Infrastructure and Communities Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.) visited the site of the Willow Ridge Community Facility Enhancement Project in Calgary to see the progress on construction and preview the upgrades now under way for the facility. The Government of Canada is providing $1,065,406 to this project through the New Building Canada Fund. The full release is … Read more
Infrastructure and Communities Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.), joined by Sandra Jansen, Minister of Alberta Infrastructure, Naheed Nenshi, Mayor of Calgary, and David Sibbald, President and Chairman of the Board, Calgary Stampede, to announce funding for the expansion of the BMO Convention and Trade Centre in Calgary. The Government of Canada is contributing up to $166.6 million … Read more
Minister of Rural Economic Development Bernadette Jordan (South Shore–St. Margaret’s, N.S.) announced funding for essential upgrades to Meadow Lake’s water and wastewater management systems. The Government of Canada is contributing $8 million to this project through the Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund. The full release is available online. Call 819-956-5388. Infrastructure and Communities Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.) announced funding … Read more
Infrastructure and Communities Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.) was joined by Jon Carson, MLA for Edmonton–Meadowlark, and Don Iveson, Mayor of Edmonton, to announce federal funding for two major Light Rail Transit projects in Edmonton. The Government of Canada is providing over $1 billion for both projects through the Investing in Canada infrastructure plan. The full release … Read more
Minister of Rural Economic Development Bernadette Jordan (South Shore–St. Margaret’s, N.S.) and Richard Mostyn, Yukon Minister of Highways and Public Works, announced funding for the Alaska Highway safety improvement projects.The Government of Canada is contributing up to $13.2 million and Yukon is contributing up to $4.4 million to this project through the Small Communities Fund. The full … Read more
On behalf of Infrastructure and Communities Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.), Minister of Public Services and Procurement and Accessibility, and acting Treasury Board President and Minister of Digital Government Carla Qualtrough (Delta, B.C.) announced funding for the construction of a new southbound bus-only lane along the Highway 1/Douglas Street corridor in Saanich, B.C. The Government of Canada is providing … Read more
Liberal MP Michael McLeod (Northwest Territories) and Robert C. McLeod, Minister Responsible for the Northwest Territories Power Corporation, announced the construction of a new diesel power plant in Sachs Harbour. The Government of Canada is contributing up to $7.4 million and is being funded through the Government of Canada’s new Arctic Energy Fund. The full release is available … Read more
Infrastructure and Communities Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.); Liberal MP David Graham (Laurentides–Labelle, Que.); Gilles Bélanger, MNA for Orford; and Chantale Jeannotte, MNA for Labelle, announced funding for a fibre optic network spanning 1,900 kilometres that will serve over 16,000 households and businesses in 17 Antoine-Labelle municipalities. The Government of Canada is investing more than $12 million in … Read more
Infrastructure and Communities Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.) outlined some of the ways in which the Government is making the terms and conditions of bilateral agreements more responsive to the needs of provinces and territories: Simplifying the process by which proposed projects are approved; Supporting more infrastructure renewal in rural and northern communities; Increasing broadband access in … Read more
The Government of Canada announced that The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated has been selected to oversee the deconstruction of the current Champlain Bridge. Deconstruction work will begin in the months following the opening of the Samuel De Champlain Bridge and is expected to take three years. During a technical briefing outlining this work they … Read more
