Pinawa non-profit gets $80K boost
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This article was published 03/04/2021 (1990 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
A consortium of leading nuclear engineering and management firms that operate the Canadian Nuclear Laboratories is announcing an $80,000 donation to North Forge East to support economic development in Pinawa.
The small town in Manitoba, located 110 kilometres northeast of Winnipeg, is home to CNL’s Whiteshell Laboratories.
According to North Forge, the new funding from the Canadian National Energy Alliance will be used to stimulate the local economy in Eastern Manitoba and support ongoing operational costs. In total, the consortium has donated $400,000 over the past five years to help support entrepreneurial initiatives in the region.
“With the decommissioning of the Whiteshell Laboratories site scheduled for completion in 2027, we recognize that we have an opportunity to help ensure that the future of the eastern Manitoba economy is bright,” the energy alliance’s chairman Jack Craig told the Free Press.
“We also understand that the COVID-19 pandemic has led to unprecedented challenges for businesses across Canada. Against this backdrop, it is our hope that this much-needed funding can be put to good use in Pinawa and surrounding communities.”
To date, North Forge East has worked with over 40 companies in eastern Manitoba and is “the only innovation-based, business incubator and accelerator” in the region, said Shane Li, president of the non-profit and Pinawa’s municipal economic development officer.
North Forge is also currently working on a new program — supported by all three levels of government — to attract global talent and foreign investments in the province, by providing an expedited route towards immigration for overseas businesses interested in setting up a Canadian subsidiary or expanding to access North American markets.
“Economic development requires a collaborative approach, and this partnership offers a way to further place Manitoba on the map as an international destination to live and work,” said Wayne Ewasko, Manitoba’s minister of advanced education, skills and immigration, in a statement.
“It’s no secret that Pinawa is an entrepreneurial community. For decades, our community has attracted some of the best and brightest minds to live and work here,” said Pinawa’s mayor Blair Skinner. “This will play a key role in our community’s long-term economic growth.”
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