News - Vic Toews

The Honourable Vic Toews, President of the Treasury Board, on behalf of the Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperation, announced Canada’s support of a new project that will advance the objectives of the national development program in four impoverished communities in South America.

Vic Toews, Member of Parliament for Provencher and President of the Treasury Board, extended his congratulations to Steinbach resident Jake Hiebert on his appointment as the Independent Chairperson (ICP) for Stony Mountain Institution.

The Honourable Vic Toews, President of the Treasury Board and Member of Parliament for Provencher, announced on Thursday that Providence College and Seminary will receive over $550,000 in funding from the federal Knowledge Infrastructure Program.

The Honourable Vic Toews, President of the Treasury Board and MP for Provencher, announced Provencher will receive over $56,000 in the first round of funding under the Recreational Infrastructure Canada (RInC) program.

The Government of Canada and the province of Manitoba are partnering on a joint investment to build new and renovate existing affordable housing.

Vic Toews, Member of Parliament for Provencher and President of the Treasury Board, stated that the Government of Canada’s top priority is helping Canadian workers, businesses and communities weather the current global recession.

Vic Toews, Member of Parliament for Provencher, is pleased to congratulate the organizations and students in south eastern Manitoba that will benefit from this year’s federal Canada Summer Jobs program.

The Honourable Vic Toews, President of the Treasury Board and MP for Provencher, welcomed the recent announcement that social housing projects funded and administered by CMHC can now access the funding they need to move forward quickly on repairs and renovations.

The Honourable Vic Toews, President of the Treasury Board and MP for Provencher and Premier Gary Doer announced joint funding of over $160 million for infrastructure projects under the new stimulus funding provided for in Canada’s Economic Action Plan.

To help workers hit hardest by the global recession, the Government of Canada is investing more than $34 million in Manitoba’s employment and training programs under an agreement signed today between the federal and provincial governments.