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Just off the wire from Province...  
1.7 million in funding has been announced to "help Westman's immigrants succeed"  
 
Funding goes toward:  
 
· day and evening adult language training in Brandon, English for bank tellers and trades, language labs, tutoring and evening classes in Dauphin, Russell, Binscarth, and Roblin, offered by Assiniboine Community College:  
· adult language training in the workplace and job-specific language training provided by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union in partnership with Manitoba Labour and Immigration and Maple Leaf Foods: and  
· co-ordinated and integrated programming offered by Westman Immigrant Services including settlement assistance and orientation on living in Manitoba, adult language training classes, regional language assessment and referral to adult language training classes, volunteer and literacy support programs, referrals to employment supports and training for interpreters.  
 
There have been threads in the past expressing concerns as we adjust to our growingly diverse population. By the sounds of things, this should go a long way towards addressing those concerns.  
 
Full press release:  
http://news.gov.mb.ca/news/index.html?archive=&item=8085