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.”
UPDATE: Route 430 re-opened near Mill Brook
One man was injured at a workplace accident in Corner Brook yesterday
No injuries in a hit and run in Stephenville yesterday afternoon
The annual Corner Brook Bay of Islands Pride Parade is tomorrow with a celebration at the Majestic Lawn
BOISAR uses new drone to pinpoint the location of lost hikers near Corner Brook
