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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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Wednesday, April 3, 2013 11:30 AM
A consumer campaign led by the British Columbia Wine Institute (BCWI) is receiving $100,000 from the B.C. government's Buy Local Program.
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Saturday, March 23, 2013 10:30 AM
Canada and B.C. targeted investments to support business development, innovation, food safety, and sustainability under the Growing Forward Agreement in the third quarter of 2012-13. Growing Forward is a five-year framework that co-ordinates federal, provincial and territorial agriculture policy.
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Friday, March 22, 2013 9:30 AM
The B.C. government has accepted the intent of each of the eight Cohen Commission recommendations that directly reference the Province.
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Wednesday, March 20, 2013 3:00 PM
Powell River and Comox Valley residents will soon be receiving expanded information on regional agrifood products through a coastal buy local campaign.
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Saturday, March 16, 2013 10:30 AM
The growers of two varieties of apples that were first known as SPA493 and 8S6923 and then introduced to consumers as Salish and Aurora Golden Gala are now receiving Buy Local program funds to help promote these tasty new B.C. products.
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Monday, March 11, 2013 9:20 AM
The B.C. government's Buy Local program will encourage diners and shoppers to connect the B.C. seafood they are about to enjoy with the place and people who harvested it, through $69,794 in funding to promote Ecotrust Canada's 'ThisFish' program.
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Thursday, February 21, 2013 11:15 AM
Soon British Columbians will be able to trace where their purchased shellfish comes from as part of the B.C. Government's Buy Local program.
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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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