15 novembre 2023 | International, Terrestre

Title Publication Date Department News type Teaser Minister Blair and Minister Petitpas Taylor to make an announcement to honour the legacy of No. 2 Construction Battalion 2023-11-15 15:01:01National Defencemedia advisories The Honourable Bill Blair, Mini

Today, Marie-France Lalonde, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence, on behalf of the Honourable Bill Blair, announced that the Government of Canada is committing to provide up to $15.5 million in funding to the City of Saguenay for a short-term solution to address the presence of poly- and perfluoroalkylated substances (PFAS) in the municipal water supply, in response to a request from the City of Saguenay.

https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/news/2023/11/government-of-canada-commits-funding-to-address-the-presence-of-pfas-at-cfb-bagotville.html

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