DCN-JOC News ServicesOTTAWA — A $16.5 million investment from the Government of Canada through FedDev Ontario will support three manufacturers and 27 tourism and community projects and create over 150 jobs.
The funding will support the growth of eastern Ontario’s economy and help local businesses to scale up, create and rejuvenate community spaces and enhance tourism attractions, states a release., a woman-owned and led Francophone manufacturer of custom-built dump truck bodies and accessories, will receive $4.1 million to support the purchase and installation of new manufacturing equipment.
It will also contribute to the expansion of a new, energy-efficient factory that will boost production of the company’s multi-purpose heavy duty and stainless-steel dump truck bodies. As a result, Beau-Roc will enhance sales across Canada and the U.S., cut delivery lead times in half and create more than 30 skilled jobs in eastern Ontario, the release states.