Press Release Department: Federal - Infrastructure Canada

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism Andy Fillmore (Halifax, N.S.) on behalf of Minister of Rural Economic Development Bernadette Jordan (South Shore–St. Margaret’s, N.S.), Mike Savage, Mayor of Halifax Regional Municipality and Dave Reage, Director of Halifax Transit, announced support for improved para-transit buses for the residents of Halifax Regional Municipality. This project includes the purchase of … Read more

Infrastructure and Communities Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.) made the following statement on today’s announcement by the Canada Infrastructure Bank, to transform the way infrastructure is planned, funded and delivered: “We welcome the announcement by the Canada Infrastructure Bank to invest up to $20 million to expand and upgrade the Township of Mapleton’s clean water and wastewater … Read more

Infrastructure and Communities Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.)announced the reappointment of Paul T. Kefalas as Chairman of the Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated Board of Directors for a period of one year. The full release is available online. Call 613-697-3778.

Liberal MP Larry Bagnell (Yukon) on behalf of Infrastructure and Communities Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.), Yukon Minister John Streicker and Deputy Mayor of the Town of Faro, Lisa Snyder, announced funding for water, sewer and road upgrades in the Town of Faro, Yukon. The first component of this project will see upgrades to water mains and water … Read more

Infrastructure and Communities Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.) and President of Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Bill Karsten, announced an investment to apply the latest innovations in eco-responsible parking to the redevelopment of the parking lot at Parc du Bois-Brûlé in Saint-Charles-Borromée. Parc du Bois-Brûlé, is a very busy recreational venue offering a wide range of sports activities … Read more

Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) on behalf of Infrastructure and Communities Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.), Yukon Minister of Community Services, John Streicker, and Mayor of Whitehorse, Dan Curtis, announced funding for improvements to the Whitehorse Compost Facility. The full release is available online. Call 613-697-3778.

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities Marco Mendicino (Eglinton-Lawrence, Ont.), Liberal MP Julie Dabrusin (Toronto-Danforth, Ont.) and Green Municipal Fund Council member and Mayor of Kitchener, Berry Vrbanovic, announced $5.75 million in grants and loans through the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ Green Municipal Fund to support deep energy retrofits in Toronto and Hamilton. The project led … Read more

Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) on behalf of Infrastructure and Communities Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.), Premier of Prince Edward Island Dennis King and President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Prince Edward Island Dr. Alaa Abd-El-Aziz announced funding for the Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation at the University of Prince Edward Island. The project consists … Read more

Liberal MP Larry Bagnell (Yukon) on behalf of Infrastructure and Communities Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.), Yukon Minister of Tourism and Culture Jeanie Dencys and Chief Doris Bill of the Kwanlin Dün First Nation announced a $19.3 million investment for the construction of a new community hub on Kwanlin Dün First Nation settlement land in the McIntyre subdivision of Whitehorse. The … Read more

Minister of Rural Economic Development Bernadette Jordan (South Shore–St. Margaret’s, N.S.) announced a $185 million investment for six projects to improve the provincial and national highway systems in the Regional District of Columbia Shuswap, the City of Fort St. John, the District of Taylor, the Town of Golden and the Village of Jaffray in British Columbia. The … Read more