In the heart of Stanley Park, federal and provincial officials joined local residents to celebrate the completion of extensive renovations to the Vancouver Aquarium. This important infrastructure project, which has added 55,000 square feet of high-tech exploratory space, is the most ambitious ever undertaken by the Aquarium during its 58-year history. It vastly improves the … Read more
Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Denis Lebel (Roberval-Lac-Saint-Jean, Que.) spoke at the Canadian Urban Transit Association’s Annual Conference regarding the New Building Canada Plan and what it means for public transit and Canadians. The full release is available online. Call … Read more
Labour Minister Kellie Leitch (Simcoe-Grey, Ont.) spoke before Ontario General Contractors Association regarding the New Building Canada Plan and what it means for Ontarians. The New Building Canada Plan builds on the Government of Canada’s unprecedented investments in infrastructure with $70 billion over the next decade, including the $53 billion New Building Canada Plan for provincial, … Read more
With its first construction season over, the Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk Highway construction project is well underway. It was a short and busy winter as more than 425 workers began constructing the highly anticipated 137-kilometre all-season highway that will link the communities of Inuvik and Tuktoyaktuk, which is currently only served by ice road, barge and air. … Read more
Health Minister Rona Ambrose (Edmonton-Spruce Grove, Alta.) announced that the Government of Canada has aside up to $150 million for the Valley Line Stage 1 Light Rail Transit expansion project in Edmonton under the New Building Canada Fund – Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Component. This contribution would bring the total federal contribution to the project to up to … Read more
Industry Minister James Moore (Port Moody-Westwood-Port Coquitlam, B.C.), Coralee Oakes, Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development for British Columbia, and Rhona Martin, president of the Union of British Columbia Municipalities, celebrated an agreement for the renewed federal Gas Tax Fund that provides predictable, stable funding for public infrastructure across British Columbia. The federal Gas Tax Fund … Read more
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Peter MacKay (Central Nova, N.S.) addressed the Nova Scotia Construction Association on the New Building Canada Plan and the benefits it will bring to Nova Scotians. The New Building Canada Plan builds on the Government of Canada’s unprecedented investments in infrastructure with $70 billion over the next decade, … Read more
Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) Rob Moore (Fundy Royal, N.B.), David Alward, Premier of New Brunswick; and Danny Soucy, New Brunswick Minister of Environment and Local Government, signed an agreement for the renewed federal Gas Tax Fund that provides predictable, stable funding for public infrastructure across the Province of New Brunswick. The federal … Read more
Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover (Saint-Boniface, Man.) and Stan Struthers, Manitoba Minister of Municipal Government, attended an event on the agreement for the renewed federal Gas Tax Fund. The renewed agreements will govern the flow of federal funds to each province and territory over the next 10 years, from 2014-15 until 2023-24. “This important funding will … Read more
Residents and businesses in Ottawa Valley South are celebrating the news that improved access to wireless high-speed Internet service is now available in their area. The reach and speed of existing wireless and DSL networks have been expanded to reach more households and provide download speeds of at least 10 megabits per second through a … Read more
