Trillium hands out $800K to regional groups

The Ontario Trillium Foundation dished out $2 million in grants to community projects across the province Friday, with nearly $800,000 going to the Northwest.

MPPs Bill Mauro (Lib. Thunder Bay – Atikokan) and Michael Gravelle (Lib. Thunder Bay – Superior North) attended the ceremony and handed out plaques to the two community projects awarded the grants.

Pikangikum First Nation, near Red Lake, is receiving $445,000 to for a native forestry technician program, which is expected to make finding local forestry jobs easier for residents.
The PARO Centre for Women's Excellence in Thunder Bay was awarded $336,000 to create a new accelerate placement agency to help women get into the workforce and to expand current businesses.

There are seven grants in total being awarded across the province.

Recipients must use the funds to boost the skills and job prospects for a range of Ontarians.