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Serving the community since 1871
Year 141, Issue 9
Thursday, September 1, 2011 • 52 pages
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ETM gets $50,000 federal grant
CRUISING FOR THE KIDS
STEVE NEWMAN
Bikers meet in Cobden Saturday to ride for CHEO.
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RENFREW FAIR NEXT WEEK The Renfrew Fair rolls into town next week. Check out our special section on the 2011 fall agricultural showcase.
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HOOPING IT UP Calista McIntyre of Renfrew shows her Hula Hoop skills and then some as she has four hoops going at one time in the Kidz Zone at Sunday’s gigantic garage sale and barbecue held at Most Precious Blood Parish in Calabogie.
ETM Industries Inc. has received a $50,000 grant through the National Research Council’s Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP). This will enable the Renfrew company, which has nearly 100 employees, to more efficiently manufacture precision components in such fields as telecommunications, automotive, aerospace, mining, military and nuclear. “The grant money will create efficiencies and lean initiatives, says general manager John Robertson. “We’re trying to be as efficient with what we’ve got, bettering the processes with the equipment and head count we have, and eliminating waste where it’s not required.” ETM Industries, which was founded in 1977, is home to an 80,000 square-feet facility on Hall Avenue. “Our Conservative government is supporting these types of projects because they create skilled jobs right here in Canada,” said local MP Cheryl Gallant in a news release. Such funding is a result of investment by the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario in NRC-IRAP. Gallant says the NRC’s objectives include linking its diverse networks, programs and infrastructure to businesses to help those businesses access, develop and exploit new technologies and knowledge essential for growth and prosperity. See ‘FEDERAL’, Page 2
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