07/15/2015
Kelowna Sound Rentals provided A/V for an announcement from the Western Economic Diversification division of the Canadian Government. The Government of Canada partners with FPInnovations to Encourage Aboriginal Participation in the Forestry Sector.
"Today, the Honourable Michelle Rempel, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, announced an investment of $1,8000,000, to support FPInnovations in delivering the Aboriginal Forest Sector Technical Support Program in British Columbia and Alberta."
Quick Facts
-Forestry directly employs 216,500 people in Canada, making it the country's largest non-urban employer.
-In British Columbia and Alberta alone, almost 75,000 people are employed in the forestry sector.
-FPInnovations is a world-leading forestry research organization with more than 400 members across Canada.