Press Release Department: Federal - Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.) announced a total investment of $244,511 support two projects with the Hearst Economic Development Corporation. A $200,000 investment will help to promote off-trail powder-riding to new Francophone markets, and $44,511 to further promote trails within the Northeast Community Network region, an area which spans from … Read more

On behalf of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.), Liberal MP Terry Sheehan (Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.) announced an investment of $900,000 in support of small business development and growth in the Sault Ste. Marie region. The FedNor contribution will enable the Community Development Corporation of Sault Ste. Marie & Area to offer … Read more

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.) announced an investment of $36,000 in support of investment attraction and tourism development in the West Parry Sound region. The investment will enable the Town of Parry Sound, on behalf of the Regional Economic Development Advisory Committee, to complete a strategic regional marketing plan that … Read more

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.) announced an investment of $836,500 in support of three projects to help the Township of Chapleau capitalize on business and economic development opportunities. An investment of $256,500, provided through FedNor’s Community Investment Initiative for Northern Ontario (CIINO), will enable the township to hire an economic development officer … Read more

Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario Greg Rickford (Kenora, Ont.) announced $1,500,000 in funding for the Chukuni Communities Development Corporation to offer business counselling and access to capital services, as well as support community strategic planning initiatives for a five-year period. The full release is available online. Call 613-996-2007.

Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario Greg Rickford (Kenora, Ont.) announced $39,000 in funding to help enable the Corporation of the Township of Nipigon to host the Nipigon River Brook Trout Festival from July 17 -19, 2015. The full release is available online. Call 613-996-2007.

On behalf of Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario Greg Rickford (Kenora, Ont.), Conservative MP Bryan Hayes (Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.) announced $2,200,248 in funding to help enhance broadband services, boost tourism and support jobs in the Town of Gore Bay and across the Manitoulin region. The full release is available online. Call 613-996-2007.

On behalf of Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario Greg Rickford (Kenora, Ont.), Conservative MP Jay Aspin (Nipissing—Timiskaming, Ont.) announced $24,615 in funding to enable the Discovery Routes Trails Organization to develop a feasibility study and implementation plan for the Voyageur Cycling Route, a 400-kilometre trail network that would connect Sudbury to the Ottawa … Read more

On behalf of Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario Greg Rickford (Kenora, Ont.), Conservative MP Jay Aspin (Nipissing–Timiskaming, Ont.) announced $482,500 in funding for Nor-Arc Steel Fabricators to develop a pilot-scale waste incineration system that will process local waste and capture the thermal energy it produces. The full release is available online. Call 613-996-2007. On … Read more

Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario Greg Rickford (Kenora, Ont.) announced $4,998,960 in funding to help the Advanced Medical Research Institute of Canada (AMRIC) construct and equip a new 12,000-square-foot research lab in Sudbury. The full release is available online. Call 613-996-2007.