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Province of Manitoba Media Release |<\/p>\nProvince of Manitoba Media Release |<\/p>\n
Eight community centres across the province will receive more than $84,000 to purchase and install commercial-grade kitchen equipment to support local food entrepreneurs, announced Agriculture Minister Ralph Eichler.<\/p>\n
<\/br>\u201cWith this funding, our government is investing in the future of food innovation, product development and Manitoba\u2019s entrepreneurial spirit,\u201d said Eichler. \u201cCommunity centres are often the launching pad for new food products, giving Manitobans access to the space and equipment needed to grow from a home-based business into something more. This is an important investment in community-led economic development and local value-added processing.\u201d<\/p>\n
These commercial community kitchens have received funding for new equipment: \u201cAs a teaching facility with a focus on youth and agriculture, FortWhyte Farms is excited to be part of the growing trend of social innovation here in Manitoba,\u201d said Danielle Mondor, manager, FortWhyte Farms. \u201cThis shift is ultimately increasing local products, young entrepreneurs and food diversity, and we think that\u2019s a great thing.\u201d<\/p>\n Commercial community kitchens can be rented by startup food entrepreneurs who may not have the resources to invest in their own production facilities. All commercial community kitchens are inspected and have a valid food-service establishment permit.<\/p>\n The minister noted the equipment at community centres can also be used to cater dinners, social events and other celebrations, enriching Manitoba\u2019s social and cultural fabric.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Province of Manitoba Media Release | Eight community centres across the province will receive more than $84,000 to purchase and install commercial-grade kitchen equipment to support local food entrepreneurs, announced Agriculture Minister Ralph Eichler. \u201cWith this funding, our government is investing in the future of food innovation, product development and Manitoba\u2019s entrepreneurial spirit,\u201d said Eichler. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[13],"class_list":["post-31910","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local","tag-coverage"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31910","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31910"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31910\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31910"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31910"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022 Holland Community Hall Inc. \u2013 more than $8,200 for two double convection ovens and a commercial-sized cooler;
\n\u2022 Steinbach Legion, Branch 190 \u2013 more than $14,300 for three commercial-grade convection ovens for its legion hall;
\n\u2022 Austin and District Community Club Inc. \u2013 more than $10,400 for a double convection range for its community hall;
\n\u2022 Cooks Creek Community Centre Inc. \u2013 nearly $6,800 for a 30-quart mixer and commercial food processor;
\n\u2022 Rural Municipality of Roblin \u2013 nearly $12,500 for a convection oven, 30-quart mixer and commercial food processor for its community centre;
\n\u2022 Town of Swan River \u2013 more than $10,000 for a semi-automatic labeller and date coder for the Veteran\u2019s Community Hall;<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Riverview Community Centre (Winnipeg) \u2013 more than $8,600 to purchase a commercial dehydrator and freezer; and
\n\u2022 FortWhyte Alive (Winnipeg) \u2013 nearly $13,200 for a 20-quart mixer, tilting kettle, commercial freezer and food processor for FortWhyte Farms teaching kitchen.<\/p>\n