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B.C. food manufacturers receive $2 million from province

The money is expected to create 125 new jobs
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Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows MLA Lisa Beare praised the recent announcement that When We Eat Manufacturing Ltd. in Pitt Meadows is receiving nearly $625,000 from the B.C. government to help expand production and transition to a net-zero facility. (Black Press Media files)

The food and beverage manufacturing industry is about to receive a big boost from the government thanks to the latest $2.07 million investment from the province.

This money from the BC Manufacturing Jobs Fund will be used to support three capital projects and a planning project in Surrey, Wynndel, Coquitlam, and Pitt Meadows, explained Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation, Brenda Bailey.

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Brandon Tucker

About the Author: Brandon Tucker

I have been a journalist since 2013, with much of my career spent covering sports and entertainment stories in Alberta.
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