Families, Children and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.) announced $4,135,193 in federal funding for the renewal of the provincial capital’s marine gateway. The project consists of transforming the old parking area on Dalhousie Street into a public square. Work includes the construction of a new multi-level parking area that will be concealed behind a … Read more
On behalf of Infrastructure and Communities Minister Amarjeet Sohi (Edmonton Mill Woods, Alta.), Public Services and Procurement Minister Judy Foote (Bonavista-Burin-Trinity, Nfld.) announced that 28 municipal infrastructure projects in Newfoundland and Labrador valued at $24.4 million will move forward immediately, thanks, in part, to the federal government’s Small Communities Fund. Of the $24.4 million in projects approved for funding … Read more
The governments of Canada and the Northwest Territories are pleased to announce the completion of a successful third construction season of the Inuvik Tuktoyaktuk Highway. This season saw the historic joining of the two construction spreads on April 7, linking the north and the south sections after years of hard work. Work will resume in … Read more
Infrastructure and Communities Minister Amarjeet Sohi (Edmonton Mill Woods, Alta.) announced that the Halifax Regional Municipality plans to allocate $6 million from the federal Gas Tax Fund to purchase new public transit buses. Halifax’s fleet renewal project includes the planned purchase of 21 conventional 40 foot accessible low floor buses in 2016-17 to replace older vehicles. In … Read more
Liberal MP David Graham (Laurentides–Labelle, Que.) marked the start of the second phase of construction on a project to improve drinking and waste water infrastructure in La Conception by announcing government contributions totaling $2,147,208. This phase of the project involves replacing the drinking water line under des Tulipes Street, expanding the sewer system to collect wastewater and storm … Read more
Infrastructure and Communities Minister Amarjeet Sohi (Edmonton Mill Woods, Alta.) joined with Estefania Cortes-Vargas, MLA for Strathcona-Sherwood Park, and Roxanne Carr, Mayor of Strathcona County, to officially open the Broadview Enviroservice Station. This station is a new permanent drop-off location for Strathcona County residents to discard household materials in a safe and environmentally-friendly way. Friendly … Read more
Infrastructure and Communities Minister Amarjeet Sohi (Edmonton Mill Woods, Alta.), along with Brian Mason, Alberta Minister of Transportation and Minister of Infrastructure, and Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson joined together to break ground on the 13-km southeast portion of the Valley Line LRT. The Government of Canada is contributing up to $400 million for this project … Read more
Infrastructure and Communities Minister Amarjeet Sohi (Edmonton Mill Woods, Alta.) issued a statement regarding the government’s Public Transit Infrastructure Fund, announced in Budget 2016: “I am proud that Phase 1 of our $120-billion infrastructure plan, Investing in Canada, immediately invests $3.4 billion through a new Public Transit Infrastructure Fund,” said Sohi. “We will work closely with … Read more
Infrastructure and Communities Minister Amarjeet Sohi (Edmonton Mill Woods, Alta.) issued a statement regarding the Government of Canada’s support for green infrastructure, announced in Budget 2016: “Our government believes that economic growth, social inclusion and a solid climate change agenda do not compete – they complement each other,” he said. “On March 22, we tabled a budget that presented a $120-billion … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities Pablo Rodriguez (Honoré-Mercier, Que.) was in Mascouche, Que., to celebrate the start of construction on the community’s new police station. Mayor of Mascouche, Guillaume Tremblay, also attended the event.This project involves demolishing the building located at 824 Brien Street and constructing a new police station at the … Read more
