Ottawa, April 18, 2007
2007/06/19 2:04:14 PM:
Mr. Speaker, I am indeed proud of Jeremy Wedallas, a 12-year-old from Erin, Ontario, who recently wrote me a letter, visited my office, and was welcomed by the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans as well.

He outlined his concerns about ocean ecology. Jeremy pointed out three areas of importance to him related to the preservation of our fishery: shark finning, bycatch and bottom trawling.

He stated that he was pleased that Canada had... More

February 2008
Provincial Olympics Winter Games: Gambo


February - 2008
Provincial Olympics Winter Games Gambo
YMCA: Strong Kids Gala Fund Raiser Grand Falls-Windsor
Hospitality NL Convention Gander
Fishery Advisory Committee Meetings Gander
Winterfest Opening Ceremonies Appleton
Winter Carnival Opening Bishop’s Falls
Anti-Poverty Roundtable Discussion Gander
January - 2008
Bonavista Coaker Foundation Bonavista
Kiwanis Festival Guest Speaker Grand Falls-Windsor
Constituency Meetings Buchans
Business Meetings Grand Falls-Windsor
Little Stepping Stones Christmas Party Bishop’s Falls
December - 2007
Christmas Dinner Summerford
Calvary Pentecostal Tabernacle: Christmas Dinner Bishop’s Falls
Exploits Regional Chamber of Commerce Dinner & Dance Grand Falls-Windsor
Leo Burke Academy Christmas Assembly Bishop’s Falls
Little Stepping Stones Christmas Party Bishop’s Falls
November - 2007
Fireman’s Ball Gander
Royal Canadian Legion: Remembrance Day Dinner Bonavista
Commonwealth War Graves: Wreath Laying Ceremony Gander
Union of National Defense Luncheon Gander
October - 2007
Eastport Agricultural Exhibition Opening Eastport
Eid-ul-Fitr 2007 Grand Falls-Windsor
Bishop’s Falls Firefighter’s Ball Bishop’s Falls
September - 2007
Labour Day Parade Grand Falls-Windsor
NL Pensioner and Senior Federation Conference Gander
Canadian Cancer Society Survivor’s Reception Lewisporte
Visit to St. Brendan’s St. Brendan’s
100th Anniversary Holy Trinity Anglican Church Grand Falls-Windsor
Thailand Delegation Memorandum of Understanding with GFT Aerospace Technologies Gander
Welcome Home from Afghanistan for Matthew Masales Bishop’s Falls
150th Anniversary - St. Stephen’s Anglican Church Greenspond
August - 2007
International Flying Boat Festival Botwood and Norris Arm
Smallwood Holiday & Logger’s Festival Gambo
Leading Tickles Day Leading Tickles
Badger Day Badger
Buchans Come Home Year Dinner Buchans
Wreath Laying – International Flying Boat Festival Norris Arm
Gander Community Breakfast Gander
Botwood Day Opening Ceremonies Botwood
35th WISE Graduation Gander
Keyin College ABE Graduation Gander
Summer Games Opening Ceremonies Bishop’s Falls
Renaming of the Shriner’s Recreational Vehicle Park Eastport
Norris Arm North Day Dinner Norris Arm North
Boys and Girls Club Mission Meeting Botwood
Multi-Cultural Night Grand Falls-Windsor
Fogo Wireless Relay Interpretation Centre Opening Ceremonies FogoIsland
July - 2007
Memorial Day Wreath Laying Gander
60th Anniversary of Citizenship & Immigration and 50th Anniversary of Terra Nova National Park Terra Nova
Presentation of French Legion of Honor to Jiggs Borland -Royal Canadian Legion Clarenville
Seniors and War Veterans Banquet Bishop’s Falls
VON Broadening Horizons Banquet Gander
Fish, Fun, & Folk Festival Twillingate
Municipal Regional Infrastructure Announcement Glovertown
Meeting town of GFW GFW
Opening of Irving Aviation Fixed Base Operation Gander
Port Union Registered Heritage District Designation Port Union
Lions Club Fundraiser - Ultra Sound Goose Cove
Dedication of Anglican Church Port Rexton
Bishop’s Falls Day and Town Dinner Bishop’s Falls
BQ at Gale Farrells Glovertown
Exploits Valley Salmon Festival Dinner Grand Falls-Windsor
Bird Island Puffin Festival Elliston

Glovertown Museum and
Afternoon Tea
Glovertown
Tilting Beach Festival Tilting
June - 2007
RCMP Ball Grand Falls-Windsor
H. A.V.E 8th Walk for Water Glovertown
10th Anniversary of Ken Diamond Memorial Park Archives Glovertown
Governor General Bravery Award - Gerald Strickland Ottawa
Junior Firefighter’s Graduation Bishop’s Falls
Rotary Club Dinner - Guest Speaker Grand Falls-Windsor
Discovery Day Opening Ceremonies Bonavista
9 Wing - Change of Command Gander
May - 2007
Battle of Atlantic Botwood
LOL Grand Orange Lodge 135th Anniversary Dinner Bishop’s Falls
Aliant BQQ – in aid of Kids Help Phone Grand Falls-Windsor
Point Leamington Academy Graduation Point Leamington
Gander River Management Dinner and Auction Gander
Exploits Valley Regional Development Spring Convention Grand Falls-Windsor
A.R. Scammel Graduation Change Islands
288 Ardent Royal Canadian Sea Cadets Annual Ceremonial Review Gander
Summerville-Princeton-Southern Bay Fireman’s Ball Princeton
Canadian Cancer - Society Relay for Life Survivor’s Reception Grand Falls-Windsor

Simms calls on all MPs to support C-219

Ottawa, February 28, 2008

Scott Simms, MP for Bonavista-Gander-Grand Falls-Windsor, will vote in favour of Bill C-219, an Act to amend the Income Tax Act, which will be debated in the House of Commons today.

The proposed changes to the Income Tax Act will allow a deduction of $1000 if the taxpayer performed in the taxation year at least 100 hours More

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