BC Business
The Polygon Gallery just got $2.5 million from the feds
Spending spree Before kicking off campaign season this Sunday, the Conservative government last week pulled the trigger on a long list of handouts over the course of just a few days. The result: on Thursday alone, the federal government handed out over $1 billion across Canada—$1.2 billion, by one estimate—according to a list compiled by Sun Media parliamentary bureau chief David Akin. Here’s a look at what B.C. projects received a cash injection last week:
THURSDAY $30 million to 19 Wing Comox for repairs and upgrades $7.1 million to small craft harbours in Victoria $200,000 for water infrastructure at Fanny Bay $161,198 for a soccer field in Campbell River $100,000 for a clubhouse in Courtenay $30,300 for a community clock Port McNeill $11,200 for a monument in Sayward $500,000 for municipal hall restoration in Delta $500,000 for a community pool upgrade in Williams Lake $1.5 million to National Angel Capital Organization in Vancouver $150,000 to a curling club in Kamloops$66.5 million to the Quantum Matter Institute at UBC $420,000 to North Vancouver’s economic development program $500,000 to a curling club in Dawson Creek
FRIDAY (ongoing)$2.5 million to North Vancouver’s Polygon Gallery$73 million to UBC health researchers $2 million for enhanced radar systems at the Port of Prince Rupert $2.2 million for the future North Vancouver Museum and Archives $3.7 million for upgrades to Tsawwassen’s watermains $66,666 for water system upgrades in Cache Creek $3 million for a Rugby Canada training centre in Langford $2.5 million for a project to “promote walking” $455,000 in Langley for a new park and community centre upgrades $1.15 million for various projects in Surrey
And here, the Alaska Highway News has compiled a list of just Northern B.C. funding announcements since July 24—over $100 million in that part of the province alone, including $53 million on the Alaska Highway for improvements. Have we missed any? Let us know in the comments.
From VPD to VPIn other news, former Vancouver police chief Jim Chu has a new job—and it’s in business. The Aquilini Investment Group announced Friday that Chu would be joining their ranks as vice-president of special projects and partnerships. What is the Aquilini Investment Group, you may ask? Read more about it here.