The funding comes from the Community Futures Program and is intended to support the growth of small and medium sized businesses in rural, coastal and remote areas.
The Government of Canada is investing over $3.2 million for 15 CBDC’s throughout the province. This includes CBDC Humber in Corner Brook and CBDC Long Range in Stephenville. The funding comes from the Community Futures Program and is intended to support the growth of small and medium sized businesses in rural, coastal and remote areas. During the past year, CBDCs disbursed $22 million helping to grow and strengthen businesses, impacting 750 jobs. ACOA and Rural Economic Development Minister Gudie Hutchings says, ““Small businesses keep our rural communities strong.”
Corner Brook was one of three Canadian communities to take part in a national wildfire plan
RCMP suspend two drivers licenses for excessive speeding on the Northern Peninsula this past weekend
200,000 tree seedlings being planted in remote areas of Gros Morne National Park
Explosives Disposal Unit called to the Deer Lake Airport on Monday after an unattended bag was left in the terminal
Uninsured driver in Corner Brook facing intimate partner violence charges as a result of traffic stop
