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Welcome to this week’s Sunday Digest, brought to you by Tiny. In this issue, read about fish and seafood innovation projects and a top woman in B.C. business. Have a great day. We'll see you again Thursday.

$9.9M invested into fish and seafood innovation projects

If you live in B.C., you understand how vital oysters, salmon and other marine species are to the province’s ocean habitats. They’re critical to the local ecosystem and need support to thrive in and enable a sustainable fish and seafood sector.

To that end, the federal and provincial governments have announced investments of $9.9 million in funding for 14 projects under the British Columbia Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund (BCSRIF).

The investments are from the Canadian Ministry of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard, in partnership with B.C.’s Ministry of Land, Water, and Resource Stewardship. The funded projects are aimed at improving sustainability, leveraging technology and data, and increasing economic viability, among other goals.

Ninety-seven projects have received BCSRIF funding since its inception in 2019 totalling $126 million in investments.

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📰 More Victoria innovation news

🕴️ New hire, who dis: Ravi Nunkoo joined COAST as an Indigenous Ecosystem Navigator. In this role, Ravi’s work includes supporting Indigenous-led economic development on the South Island and throughout B.C, through a Blue Indigenous Ocean Economy lens. Ravi was previously Marine Conservationist-in-Residence at the African Leadership University (ALU) in Kigali, Rwanda, where he taught and mentored the next generation of African Leaders. He was also a board member of the Society for Conservation Biology (SCB) Marine section Diversity Committee where he championed marine sector inclusiveness and diversity.

🏆 Western leader: South Island Prosperity Partnership CEO Emilie de Rosenroll has been named the Official Regional Finalist for the 2022 RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur Awards for Social Change: Regional Impact. Winners will be announced and celebrated in person at the 30th Annual Awards Gala on Wed., Nov. 23, at the Fairmont Royal York in Toronto. The Awards recognize women from three major regions across Canada — East, Central and West — who make impressive and substantial contributions to the local, Canadian or global economy.

🕴️ Tech jobs of the week

Find your next career:

• Service Desk Analyst at ISM

• Digital Marketing Manager at The Web Advisors

• Senior Newsletter Editor at Capital Daily

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