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B.C. jobs minister announces funding for 4 business expansions

  • The B.C. government will grant $7.5 million to a Nelson wood manufacturing company to expand its North Shore facility, as announced by Minister Diana Gibson on April 23.
  • The expansion is expected to create about 60 jobs, doubling Spearhead's workforce, according to the company's owners.
  • Mercer Celgar will receive $1.75 million to modernize its equipment for processing smaller logs, as part of the B.C. Manufacturing Jobs Fund.
  • The B.C. Manufacturing Jobs Fund aims to create new manufacturing jobs in the forest sector, focusing on reducing raw log exports.
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B.C. jobs minister announces funding for 4 business expansions

Projects in Nelson, Langley, Penticton and Castlegar will receive grants

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Nelson's Spearhead receives $7.5M to expand wood products facility

Provincial government funding announced before a contested re-zoning is complete

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