Western Economic Diversification Canada

• Federal government endorses Lake Diefenbaker irrigation project, calls for more consultation

  Critics of the project note the province has yet to conduct an environmental impact assessment or consult with First Nations.

  Economy

  Sep 1, 2020
  
• The Forks, Churchill receiving federal dollars for tourism support

  Two Manitoba landmarks will be receiving a combined $600,000 as the province looks to get tourism dollars flowing again.

  Economy

  Jul 31, 2020
  
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• Saskatchewan government studying Lake Diefenbaker canal expansion

  Saskatchewan’s growth plan calls for 85,000 new irrigated acres of land, while former MP Ralph Goodale wants to see 400,000 acres irrigated.

  Canada

  May 21, 2020
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• Federal government announces funding for Saskatchewan businesses

  Seventeen Saskatchewan businesses will receive a total of $21 million in funding from a federal government agency.

  Economy

  Jul 24, 2019
• Goodale pitches large-scale provincial irrigation project at Prairie Water Summit

  Ralph Goodale pitched an expansion of the half-century old South Saskatchewan River Project at a water management conference Monday.

  Canada

  Jun 24, 2019
• $4.6M on the way for northern Manitoba

  The federal government is putting up $4.6 million for economic development in northern Manitoba — a region hard hit by the closure of the Port of Churchill.

  Economy

  Sep 30, 2016
• Alberta giving money to try to get companies to set up head offices in Calgary

  The Alberta and federal governments are giving Calgary Economic Development $3 million to help it attract more firms to set up their head offices in the city and the province.

  Economy

  Sep 27, 2016