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Tuesday, September 3, 2013 11:30 AM
Five Vancouver Island organizations are receiving more than $118,000 in Buy Local Program funding to assist with projects that will benefit the island economy.
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Monday, August 5, 2013 10:00 AM
Shoppers will be able to identify B.C. foods for family meals, school snacks, even pet food, as a result of a branding program the B.C. Food Processors Association (BCFPA) is developing through $65,000 in Buy Local Program funding.
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Saturday, July 20, 2013 9:30 AM
The Cayoose Creek Indian Band is receiving a total of $39,612 in Buy Local program funding to support their members with agriculture entrepreneurial opportunities so they can live and work off the land.
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Thursday, July 18, 2013 11:30 AM
Canada and B.C. invested nearly $1.4 million to support business development, innovation, food safety, and sustainability under the Growing Forward Agreement in the fourth quarter of 2012-13.
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Saturday, April 13, 2013 11:00 AM
A third-generation family business that has been operating in Pitt Meadows since the 1930s is the latest recipient to receive 'Buy Local' program funding.
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Thursday, April 4, 2013 10:00 AM
Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and B.C.'s Minister of Agriculture Norm Letnick announced Growing Forward 2 program details for the agriculture and agrifood sector in British Columbia.
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Saturday, February 16, 2013 9:30 AM
The Port Alberni Farmers' Market Association is receiving $5,000 from the B.C. government's Buy Local Program to develop a cookbook that will provide tips on how to prepare healthy and nutritious meals from seasonally available local food.
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Thursday, November 8, 2012 1:45 PM
B.C. government funding is now available to support local food producers by encouraging British Columbians to shop for food produced in their own communities.
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Wednesday, November 7, 2012 9:30 AM
Canada and B.C. have targeted funding that supports business development, innovation, food safety, and sustainability under the Growing Forward Agreement in the fourth quarter of 2011-12. Growing Forward is a five-year framework that co-ordinates federal, provincial and territorial agriculture policy.
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Monday, April 30, 2012 1:59 PM
Proposed changes to the Animal Health Act will ensure B.C.'s reputation as a producer of safe and healthy foods and animals.
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