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Liberals would set up $1-billion fund to help manufacturing: Dion
HAMILTON, Ont. A Liberal government would establish a $1-billion fund to help manufacturers move into green technologies, St�phane Dion pledged Friday. The Liberal Leader said his proposed Advanced Manufacturing Prosperity Fund would help pay for research-and-development projects aimed at boosting the beleaguered manufacturing sector.
He told a Hamilton Chamber of Commerce meeting that he has met with business and union leaders, premiers and environmentalists over the last year to discuss the manufacturing woes.
"They all bring different viewpoints to the table, but there is consensus on one thing: they all want to see Canada's manufacturing sector become a world leader in green technologies."
Thousands of factory jobs have disappeared in recent years and Mr. More>>
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Two-part series to cover scenic, challenging golf
If you're a golfer who's looking forward to spring, the newest issue of West Virginia South may help winter pass more quickly and get you ready for the greens.Ed McCall, an avid golfer whose freelance writing has been featured in the magazine, has compiled a two-part series about southern West Virginia's most scenic and most challenging golf holes or, as he calls them, "Beauties and Beasts."Like a golf course, the articles have been divided into two parts — the front nine and the back nine. The front nine are the "beauties," and McCall has ranked them according to aesthetic value in the February-March issue of West Virginia South.The "beauties" article not only lists the specific holes alongside photographs of them, it provides detailed descriptions of their layouts and McCall's reasoning for why the holes are among the region's most beautiful. More>>
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The NAB AFL Rising Stars Program is a talent identification and development program from grass roots through to the elite level that comprises the following elements:. NAB AFL Rising Star Medal; NAB AFL Draft; NAB AFL Draft Camp; NAB AFL Under 18 Championships ; AIS -AFL Academy; NAB AFL Under 16 Championships. The AFL Pre-Season Competition is a truly national competition that is held in every state and territory across Australia, including regional locations that otherwise do not have the opportunity to attend elite sport. It has always been the showcase to see vibrant, talented new players on show for the first time – players who have progressed through the ranks of the NAB AFL Rising Stars Program.
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