| Western Economic Diversification Canada | news releases
A new Duff Roblin Park Reserve will soon be established, thanks to $3.2 million in funding, which includes a $2.1 million contribution from the Government of Canada and the Province of Manitoba through the Canada-Manitoba Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund (MRIF). The balance will be provided by the Province of Manitoba.
| Western Economic Diversification Canada | news releases
James Lunney, MP for Nanaimo-Alberni, and Ron Cantelon, MLA for Nanaimo-Parksville, today announced that the federal and provincial governments are improving drinking water quality for residents in the District of North Cowichan by investing more than $3 million.
| Western Economic Diversification Canada | news releases
A new residential development will be built on the site of a former hydro steam plant, fronting Waterfront Drive, thanks to a $1.1 million investment under the Winnipeg Partnership Agreement (WPA). This parcel of land, environmentally impacted as a result of hydrocarbons, a by-product of burning coal, will be excavated and cleaned to prepare for redevelopment. The land will be excavated with the removal of 42,000 metric tonnes of environmentally impacted soil and cleaned up to prepare for a planned residential development.
| Western Economic Diversification Canada | news releases
The Government of Canada, through Western Economic Diversification Canada, will invest an additional $1.1 million towards the expansion of Northern Alberta Institute of Technology's (NAIT) apprenticeship training capacity.
| Western Economic Diversification Canada | news releases
The rural communities of Lac du Bonnet and Teulon in Manitoba will benefit from infrastructure projects funded through the Canada-Manitoba Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund (MRIF). This funding exceeds $1.6 million and is based on equal contributions from the Government of Canada, the Province of Manitoba, and local partners.
| Western Economic Diversification Canada | news releases
Saskatchewan's First Nations and Métis business community will continue to have access to business information, planning and market research through the Aboriginal Business Service Network (ABSN) initiative, thanks to renewed funding of $168,300 from Western Economic Diversification Canada that was announced today by Maurice Vellacott, Member of Parliament for Saskatoon-Wanuskewin.
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The Canadian International Grain Institute (CIGI) will establish an advanced pilot cereal testing, training and demonstration centre with over $499,000 in funding through the Canada-Manitoba Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives is also providing $103,700 towards the project through the Food Development Centre.
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The federal and provincial governments are investing more than $1.8 million to turn an abandoned railway into a 25-kilometre urban trail that connects Cranbrook to Kimberley, reduces greenhouse gases and encourages residents to be more active. Jim Abbott, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage, and Bill Bennett, MLA for East Kootenay, today announced the contribution through the Canada-B.C. Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund (CBCMRIF).
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Pedestrians and cyclists will soon have access to a new foot bridge crossing over the Burlington Northern Sante Fe (BNSF) rail line near the Delta South Surrey Greenway. Ron Cannan, MP Kelowna-Lake Country, on behalf of the Honourable Rona Ambrose, President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of Western Economic Diversification, and Val Roddick, MLA for Delta South, today announced more than $433,000 in funding for the project through the Canada-B.C. Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund (CBCMRIF).
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The Government of Canada today announced an investment of $126,000 toward FPInnovations to expand the Woodmark Quality Certification Program. This quality management program is the first of its kind and will trademark and promote British Columbia's value-added wood products abroad.
