Press Release Department: Federal - Infrastructure Canada

Infrastructure and Communities Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.) and Vicki‑May Hamm, President of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities announced funding totalling $1.5 million from the Municipalities for Climate Innovation Program for two projects: $750,000 will allow the municipalities of Varennes, Maniwaki, Saint‑Fulgence, Saint‑Siméon, Saint‑Charles‑sur‑Richelieu, Carleton‑sur‑Mer, Saint‑Constant, Mercier, Îles‑de‑la‑Madeleine, and the Pontiac RCM to add a shared … Read more

Liberal MP Larry Bagnell (Yukon), John Streicker, Yukon Minister of Community Services, and Haines Junction mayor Thomas Eckervogt announced joint funding for Phase Two of the Haines Junction Infrastructure Rehabilitation project. The Government of Canada is investing up to $4.5 million to this project through the Small Communities Fund, representing over two-thirds of the estimated $6 million … Read more

Liberal MP Michael McLeod (Northwest Territories), Wally Schumann, Northwest Territories Minister of Infrastructure, were in Hay River to announce over $8.8 million in joint funding for the Hay River Fish Plant. The Government of Canada is investing up to $6,654,000 towards the Hay River Fish Plant project through the Investing in Canada Plan. The full release is available … Read more

Liberal MP Gudie Hutchings (Long Range Mountains, Nfld.), John Finn, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health and Community Services, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Tom Rose, Mayor of the town of Stephenville, announced more than $426,000 in joint support for two road improvement projects in Western Newfoundland and Labrador. The full release is available online. Call 613-697-3778. Public Safety Minister … Read more

Infrastructure and Communities Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.)  visited the newly-named Samuel De Champlain Bridge. Champagne highlighted the recent completion by the Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated of all measures in its reinforcement plan to ensure safe and uninterrupted service of the existing Champlain bridge until the Samuel De Champlain Bridge is open to traffic. The … Read more

Infrastructure and Communities Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.) shared an update on Infrastructure Canada’s accomplishments over the last year in implementing the Government’s more than $180 billion Investing in Canada plan. The full release is available online. Call 613-697-3778.

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities Marco Mendicino (Eglinton-Lawrence, Ont.) and Sonterra Ross, Chief Operating Officer of the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority to announce more than $6.8 million in joint funding for a dolphin extension project in Victoria. The full release is available online. Call 613-697-3778.

Infrastructure and Communities Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.) attended a ground-breaking ceremony in Toronto to mark the start of excavation on a new river valley as part of the Port Lands Flood Protection project. The Government of Canada is contributing over $400 million to this $1.25 billion project that will be managed by Waterfront Toronto, a public development … Read more

Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale (Regina-Wascana, Sask.), Warren Kaeding, Saskatchewan’s Minister of Government Relations, and Michael Fougere, Mayor of Regina, announced more than $33.6 million in joint funding for Regina’s Railyard Renewal Project. The Regina Revitalization Initiative Railyard Renewal Project involves transforming the 17.5-acre former railyard on Dewdney Avenue into a vibrant new neighbourhood that will transform … Read more

Infrastructure and Communities Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.), Liberal MP Rémi Massé (Avignon-La Mitis-Matane-Matapédia, Que.) and Quebec MNA Louis Lemieux announced that the governments of Canada and Quebec are each investing over $112,000 to relocate the Sainte-Paule municipal library to the community centre. The municipality will also invest over $112,000 in the project, for a total investment … Read more