Canada-Manitoba Announce Investment to help Create Jobs - The construction and manufacturing sectors in Parkland get a boost

June 08, 2009

The Honourable Rosann Wowchuk, Manitoba Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives, and Inky Mark, Member of Parliament for Dauphin-Swan River-Marquette, on behalf of the Honourable Lynne Yelich, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, announced government support today to strengthen economic opportunities in the Parkland Region.

"Our Government, through the Community Adjustment Fund, is taking action to ensure communities succeed at this time of economic slowdown," said Mr. Mark. "Today's announcement will help create jobs and stimulate the local economy, enabling our region to emerge from this challenging time, prosperous and stronger than ever."

"The province is committed to encouraging, supporting and advancing the economic development of rural communities by helping them prepare the way for local industrial expansion," said Minister Wowchuk.  "The development of the Dauphin Industrial Park will help attract industries and commercial businesses to the Parkland region, which will provide jobs and help create more rural economic benefits."

The Rural Municipality of Dauphin, partnering with the City of Dauphin, will construct a waterline to service the new 205-acre industrial park, which lies northwest of the community.

The $804,850 project is being funded by all three levels of government. Western Economic Diversification Canada is contributing $402,425 in federal government funding under the Community Adjustment Fund (CAF).  Provincial funding of $201,212 is being provided through the Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI).  The Rural Municipality and the City of Dauphin are providing the remaining $201,213.

"This project is very important to the Rural Municipality and City of Dauphin as well as to the entire Parkland region," said Mayor Alex Paul.
 
"This joint announcement is a key factor in moving ahead with the development of the hemp processing plant in the Dauphin Industrial Park, a project that is vital to the regional economy," said Reeve Dennis Forbes.

This project will create jobs and prepare the 205-acre site for future tenants. This completed waterline will help attract a number of industrial and commercial organizations, creating increased job opportunities for the Parkland Region.

A part of Canada's Economic Action Plan, the Community Adjustment Fund (CAF) is a two-year, $1-billion national program that will provide an economic stimulus by supporting projects that create jobs and maintain employment in rural communities.

The fund will provide $306 million over two years to support the most affected western Canadian communities, such as those that are heavily reliant on resource-based industries, for instance, forestry, mining, agriculture and fisheries, and communities that depend on the manufacturing industry.  Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) is delivering the fund in the four western provinces.

Today's announcement continues the important steps the province of Manitoba is taking to support economic growth by investing $1.6 billion this year into infrastructure in order to stimulate the economy, create jobs and renew the province's roads, schools, health facilities, and water treatment facilities.

For more information on the Community Adjustment Fund, please visit: http://www.wd.gc.ca/eng/11269.asp

To learn more about Canada's Economic Action Plan, visit: http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/.