Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Yvonne Jones (Labrador, Nfld.) and Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, announced approximately $64.5 million in eligible funding to improve a section of the Trans Labrador Highway. The Government of Canada is contributing up to $31.8 million to this project through the Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Component – National … Read more
Infrastructure and Communities Minister Amarjeet Sohi (Edmonton Mill Woods, Alta.), joined by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Ahmed Hussen (York South-Weston, Ont.), announced new measures aimed at ensuring that when building new infrastructure projects. As part of the Investing in Canada plan, recipients of federal funding for new major public infrastructure projects will now be asked to consider how their projects … Read more
Liberal MP Bill Casey (Cumberland-Colchester, N.S.), Derek Mombourquette, Nova Scotia Minister of Municipal Affairs, and Patricia Stewart, Mayor of the Town of Oxford, announced joint funding to maintain reliable potable water services in the Town of Oxford. The federal government is providing funding of up to $73,000 through the Clean Water and Wastewater Fund. The full release is … Read more
Brian Pallister, Premier of Manitoba, and Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr (Winnipeg South Centre, Man.) announced the governments of Canada and Manitoba will cost share up to $540 million in new flood management infrastructure for the Lake Manitoba and Lake St. Martin outlet channels. The Government of Canada will provide $247.5 million for the project and … Read more
Infrastructure and Communities Minister Amarjeet Sohi (Edmonton Mill Woods, Alta.) and Vicki-May Hamm, President of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, announced a $750,000 grant and $5 million loan through the Green Municipal Fund for a new wastewater treatment plant in Selkirk. The new plant will use an innovative biological treatment process that will significantly reduce the level … Read more
Infrastructure and Communities Minister Amarjeet Sohi (Edmonton Mill Woods, Alta.) and Laurent Lessard, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, announced that the governments of Canada and Quebec will each invest over $200,000 to renovate the Carrefour de L’Érable in Plessisville. This building houses, among others, the regional tourist information office and administrative offices for culture … Read more
Infrastructure and Communities Minister Amarjeet Sohi (Edmonton Mill Woods, Alta.) visited Bismarck, North Dakota, where he met with Governor Doug Burgum and delivered a speech at a luncheon hosted by the Bismarck-Mandan and Greater North Dakota Chambers of Commerce. Sohi’s remarks stressed the importance of updating NAFTA as an engine of growth and prosperity for North … Read more
Liberal MP Darren Fisher (Dartmouth–Cole Harbour, N.S.), Sam Austin, Councillor for Dartmouth Centre, for the Halifax Regional Municipality, and Nova Scotia MLA Brendan Maguire announced up to $5.6 million in joint federal-municipal funding for projects to improve Halifax Transit infrastructure and service. The federal government is providing over $2.1 million through the Public Transit Infrastructure Fund. The full release is … Read more
Infrastructure and Communities Minister Amarjeet Sohi (Edmonton Mill Woods, Alta.) launched an open callout to select not-for-profit organizations across Canada to deliver the new Smart Cities Community Support Program. Not-for-profit organizations have until July 20, 2018 to submit their applications. The full release is available online. Call 613-301-0894.
The New Champlain Bridge Corridor Project has earned a prestigious Envision Platinum Award from the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure for achieving the highest standards of sustainable development and environmental performance on an infrastructure project. The full release is available online. Call 613-219-0149.
