Infrastructure and Communities Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.) and Warren Kaeding, Saskatchewan’s Minister of Government Relations, announced more than $53.9 million in joint federal-provincial funding for 46 Saskatchewan projects through the Small Communities Fund. The full release is available online. Call 613-301-0894.
Liberal MP Michael McLeod (Northwest Territories), Alfred Moses, Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs, Government of the Northwest Territories, and Clifford Daniels, Chief of the Community Government of Behchokǫ̀, attended the grand opening of the community’s new water and sewer truck garage. The Government of Canada contributed $1,159,000 for the six-bay garage project through the Small Communities Fund. … Read more
Liberal MP Larry Bagnell (Yukon), John Streicker, Yukon Minister of Community Services, and Lee Bodie, mayor of the Village of Carmacks, announced $16.55 million in federal-territorial funding for the construction of a new arena in Carmacks. The Government of Canada is contributing $10.5 million to this project through the Small Communities Fund and the Government of Yukon … Read more
As work progresses on the replacement for the Champlain Bridge, Infrastructure Canada has consulted with experts and stakeholders to evaluate support for the idea of naming the new bridge Samuel De Champlain Bridge. As the next step in this consultative process, the Government of Canada invites the public to provide their feedback on this proposal. Comments will be … Read more
Liberal MP Colin Fraser (West Nova, N.S.), Zach Churchill, Nova Scotia Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development, Pam Mood, mayor of the Town of Yarmouth, Leland Anthony, warden of the Municipality of the District of Yarmouth and Richard Donaldson, warden of the Municipality of Argyle announced more than $9.7 million in joint funding towards the phase one … Read more
Treasury Board President and Minister of Digital Government Scott Brison (Kings-Hants, N.S.), Chuck Porter, Minister of Municipal Affairs for Nova Scotia, and Matthew Schurman, President, Credit Union Rec. Complex, announced $260,000 in joint funding for upgrades to the Credit Union Rec. Complex in Kentville. The governments of Canada and Nova Scotia are each contributing $86,000 to this … Read more
Infrastructure and Communities Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.) welcomed the release of the first dataset under Canada’s Core Public Infrastructure survey. The CCPI survey gathered information on nine core public infrastructure groupings: roads; tunnels and bridges; potable water; wastewater; storm water; public transit; solid waste; culture, recreation and sports facilities; and social and affordable housing. The survey also included … Read more
Infrastructure and Communities Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.) made the following statement on the first project investment by the Canada Infrastructure Bank: “On behalf of the Government of Canada, I welcome the announcement made today by the Canada Infrastructure Bank and CDPQ Infra on the business agreement regarding the investment in the Réseau express métropolitain project … Read more
Infrastructure and Communities Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.) and Sébastien Proulx, Quebec Minister of Education, Recreation, announced that the governments of Canada and Quebec will each invest nearly $4,000 for renovations to the Sainte-Hélène-de-Kamouraska recreation centre. This financial support comes from the New Building Canada Fund, Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Component—Small Communities Fund. The full release is … Read more
Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Moncton–Riverview–Dieppe, N.B.), Roger Melanson, Minister of Post-Secondary Education, and Jacques Paul Couturier, President and Vice-Chancellor of the Université de Moncton, announced over $1.3 million to improve road, water and wastewater infrastructure at the Université de Moncton. The governments of Canada and New Brunswick, and the Université de Moncton are each providing over $460,000. … Read more
