Economic News/Trends and Analysis — February 8, 2010
Notice - Minister of State Goodyear to make important economic development funding announcement in St. Thomas
Minister Goodyear will participate in a photo opportunity and will be available to answer questions from the media following the event.
Date: February 8, 2010
Location: Reaction Distributing Inc.
95 Woodworth Ave
St. Thomas, Ontario
Time: 10:00 a.m.
For further information: Gary Toft, Director of Communications, Office of the Honourable Gary Goodyear, (613) 943-7599
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Updated 18:02 MST, March 9, 2010 
Construction/Building
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The 2010 Annual International Conference on Research Facilities (2010-03-02)
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