Manitoba's Wood Products Industry to Benefit from Wood-Finishing Specialist

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Winnipeg, Manitoba – Manitoba’s wood-manufacturing
industry will soon have access to a specialist who will help firms overcome
technical challenges, as well as provide information and programs to help develop
the industry. The Canada-Manitoba Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) is contributing
$75,000 towards a wood-finishing specialist position.
The announcement was made today by the Honourable Carol Skelton, Minister of
National Revenue and Minister of Western Economic Diversification and the Honourable
Scott Smith, Minister of Competitiveness, Training and Trade.
“Canada’s New Government is working with our partners to invest
in research and development opportunities,” said Minister Skelton. “This
project will help to create, expand and diversify the number of opportunities
to sell wood products from northern Manitoba.”
“Manitoba’s wood products manufacturing sector is an important
contributor to our province’s economy,” said Smith. “We are
joining with the federal government to fund this position that will help the
industry achieve greater success.”
Forintek Canada Corp. is a not-for-profit research organization involved in
the wood products sector. The organization is funded through government and
industry memberships, as well as contracts. Forintek was originally established
as Canada’s Wood Products Institute by the Government of Canada in 1913,
but was privatized as a not-for-profit research partnership in 1979.
For more information on this and other projects funded under EPA, visit: http://www.epa.gov.mb.ca.

For additional information, contact:

Terri Hooper
Communications Coordinator
Canada-Manitoba Economic Partnership
Agreement
Tel: (204) 945-7805

Mark Gale
Communications Manager
Western Economic Diversification Canada
Tel: (204) 983-6243

Graham Gork
Communications Coordinator
Communications Services Manitoba
Tel: (204) 945-5795
www.gov.mb.ca

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