| Western Economic Diversification Canada | news releases
The City of Quesnel will improve its Arts and Recreation Centre, thanks to an investment of nearly $260,000 from the federal and provincial governments. The funding is provided through the Canada-B.C. Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund (CBCMRIF), which enables communities across B.C. to become healthier, greener and more sustainable places to live.
| Western Economic Diversification Canada | news releases
The Community Futures of North Okanagan, Central Okanagan, Okanagan-Similkameen and Central Kootenay have won the 2008 Minister's Award for Excellence and Innovation for the successful delivery their "Bridging the Generational Divide" community economic development initiative.
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The Honourable Vic Toews, President of the Treasury Board, today announced Upper Fort Garry Heritage Park Complex will be considered as a priority for $1.5 million in funding by the Government of Canada.
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The Government of Canada is investing $325,000 to support Simon Fraser University's (SFU) leading-edge research and the development of wireless technology. The funding will help the university establish an advanced antenna testing and measurement facility, and foster collaboration between academia and industry.
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Powerview-Pine Falls, Manitoba Community Futures Winnipeg River (CFWR) will be able to support the development of a business plan for the Pine Falls railway line thanks to an investment from Western Economic Diversification.
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A federal investment of more than $1.4 million toward NorQuest College's Centre for Excellence in Print Media Communications will support innovation and development in Western Canada's print industry. The announcement was made today by the Honourable Rona Ambrose, President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of Western Economic Diversification.
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Local roads will be improved in the City of Enderby, thanks to an investment of more than $1.2 million from the federal and provincial governments. The funding is provided through the Canada-B.C. Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund (CBCMRIF), which enables communities across B.C. to become healthier, greener and more sustainable places to live.
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The Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia are supporting B.C.'s environmental technology sector through a joint investment of $181,000 in GeoExchange BC, a leading clean energy industry association.
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The University of British Columbia - Okanagan (UBC-O) will receive $350,000 in federal funding to acquire a state-art plasma mass spectrometer, equipment that will help expand campus chemistry research and analytical capabilities.
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The Honourable Rona Ambrose, President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of Western Economic Diversification, announced today an additional investment of more than $1.3 million in the Women Building Futures (WBF) Training Centre. This brings total federal funding to $2,493,977.
