Infrastructure and Communities Minister Amarjeet Sohi (Edmonton Mill Woods, Alta.) and Joe Savikataaq, Minister of Community and Government Services, announced a bilateral agreement that will make more than $68 million in combined funding available to Nunavut communities under a new federal program – the Clean Water and Wastewater Fund. The federal government is providing up to 75 per … Read more
The Government of Canada has now provided New Brunswick with more than $22 million for community infrastructure through the federal Gas Tax Fund (GTF), representing the first of two annual allocations for 2016−17. In total, New Brunswick will be provided with more than $45 million through the fund this year. Funding will be used for projects such … Read more
Liberal MP Joe Peschisolido (Steveston-Richmond East, B.C.); Peter Fassbender, B.C. Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development and Minister Responsible for TransLink; Al Richmond, UBCM president; TransLink CEO Kevin Desmond; and Harold Steves, Acting Mayor of Richmond, B.C., celebrated the opening of TransLink’s new Hamilton Transit Centre in Richmond. The Hamilton Transit Centre cost approximately $136 … Read more
On behalf of Infrastructure and Communities Minister Amarjeet Sohi (Edmonton Mill Woods, Alta.), Liberal MP Scott Simms (Coast of Bays−Central−Notre Dame, NL) and Al Hawkins, Newfoundland and Labrador’s Minister of Transportation and Works, announced that the federal and provincial governments will each be providing up to $13.3 million to repave almost 60 kilometres of roadway … Read more
The Government of Canada has now provided the Northwest Territories with $7.875 million for community infrastructure through the federal Gas Tax Fund, representing the first of two installments for 2016−17. In total, the Northwest Territories will be provided with more than $15.7 million through the fund this year. The full release is available online. Call 613-219-0149. … Read more
Investing in infrastructure is vital to strengthening the middle class and growing the economy for years to come. Modern, efficient community infrastructure contributes to a high quality of life by helping connect people to jobs, improve water systems, and support new business opportunities. The Government of Canada has now provided Yukon with $7.875 million for community … Read more
The governments of Canada and Quebec today announced funding for the inauguration of a new operations support and passenger information system for public transit systems serving 12 Montérégie municipalities. The intermunicipal boards of transport for Roussillon, Richelain, Chambly-Richelieu-Carignan and Town of Sainte-Julie, worked together to implement the system in the municipalities of Candiac, La Prairie, Saint-Philippe, Delson, … Read more
On behalf of Infrastructure and Communities Minister Amarjeet Sohi (Edmonton Mill Woods, Alta.), Liberal MP Jati Sidhu (Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon, B.C.) and B.C. MLA Darryl Plecas announced $20 million in federal and provincial funding for the Mount Lehman Road 4-laning project in Abbotsford, B.C. The full release is available online. Call 613-219-0149.
On behalf of Infrastructure and Communities Minister Amarjeet Sohi (Edmonton Mill Woods, Alta.), Liberal MP Michael McLeod (Northwest Territories); Michael Nadli, Northwest Territories MLA; Samuel Gargan, Mayor of the Hamlet of Fort Providence; Joachim Bonnetrouge, Chief of the Deh Gáh Got’ie First Nation, and Clifford McLeod, President of the Fort Providence Métis Council celebrated the … Read more
The new Royal Alberta Museum is one step closer to opening, as the governments of Canada and Alberta mark construction completion of the landmark facility. Work on the new museum in downtown Edmonton began in 2013 and employed several thousand construction workers. The cost of the new museum, which includes construction of the facility as well … Read more
