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One of the B.C. government’s most recognizable programs is facing scrutiny, amid concerns about possible conflicts of interest in provincial grant administration. Opposition parties are calling for a probe of the Buy BC program, an initiative meant to help promote local agricultural products. The grant program is being administered by …
Read More »Summerland says $25M grant to help build new rec centre rejected – Okanagan
The District of Summerland, B.C., says it will have to spend money on keeping the town’s only, and aging, pool open. Last year, the district came up with a plan to build a new recreation centre, albeit one with a $50-million price tag. The plan also included a $25-million grant …
Read More »Guelph Youth Singers choir receives $20k grant from Ontario Trillium Foundation
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Guelph Youth Singers started 2024 on a financial high note. The local award-winning choir recently received a grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation to the tune of $20,000 to purchase and upgrade equipment. The big purchase will enhance the organization’s performances. Artistic …
Read More »Churchill Northern Studies Centre using $83K grant to improve polar-bear research
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Churchill Nothern Studies Centre is hoping to make polar bear research easier with an $83,000 grant from Canadian Polar Bear Habitat, a charity, which the centre is using to buy buses to take researchers and visitors into the field. “We’re located …
Read More »Negotiations between landlord, tenants seeking to buy Hamilton apartment at impasse – Hamilton
Negotiations between tenants who formed a co-op to buy their Hamilton, Ont., apartment and the landlord have hit an impasse amid allegations that some $500,000 worth of repairs will soon be needed. Residents at 272 Caroline St. S., who banded together to buy the 21-unit building to protect themselves from …
Read More »Grant keeps BUILD Inc. from closing; long-term funding still needed – Winnipeg
BUILD has helped transform the lives of Winnipeggers by providing training and job opportunities in the construction sector. In December the province cut the funding, pulling the plug on the program, but it’s able to keep its doors open thanks to a new grant. It serves people facing barriers to …
Read More »Downtown Winnipeg BIZ relaunches downtown event grant program – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Downtown Winnipeg BIZ is relaunching a grant program designed to bring more events to the city’s core. The business improvement zone’s Host It Downtown grant provides up to $20,000 non-profits, businesses or individual event organizers. Read more: Province, Manitoba Chambers of …
Read More »Winnipeg Blue Bombers extend Nic Demski, Alden Darby, and Janarion Grant – Winnipeg
The nervous wait for Winnipeg Blue Bomber fans has ended. Re-signing pending free agent Nic Demski came not a moment too soon, with the “legal tampering” window having opened earlier today. Without a doubt, Demski would have been among the most highly sought after free agents had he still been …
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