MANITOBA GOVERNMENT: Joint venture with Air Canada on schedule in creating new jobs.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-14 April 1999-MANITOBA GOVERNMENT: Joint venture with Air Canada on schedule in creating new jobs (C)1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:130499 Manitoba Industry, Trade and Tourism Minister Mervin C. Tweed today presented a $1.75 million cheque to Air Canada, the second half of a provincial loan to assist in the company's call centre expansion which will create more than 500 new jobs in Winnipeg over the next three years.

"This project is indicative of the growing importance of telecommunications and electronic information processing in the global economy," said Tweed. "Manitoba's strength in the industry allows us to keep expanding and creating more jobs." The approximately $6.5 million expansion is a joint venture between Air Canada,...