federal funding

MOOSE JAW — City administration will apply for national funding to create a climate risk assessment plan that it hopes will solidify its ability to secure federal money for projects like the Crescent View Lift Station. During its recent regular meeting, city council voted 6-1 to apply to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ (FCM) green […]

Ottawa has announced up to $6.5 million in funding to Bio-industrial Innovation Canada (BIC) through the AgriScience Program – Clusters Component, an initiative under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership. The Bio-products Cluster, led by BIC, will develop specialized technologies that turn renewable resources, such as agricultural residues, into useful bio-energy, bio-fuels, and bio-materials like ethanol […]

Premier Scott Moe and his counterpart from Nova Scotia say Canada’s need for housing is too complex for provinces not to be at the table when Ottawa strikes housing deals with municipalities. The issue was a prominent part of the communiqué released Monday following a meeting of provincial premiers and territorial leaders in Halifax. At […]

Saskatchewan is getting a multi-million dollar boost from the federal government. $5.8 million is being provided to 14 different tourism projects in the province through the Tourism Relief Fund. Tourism Minister Randy Boissonnault says this investment will help drive Saskatchewan’s economy and Canada’s economy along with it. “Tourism is Canada’s number one service export. This […]

NorSask Forest Products will be receiving $3-million from the federal government to modernize its sawmill. This is the latest in a series of investments. That was the response from the Natural Resources Minister, Amarjeet Sohi, when asked if it was a political move with the looming election. He says $400,000 was announced earlier this summer […]

Premier Scott Moe is releasing a joint letter from ministers Warren Kaeding and Gord Wyant urging the federal government to release infrastructure funding designated to projects in Saskatchewan. Of the $896 million in federal funding in the infrastructure bilateral agreement, $300 million is secured jointly by Regina and Saskatoon. On the list of projects waiting […]