Several Cariboo businesses are receiving money from the BC Government to aid in some of their major projects.
Pacific Bending Inc based in 100 Mile House will receive $582,000 to support the construction of a new building that will increase capacity to meet current demand while creating 10 full-time jobs.
$422,000 will be given to Tsi Del Del Development Corporation, 94 Mile House, to purchase equipment for the creation of a sort yard for biomass that aims to centralize the processing of waste wood that would otherwise be burned in order to manufacture higher value products.
This project will create up to 16 jobs.
New waves Docks Ltd. 100 Mile House, $300,000 to construct a new 14,000 square foot steel engineered building on the existing site, designed to house a large-scale roto-oven and aluminum fabrication shop creating 7 jobs.
OT Timber Frames in 150 Mile House $235,000 to expand their production facility and two CNC machines to scale-up the production of prefabricated homes, including a new product offering, and maintains year-round employment for staff.
It will create 5 jobs and protect an additional 20.
And $10,000 to Massive Canada Building Systems in Williams Lake to establish a new 91,000 square foot mass timber modular home manufacturing facility that will prefabricate laneway homes, apartment units, townhouses and commercial projects using mass-timber building products.
This project will create 71 jobs.
The money for these projects was given through the Manufacturing Jobs Funds.
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