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Cochrane receiving up to $25K to improve website, host events

The goal is to attract and retain skilled workers and their families
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The Town of Cochrane is receiving cash to improve its website and host events and workshops.

The municipality is receiving up to $25,000 through the Rural Economic Development (RED) program. The funding is to "attract and retain skilled workers and their families by improving their website and hosting youth workplace tours, employer/resident events and workshops," according to the announcement.

Today, the province announced nearly $800,000 in funding for 16 projects across the province. 

"This new targeted funding is just one of the many ways our government is supporting job creation and economic development across the province," said Ernie Hardeman, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, in a news release.

"We're encouraging local economic growth by supporting projects that help expand businesses and provide skills development and training for employees. These kinds of investments are particularly important as we lay the foundation for our recovery from COVID-19."

The regional economic development funding was directed at upper-tier municipalities and not-for-profit regional organizations. Projects were eligible for up to 70 per cent of the total cost to a maximum of $75,000.

According to the announcement, it focused on projects that "remove barriers to business and job growth, attract investment, attract or retain a skilled workforce, strengthen sector and regional partnerships and diversify regional economies."