Chief and Council Meet with Canada’s Economic Development – Quebec

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Yesterday members of Chief and Council met with two federal government Ministers, Diane LeBouthillier (Minister of Fisheries Ocean and Canadian Coast Guards) and Martinez Ferrada (Minister of Tourism of Canada – responsible for Economic Development) at an event in Gesgapegiag.
Chief Scott Martin expressed Listuguj’s appreciation to Canada’s Economic Development – Quebec (CED-Q), for their financial support of our Community Garden Program.
Thanks to the continuous efforts of the Listuguj Mi’gmaq Government and CED-Q, our community garden program has seen significant advancements including:
-Two new greenhouse growing facilities
– A self-sustaining 26-kilowatt solar farm
– A refrigerated container unit
-A second water well
-Storage containers with a new dome.
Contributions from CED-Q totaling over $1,170,000 for two indigenous communities in Gaspesie Region. (Listuguj and Gesgapegiag.)