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More than $3.8 million in federal and provincial government funding is being committed to provide a safe, reliable source of water for the residents of Oliver. The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety and MP for Okanagan-Coquihalla, and Bill Barisoff, MLA for Penticton-Okanagan Valley, announced the investment from the Canada-B.C. Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund (CBCMRIF) today.
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A federal and provincial investment of more than $850,000 will improve drinking water for Saturna Island residents and visitors. 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 Canadian Light Source (CLS) will benefit from $1.196 million in federal funding to acquire new equipment that will further solidify the CLS's reputation as a world leader in synchrotron technology.
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The District of Kitimat will upgrade its sanitary sewer system, thanks to an investment of nearly $632,000 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.
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A federal investment of $160,000 will enable the Kitimat Port Development Society to complete a study examining the feasibility of converting the private Port into a public break bulk and shipping terminal.
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More than $533,000 in federal and provincial funding will go toward helping the Skeena Queen Charlotte Regional District improve Dodge Cove's drinking water quality, and eliminate long-standing boil water advisory. This funding will be provided through the Canada B.C. Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund (CBCMRIF), which supports the continued growth of B.C. communities as greener, healthier and more sustainable places to live.
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The Village of Port Clements will soon see improvements to the quality of its drinking water, thanks to an investment of more than $650,000 from the federal and provincial governments. The funding is provided through the Canada-B.C. Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund (CBCMRIF). The fund enables communities across B.C. to become healthier, greener and more sustainable places to live.
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At a groundbreaking ceremony today for the Kelowna International Airport Ron Cannan, Member of Parliament for Kelowna-Lake Country, confirmed a $1.35 million federal investment to expand the Kelowna International Airport.
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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, today announced $490,000 for the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design. The funding will generate new opportunities for British Columbia's new media, creative arts and design industries.
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Western Economic Diversification Canada is contributing $338,500 towards the establishment of an Analytical Scanning Electron Microscope Facility at Brandon University. The facility will give students and researchers access to new technologies and increased commercialization opportunities.
