Brandon University Continues to Shine on National Stage
Your Brandon-Souris team was pleased to support all the Brandon University professors who were granted federal funding to conduct research.
Read moreGovernment Partnership to Improve Brandon Daly Overpass
Brandon, MB -Larry Maguire, Member of Parliament for Brandon-Souris, and Drew Caldwell, Minister of Municipal Government for Manitoba, announced here today the Brandon Daly Overpass will receive a joint commitment under the New Building Canada Fund.
Read moreMaguire Announces Federal Funding for Wetland Restoration Projects
Brandon, MB - Larry Maguire, Member of Parliament for Brandon-Souris announced the Government of Canada is investing $264,440 and partnering with Ducks Unlimited Canada to restore 45 hectares of wetlands in key areas of wetland loss.
Read moreHigh Speed Internet Coming to Westman
Brandon, MB - Larry Maguire, Member of Parliament for Brandon-Souris announced approximately 90% of the 36,000 homes in Westman will have access to high-speed internet services by 2017. The Government of Canada is delivering on its commitment to rural Canadians to connect households and businesses in rural and remote regions of the country to high-speed internet at minimum speeds of five megabits per second (Mbps).
Read moreMaguire Announces Federal Funding for the Dominion Exhibition Display Building II
Brandon, MB - Larry Maguire, Member of Parliament for Brandon-Souris announced an investment in the conservation of the Dominion Exhibit Display Building II National Historic Site of Canada on behalf of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada.
Read moreMaguire Demonstrates New Heavy-Equipment Simulators at Assiniboine Community College
Brandon, MB - Larry Maguire, Member of Parliament for Brandon-Souris, was one of the first to get a hands-on demonstration of new heavy-equipment simulators at Assiniboine Community College (ACC) on Thursday morning.
Read moreMaguire Announces Funding for Canada Day Celebrations in Brandon
Brandon, MB - Larry Maguire, Member of Parliament for Brandon-Souris announced the Government of Canada is providing $13,000 in funding through the Celebrate Canada program to the Riverbank Discovery Centre to organize Canada Day activities in Brandon on July 1, 2015. About 7,000 people are expected to take part in the Canada Day activities at the Riverbank Discovery Centre.
Read moreMillions of Dollars in Unclaimed Benefits
Brandon, MB - An estimated 7,674 families with children in Manitoba including 370 families in Brandon are eligible to receive money under the Harper Government's proposed enhanced Universal Child Care Benefit (UCCB), but are at risk of not receiving the benefit unless they apply. The Honourable Pierre Poilievre, Minister of Employment and Social Development, along with Member of Parliament Larry Maguire, today asked for help from the media and the public to encourage families to apply for the benefit.
Read moreMaguire Announces Funding for Prairie Oasis Senior Centre
Brandon, MB - Larry Maguire, Member of Parliament for Brandon-Souris announced that Prairie Oasis Senior Center in Brandon will receive $25,000 through the New Horizons for Seniors Program to replace flooring, cupboards and purchase chairs to allow seniors to continue to develop and plan programs and activities such as meals and bingos.
Read moreRecreational Fisheries Conservation Partnerships Program Now Accepting Applications
Brandon, MB - Larry Maguire, Member of Parliament for Brandon-Souris announced that applications for the Recreational Fisheries Conservation Partnerships Program are now being accepted. Interested groups have until December 12, 2014 to submit their projects.
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