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The Honourable Stephen Owen, Canada's Minister of Western Economic Diversification and Minister of State (Sport), will attend meetings in Japan and China to strengthen Asian links with Western Canada.
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The Town of Davidson will have new walking trails, the RM of Fish Creek will document its history on memorials and St. Walburg will build a Centennial Park as part of a funding announcement of $3,174,307 for 243 projects under the federal Canada Celebrates Saskatchewan centennial capital initiative.
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The Government of Canada today announced $587,429 in new and renewed funding for five projects in Greater Vancouver under the Urban Aboriginal Strategy aimed at improving the quality of life for Aboriginal people.
| Western Economic Diversification Canada | news releases
The Honourable Hedy Fry, P.C., M.P. for Vancouver Centre and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, on behalf of the Honourable Stephen Owen, Minister of Western Economic Diversification and Minister of State (Sport), today announced $603,372 for the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, the largest investment ever provided to an arts institute in Canada. The funding will strengthen British Columbia's new media, creative arts and design industries.
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Regina Exhibition Park's new $12 million Multi-Purpose Facility was officially opened today as a highlight of the start of the Western Canada Farm Progress Show (WCFPS), North America's premier dryland farm technology show.
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The Town of Chestermere's new municipal office will be an energy efficient facility through the support of the Infrastructure Canada-Alberta Program (ICAP).
| Western Economic Diversification Canada | news releases
Imagine a facility that could reduce greenhouse gases while creating heat or power, and fertilizer, by using existing waste such as manure and household garbage as well as products from intensive livestock operations, abattoirs and food processing.
| Western Economic Diversification Canada | news releases
The Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce Foundation, and the communities of Saskatoon and Humboldt are planning for the province's economic future with a $216,000 investment from Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD).
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Shoal Lake will receive natural gas service thanks to a $1.6-million investment under the Canada-Manitoba Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). The governments of Canada, Manitoba and the Town/Rural Municipality of Shoal Lake will each contribute one third of the project costs.
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Rural and Northern Manitoba will benefit from more than a dozen new projects jointly announced today by the governments of Canada and Manitoba. Included in the $14-million investment under the Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund (MRIF) are two broadband networks for more than 90 communities in the Parklands area and Northern Manitoba, and 12 municipal infrastructure projects which include significant investments in upgrades to municipal wastewater treatment systems.
