a total investment of over $5.4 million.
]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=2965</guid><pubDate>Mon, 3 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Governments of Canada and New Brunswick invest in outdoor rink in Eel River Crossing]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3011</link><description><![CDATA[Residents of Eel River Crossing and surrounding communities will soon enjoy an upgraded outdoor skating rink thanks to an investment of more than $300,000 from the Governments of Canada and New Brunswick.]]></description><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3011</guid><pubDate>Sat, 1 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s Economic Action Plan creates jobs and improves social housing in Sarnia, Ontario]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=2974</link><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=2974</guid><pubDate>Sat, 1 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
		<item><title><![CDATA[Canada's Economic Action Plan strengthens Ontario’s hog industry]]></title><link>http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=2967</link><author><![CDATA[info@action.plan.gc.ca]]></author><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=2967</guid><pubDate>Sat, 1 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item>
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