Access West - Winter 2008

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• Message from the Honourable Rona Ambrose
• Editor's Note

Technology Innovation

• New centre fast-tracks medical research
• Plant company incubator grows Prairie Carnation potential
• Students and industry benefit from chemistry Centre of Excellence
• Tiny technology packs massive potential
• ASTech Awards honour Alberta's tech visionaries

A Sustainable West

• New green facilities showcase B.C. focus on sustainability
  
  
  • New Centre for Interactive Research a living lab for green technology
  • Energy House shows Canadians how to reduce ecological footprint
  • Capitalizing on climate change solutions

Trade & Investment

• B.C. port opens to global opportunities
• Expanding horizons for Canada’s only Arctic port

Community Economic Development

• Multimillion-dollar federal programs addressing the mountain pine beetle epidemic
• CEDI: helping hard-hit communities overcome the mountain pine beetle
  
  
  • Mackenzie: Battling the beetle
• Addressing the challenges of urbanization
  
  
  • Three Alberta Community Futures projects recognized with Minister’s Award
  • Women’s business program garners Minister’s Award

Business Productivity & Competitiveness:

• Banff Venture Forum a serious opportunity for angels and entrepreneurs
• nextrade^TM encourages exporters by offering peace of mind
• Trade service links small businesses to global markets
• Manitoba’s Acces Direct Promotions wins micro-company award
• Fransaskois economic development organization celebrates 60 years

Retrospective

• Sixty-seven years of flight training in Southport