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The Honourable Lynne Yelich, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, provided opening remarks today at Aviation Alberta's 7th Annual Aerospace and Defence Conference in which she highlighted the Government of Canada's commitment to facilitating growth opportunities for western Canadian aerospace and defence firms.
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Thanks to funding from Canada's Economic Action Plan, a new, larger Family Futures Inc. officially opened its doors today, expanding its facilities to better serve the community.
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced funding for Alberta's high-tech sector that will promote innovation and help bring new products to market. The investment in the Alberta Centre for Advanced Microsystems and Nanotechnology Products (ACAMP) will help promote growth and increase opportunities for Western Canadian firms. He was joined at the announcement by Lynne Yelich, Minister of State (Western Economic Diversification), and Mike Lake, Member of Parliament for Edmonton ¿ Mill Woods ¿ Beaumont and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industry.
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Work to build fire breaks for 24 northern Saskatchewan communities designated at-risk for wildfires continues this month thanks to increased federal funding through the Government of Canada's Community Adjustment Fund and additional provincial support. Ten communities have already benefited from fire breaks built in fall 2009. About 150 jobs have employed residents of the affected communities to undertake the fire prevention measures.
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Today the Honourable Lynne Yelich, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, announced funding for Simon Fraser University's (SFU) Surrey campus to purchase cutting-edge scientific equipment for its new Mechatronics Systems Engineering (MSE) program, benefitting students, researchers and companies alike.
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The Honourable Lynne Yelich, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, today announced federal funding for the University of Victoria (UVic) to accelerate clean, alternative and advanced automotive design technologies.
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Saskatchewan's value-added manufacturing wood products sector will benefit from FPInnovations' technical knowledge to increase productivity and sales revenues while reducing operational expenses. A federal-provincial investment will enable FPInnovations to assist Saskatchewan wood-products firms to advance industry development and forest operations.
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Alberta's value-added manufacturing wood products sector will benefit from FPInnovations' technical knowledge to increase productivity and sales revenues while reducing operational expenses. A federal-provincial investment will enable FPInnovations to assist Alberta wood-product firms to advance industry development and forest operations.
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The Town of Altona is moving forward with expansion plans for its recreational trail system thanks to the Recreational Infrastructure Canada (RInC) program, a major job-creating investment from Canada's Economic Action Plan
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Local residents and visitors can look forward to a more energy efficient Salmo Valley Youth & Community Centre thanks to a $34,000 investment from the Recreational Infrastructure Canada (RInC) program, a major job-creating investment from Canada's Economic Action Plan.
