July 24, 2014 State-of-the-art facility joins fight to prevent Asian Carp from entering the Great Lakes Burlington, Ontario – Diane Finley, Minister of Public Works and Government Services, announced the opening of a new Asian carp science lab at the Canada Centre for Inland Waters in Burlington, Ontario. The facility is another example of the Harper Government’s investment in important [...]
June 18, 2014 Mike Wallace, Member of Parliament for Burlington today announced that recreational facilities in Burlington are now equipped with Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs), thanks to a partnership between the Public Health Agency of Canada and the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Burlington facilities that received defibrillators include, Aldershot Arena, Appleby Ice Centre, Central Recreation Centre, Discovery Landing, Mainway Recreation [...]
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October 3, 2013 Government representatives gathered today to witness progress made on the Skyway Wastewater Treatment Plant expansion and upgrades – the largest infrastructure capital project undertaken to date in Halton Region. Work includes expanding the facilities for preliminary treatment, upgrading the secondary treatment process, and constructing a new tertiary treatment facility. “Our government understands the importance of upgrading the [...]
September 20, 2013 Mike Wallace, Member of Parliament for Burlington, on behalf of the Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, today announced that the Burlington Economic Development Corporation (BEDC) will receive $24,000 from the Government of Canada to attract, retain and expand foreign direct investment. “This organization plays an important role in identifying and attracting job-creating investment to our [...]
August 15, 2013 The Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Public Works and Government Services, today announced that the Government of Canada has issued an invitation to tender for the upcoming controls and drives replacement project on the Burlington Canal Lift Bridge. “The Burlington Canal Lift Bridge is an important part of regional, provincial and national infrastructure, serving thousands of Canadians [...]
February 15, 2013 Burlington, Ontario – Mike Wallace, Member of Parliament for Burlington has been elected Chair of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. This Committee has the power to review and report on the policies, programs and expenditure plans of the Department of Justice. The Committee also has the ability to review proposed amendments [...]
January 11, 2013 Burlington, Ontario – Across the country, community centres, cultural centres, ice rinks, swimming pools and other community projects will soon be improved because of support from the Government of Canada’s Infrastructure Improvement Fund (CIIF). As part of the Government’s Economic Action Plan 2012, Mike Wallace, Member of Parliament for Burlington, today announced over $400,000 in federal funding [...]
January 2013 Environment Canada and the Hamilton Port Authority are launching a structural test project that will provide further information to help in the development of the proposed Randle Reef sediment remediation project. The test project will involve pile driving on Randle Reef in order to confirm engineering design details. The resulting information will be incorporated into future engineering specifications [...]
December 2012 The Burlington Conservative Association welcomed Prime Minister Stephen Harper to Burlington in December 2012 to officially open the Burlington Performing Arts Centre. MP Mike Wallace formally welcomed the Prime Minister to the city and joined him during a news conference where wide ranging questions were posed by members of the parliamentary press gallery who follow the countries leader [...]