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Recent articles on the aerospace industry from the Winnipeg Free Press

November 3, 2010, Successful composites centre looking to expand By: Martin Cash
THE Composites Innovation Centre (CIC) has become too successful for its own good. Canada's largest composites manufacturing research centre is struggling with finding the financing for a new facility as its staff and project pipeline continue to grow. "We are going to have to move," said Sean

October 8 2010, Jet deal just the start: Bristol By: Martin Cash
"Bristol Aerospace had already committed about $120 million to enable it to bid on (and win) parts contracts for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter ..."

October 8, 2010, Cancelling jets a job-killer: Harper, PM touts plan during visit to city's Bristol Aerospace By: Bruce Owen

October 7, 2010, Harper calls F-35 fighter best jet for Canada's airforce By: Staff Writer
WINNIPEG — Prime Minister Stephen Harper used the backdrop of Winnipeg's Bristol Aerospace plant this afternoon to promote his government's controversial purchase of the F-35 fighter jet...

October 6, 2010, Harper to visit Bristol Aerospace on trip to city By: Mia Rabson
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper will be in Winnipeg tomorrow for a visit to Bristol Aerospace...

Sept. 22, 2010, Northern exposure By: Martin Cash
"The Global Aerospace Centre for Icing and Environmental Research Inc. (GLACIER)..."

July 22. 22, 2010, Global buzz filling the air By: Martin Cash
There was some intercontinental buzz this week for the Canadian aerospace industry with the announcement last Friday that Canada will spend about $9 billion on 65 new high-tech fighter jets...

July 10, 2010, Inspiration gets sky-high when astronauts visit Bristol staff By: Geoff Kirbyson
"When Bristol Aerospace wants to ensure its space experiments are boldly going where no experiment has gone before..."

June 7 to 11, 2010, Manitoba Aerospace Week

March 26, 2010, Bristol work cleared for takeoff By: Martin Cash
"Groundwork is being laid for intense expansion at Winnipeg's Bristol Aerospace to handle what it hopes will be more parts contracts for the new high-tech U.S. Joint Strike Fighter..."

City a composite 'epicentre'

Aerospace giant Boeing is hosting an event in Ottawa next Tuesday to announce a national advanced composites manufacturing consortium that will be run by Winnipeg's Composites Innovation Centre. CIC staff have been working on the project -- called the Canadian Composite Manufacturing Research