This August 2020 photo shows John Murray (left), owner of Red Lion Smokehouse, and Aakash Rathod, a native of India who has embarked on the immigration process under the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (TBNewswatch)
THUNDER BAY The federal government has approved nearly half a million dollars to support the implementation of its Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot in the Thunder Bay area.
Coordinated by the Community Economic Development Commission, the project provides outreach and education activities with employers regarding immigration pathways to help them meet their workforce needs.
It also supports employer diversity-readiness training, and the marketing and promotion of in-demand jobs to newcomers from Canada and from other countries.
Hudson programs awarded $14K in grants
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HUDSON Massachusetts state Rep. Kate Hogan and state Sen. James Eldridge along with Patricia Luoto and Donna Specian, co-chairs of the Hudson Cultural Council, recently announced the award of 10 grants totaling $14,300 for cultural programs in Hudson and the surrounding area. There were 16 grant application requests, totaling $16,305 to be considered.
Some of this year s grant recipients include The Discovery Museum, Assabet Valley Camera Club, Hudson Division of Recreation, Assabet Valley Chamber of Commerce, Hudson Cultural Alliance, Symphony Pro Musica, Hudson Public Library, and River s Edge Arts Alliance.
The Hudson Cultural Council is part of a network of 329 Local Cultural Councils serving all 351 cities and towns in the commonwealth. The state legislature provides an annual appropriation to the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency, which then allocates funds to each community.