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The province and Ottawa are putting over $10 million into maple syrup production in the Madawaska and Restigouche regions.
The money will help to establish four new maple syrup operations in those areas and expand another 19 businesses in Kedgwick, Saint-Quentin, Saint-Joseph de Madawaska, Saint-Jacques, Saint-Basile and Val d’Amour. There will be upgrades such as new taps and collection equipment along with renovations to increase capacity or efficiency.
The Trudeau Government will be putting $1.5 billion into a marine protection plan over the next five years.
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna was at the Coast Guard offices in Dartmouth to make the announcement. She said the Coast Guard and Bedford Institute of Oceanography will be getting more funding. There’ll be a new radar station at Chedabucto.
McKenna also said the government will be drawing on the traditional knowledge and expertise of Indigenous communities to protect coasts and waterways more effectively.