Officials gathered in Winnipeg to celebrate the completion of the City’s new Transit Parking and Servicing Garage located on Brandon Avenue south of downtown. The new 135,000-square-foot facility will allow the City to address a number of its immediate and long-term space requirements. With this additional space, Winnipeg Transit will be able to expand its bus … Read more
The new Halifax Convention Centre will be ready to host visitors from around the world in 2016 thanks in part to funding from the federal government. With two years remaining until the Centre opens its doors, the Government of Canada is encouraged that a number of national and international organizations are already planning to bring … 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.), along with local officials, announced that Shawinigan residents will soon benefit from significant upgrades and improvements to the City’s water treatment system, thanks to investments from the governments of Canada and Quebec. This project … Read more
An environmentally-friendly process of treating organic waste is one step closer to becoming a reality thanks to a partnership between the governments of Canada and Quebec. 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.) confirmed the government’s support for the … Read more
Halifax’s Discovery Centre will soon host science enthusiasts at a bigger, better venue through a financial partnership with the federal and provincial governments. The centre will have a custom built venue at the Nova Scotia Power building on the Halifax waterfront to promote hands-on science that is fun and accessible for people of all ages. … Read more
Charlottetown residents will soon benefit from a much needed additional municipal drinking water supply, thanks to joint federal and provincial funding announced by Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.) The funding will support the construction of the main control building for the site and the installation of well field piping between the wellhead and the … Read more
Pictou County residents will soon benefit from important improvements to water, wastewater and road infrastructure, thanks to joint funding initiatives announced by Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Peter MacKay (Central Nova, N.S.) and Terry Farrell, MLA for Cumberland North. Government partners announced that these three initiatives will receive an investment of $3.09 million, $2.75 … 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.) discussed the government's commitment to municipal infrastructure during a meeting with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities board of directors. Talking about the government's $53 billion New Building Canada Plan, Lebel confirmed that … 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.) discussed the Government of Canada's commitment to public transit through the New Building Canada Plan, at the Canadian Urban Transit Association's 2013 Fall Conference and Trans-Expo 2013. The full release … Read more
With the support of the federal Gas Tax Fund, TransLink put in service the first of its refurbished SkyTrain vehicles, which would have otherwise reached the end of their serviceable lives. National Revenue Minister Kerry-Lynne D. Findlay (Delta-Richmond, B.C.) was in Burnaby, B.C. for the announcement. Findlay said, “This investment will keep residents and visitors moving, … Read more
