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 |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Eastport Agricultural Exhibition Opening |
Eastport |
| Eid-ul-Fitr 2007 |
Grand Falls-Windsor |
| Bishop’s Falls Firefighter’s Ball | Bishop’s Falls |
September - 2007 |
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| 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 |
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| 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
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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
