Minister Yelich Congratulates Osoyoos Indian Band on Successful Completion of the Senkulmen Business Park
(firmenpresse) - OSOYOOS, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 10/21/11 -- The Honourable Lynne Yelich, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, participated today in the grand opening of the Senkulmen Business Park with the Osoyoos Indian Band.
"Our Government is working to ensure economies all across Canada continue to grow now and into the future," said Minister Yelich. "This investment in the Senkulmen Business Park will be a catalyst for economic diversification and job creation by attracting new businesses to the area."
"Our Government is pleased to have partnered with the Osoyoos Indian Band to help make this project a reality," said Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Minister John Duncan. "Investments such as this help bring employment opportunities and economic benefits, not only for the First Nation community but for the entire region."
The Senkulmen Business Park is a light industrial/commercial park that integrates natural landscaping, water conservation, and energy conservation into the park design. Approximately 96 of the site's 207 acres have been set aside as an ecological zone.
The Government of Canada invested $5.4 million through Western Economic Diversification Canada's Community Adjustment Fund (CAF) and Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada's Community Economic Opportunity Program (CEOP), as part of Canada's Economic Action Plan. Other project partners included BMO and the Osoyoos Indian Band.
"The Osoyoos Indian Band is committed to building projects that bring prosperity and employment to our people and hence to the larger Okanagan Region," said Chief Clarence Louie. "The Senkulmen Business Park represents our substantial efforts, coupled with the support of the Federal Government, to build a vibrant and diversified economy. As we have seen in our past, partnerships with the Federal Government provide the much needed infrastructure for large capital projects such as the Senkulmen Business Park to succeed. This celebration today acknowledges and thanks the Government of Canada for their wisdom in investing in the future opportunities of both First Nations and non First Nations to secure meaningful employment in the South Okanagan."
"BMO Bank of Montreal believes in the economic self-sufficiency of Aboriginal communities, businesses and individuals and commends the Osoyoos Band for developing and implementing strategies, such as the Senkulmen Business Park, that provide employment and business growth opportunities," said Sean Armstrong, Vice President, B.C. Interior, North & Yukon District, BMO Bank of Montreal.
The Government of Canada is taking action to improve the lives of First Nations and stimulate economic growth in First Nation communities through targeted infrastructure investments. This new industrial park will provide significant economic benefits to the Osoyoos Indian Band and the surrounding communities through job creation, land lease and property tax revenues, entrepreneurial development and tenant businesses.
The Osoyoos Indian Band is home to approximately 475 people in the southern Okanagan Valley. The Band operates several businesses including North America's first Aboriginal-owned winery (Nk'mip Cellars), the Nk'mip Desert Cultural Centre and the Nk'mip Canyon Desert Golf Course, and has employees from over 35 different First Nations.
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Contacts:
Jerra Byrne
Office of the Minister
Western Economic Diversification
613-954-8097
Sammy Louie
Communications and Special Events
Osoyoos Indian Band Development Corporation
250-498-3444 ext 111
250-498-4809 (FAX)
Minister Duncan's Office
Moira Wolstenholme
Press Secretary
Office of the Honourable John Duncan
819-997-0002
Media Relations
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
819-953-1160
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Datum: 21.10.2011 - 11:30 Uhr
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