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Cheryl Gallant pays Tribute to Airborne Training Victims

May 22,2013

Ottawa, Ontario – Cheryl Gallant, MP for Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke, paid tribute to the seven paratroopers from CFB Petawawa who died in a training accident 45 years ago. In a statement in the House of Commons before Question Period, Mrs. Gallant continued the tradition of the families, friends and comrades of the fallen paratroopers by reading their ...


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Cheryl Gallant Consults on Canada Job Grant

May 17,2013

Pembroke, Ontario – Cheryl Gallant, M.P. for Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke, took the opportunity at this year’s highly successful Options 2013 to consult with employers and educators on the Canada Job Grant. Options 2013 was made possible by $33,000 of federal funding through the Eastern Ontario Development Program (EODP).  Over 2000 Renfrew County students attended a job fair, ...


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Innovation Valley North

May 6,2013

The Upper Ottawa Valley is powered by a growing cluster of businesses focused on discovery and commercialization transforming it into Innovation Valley North. Innovation Valley North represents jobs, growth, and the long-term prosperity of the Upper Ottawa Valley, Eastern Ontario and Canada. Central to Innovation Valley North is the hub. A hub is an ideas generator which turns ...


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Cheryl Gallant rises in support of Canadians with disabilities

May 4,2013

Ottawa, Ontario – Cheryl Gallant, MP for Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke was delighted to speak in support of a Private Member’s Motion introduced by colleague, Phil McColeman, M.P. for Brant. Motion M-430 endorses the conclusions of a report prepared by the Panel on Labour Market Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities. The report, Rethinking disAbility in the Private Sector, ...


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MP Gallant Calls Attention to Firearms Licence fees

May 1,2013

Ottawa, Ontario – Cheryl Gallant, MP for Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke, is today reminding local gun owners of the upcoming end to the fee waiver program for firearms licence renewals. “I am reminding local hunters, collectors, and sport shooters of the previously announced end to the firearms licence fee waiver program. Non-restricted POL or PAL licence holders whose ...


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Lochwinnoch Women’s Institute Benefits from New Horizons Funding

May 1,2013

Lochwinnoch, Ontario – Cheryl Gallant, Member of Parliament for Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke, congratulated the Lochwinnoch Women’s Institute on being selected  to receive funding under the Federal New Horizons for Seniors Program (NHSP). This program funding is directed toward refurbishment at the Horton Community Centre. The Lochwinnoch Women’s Institute will renovate its kitchen area to enable social participation ...


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Cheryl Gallant Brings Federal Funding to the Arnprior & District Museum

April 30,2013

Arnprior, Ontario – Cheryl Gallant, MP, Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke, was pleased to announce that the Arnprior and District Museum will benefit from the 2013 Federal Enabling Accessibility Funding program. “I am very proud to see the positive results of programs by our Conservative government has had on the Arnprior and District Museum,” stated MP Cheryl Gallant. “I encourage all ...


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MP Cheryl Gallant Welcomes Local Rotarians to the Hill

April 25,2013

Cheryl Gallant with Ken Serdula and Doug Champ on Parliament Hill, April 17th, 2013 Ottawa, Ontario – Cheryl Gallant, MP for Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke, met with Ken Serdula and Doug Champ to listen to the joint Rotarian plans on Collaboration for International Development (CRCID) new efforts in Central America and Africa. “Through the CRCID, Rotary Canada has ...


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MP Cheryl Gallant calls for Moratorium on Rail Line Removal

April 25,2013

Cheryl Gallant with Terry Gibeau, April 4th, 2013 Ottawa, Ontario – Cheryl Gallant, MP for Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke, has introduced a new private members motion into the House of Commons calling for a 10 year moratorium on the removal of Canadian National Railway (CN) rail lines in Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec. “I have introduced this motion ...


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Cheryl Gallant Confirms Canadian Forces Members in Afghanistan Keep Danger Pay

April 22,2013

Ottawa, Ontario –  Today in Question Period, Cheryl Gallant, MP for Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke, asked the Government of Canada to clarify recent troubling news stories in the national media. It was reported that approximately 100 soldiers who had served in the ongoing Canadian Forces training mission in Afghanistan were asked by Defence Department officials to return up ...


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