Access West - Spring 2009

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• Message from the Honourable Lynne Yelich
• Business Productivity & Competitiveness
  • Federal-provincial agreements to invest $200 million in western economy
  • Forum for Women Entrepreneurs expands success of B.C. businesses
  • Connecting B.C.’s rural entrepreneurs
  • Manitoba film industry shines in the spotlight
  • New venture capital fund for Westerners
  • Helping Saskatchewan businesses STEP into international markets
• Community Economic Development
  • Infrastructure spending to strengthen communities and stimulate the economy
  • Paying tribute to Canada’s peace officers
  • Recycling to build affordable homes
  • Creating lasting economic growth in rural Alberta
  • Supporting South East Alberta’s Technology Sector
  • Helping BC Communities identify new economic opportunities
  • Tourism initiatives promote western Canadian destinations
  • Building Manitoba’s Economic Capacity
• Feature
  • Centennial legacy growing in Saskatoon
• Technological Innovation
  • Building economic strength through science and technology
  • BCIT to expand research into energy efficient green roofs
  • New facility to test alternative fuels and vehicles
  • New centre to bring nanotechnology products to world markets
  • Unmanned vehicles take off with new aerial launcher
  • Genomics research to support growing shellfish industry
  • The Future of Food
  • Flax … good for you and the economy
• Research
  • Seizing opportunities in Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Canada’s Global Commerce Strategy
• Trade & Investment
  • Enhancing international trade and investment
  • Creating international opportunities
  • Attracting Investment
  • Strengthening Trade Routes
• Retrospective
  • Alberta puts a new face on surgical reconstruction