David Heurtel, Minister of Sustainable Development, the Environment and the Fight Against Climate Change for the province of Quebec, announced $22.1 million in additional funding for the Municipality of St. Hyacinthe for the second phase of its enhanced project involving the processing of organic matter using biomethanization. This new contribution by the Government of Quebec … Read more
Infrastructure and Communities Minister Amarjeet Sohi (Edmonton Mill Woods, Alta.) issued a statement on the announcement of the Short-Listed Respondents for Gordie Howe International Bridge: “I would like to congratulate the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority (WDBA) on announcing the short-listed respondents. This is yet another significant milestone towards the construction of the Gordie Howe International Bridge,” … Read more
The third winter of construction is now underway on the Inuvik Tuktoyaktuk Highway to the Arctic coast in the Northwest Territories. This key piece of transportation infrastructure will create economic growth in the Beaufort Delta region by providing all-weather highway access to Tuktoyaktuk, which is currently only served by ice road, barge, and air. This project … Read more
On behalf of Infrastructure and Communities Minister Amarjeet Sohi (Edmonton Mill Woods, Alta.), Liberal MP Stéphane Lauzon (Argenteuil-La Petite-Nation, Que.) celebrated the completion of a project to modernize the drinking water facility in Buckingham. Mr. Lauzon also took the opportunity to recall that the City of Gatineau received $29,748,638 under the federal Gas Tax Fund and the Government of Quebec’s contribution for … Read more
On behalf of Infrastructure and Communities Minister Amarjeet Sohi (Edmonton Mill Woods, Alta.), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities Pablo Rodriguez (Honoré-Mercier, Que.) and Quebec Minister of Forests, Wildlife and Parks Laurent Lessard, announced that the Municipality of Saint-Fortunat, Que. will benefit from funding of $205,344 under the federal Gas Tax Fund … Read more
On behalf of Infrastructure and Communities Minister Amarjeet Sohi (Edmonton Mill Woods, Alta.), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities Pablo Rodriguez (Honoré-Mercier, Que.) participated in the inauguration of new wastewater treatment infrastructure at the La Seigneurie wastewater treatment plant in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield. Rodriquez was joined by Quebec MLA and Chief Government Whip Stéphane Billette. Government representatives … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities Pablo Rodriguez (Honoré-Mercier, Que.) on behalf of Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, Amarjeet Sohi, and representative of the National Assembly for Orford, Pierre Reid, on behalf of Quebec Minister of Municipal Affairs and Land Occupancy, Pierre Moreau, participated in the inauguration of new drinking water infrastructure for the … Read more
Infrastructure and Communities Minister Amarjeet Sohi (Edmonton Mill Woods, Alta.) along with Quebec MLA Luc Fortin, on behalf of the Quebec Minister of Transport, announced that the Société de transport de Sherbrooke has benefited from $1,240,528 from the federal Gas Tax Fund and a contribution from the Government of Quebec. The full release is available online. Call 613-960-9251.
The Government of Canada announced that the first installment of the annual allocation of the federal Gas Tax Fund has been made available to Ontario municipalities. The annual $2-billion federal Gas Tax Fund allocation will provide over $744.9 million in 2015-2016 to help Ontario communities build and rehabilitate their infrastructure. The full release is available … Read more
Industry Minister James Moore (Port Moody-Westwood-Port Coquitlam, B.C.), together with Greg Moore, mayor of Port Coquitlam, announced $12.5 million in funding for the Port Coquitlam Community Recreation Complex Project, under the Building Canada Fund – Major Infrastructure Component. The City of Port Coquitlam will contribute the remaining $82,500,000 million towards the project. The full release is available online. Call 613-943-1838. … Read more
