Press Release Department: Federal - Infrastructure Canada

Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Sean Fraser (Central Nova, N.S.); Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.)’ Mitch Davies, president, National Research Council of Canada; and Chantal Guay, CEO, Standards Council of Canada; announced a federal investment of $59.6 million over five years to amplify and expedite research initiatives that will help ensure communities have … Read more

Indigenous Services Minister and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario Patty Hajdu (Thunder Bay-Superior North, Ont.) and Bearspaw First Nation Chief Darcy Dixon announced an investment of over $1.4 million from the federal government towards energy-efficient improvements to the Eden Valley Arena in Bearspaw First Nation, Alta. The full release is available online. Call 343-598-3920. Liberal … Read more

Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Sean Fraser (Central Nova, N.S.) and the Atlantic Provincial housing ministers met in Halifax, N.S., where they discussed the development of a tailored framework to expand the housing supply for the Atlantic provinces. The full release is available online. Call 343-598-3920.

Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Sean Fraser (Central Nova, N.S.) and Miramichi Mayor Adam Lordon announced a combined investment of over $2.1 million to make the riverbank along the Miramichi River more secure in Miramichi, N.B. The full release is available online. Call 343-598-3920.

Liberal MP Bobby Morrissey (Egmont, PEI) and Rural Municipality of Wellington Mayor Irene MacCaull announced a combined investment of $429,110 towards two projects in the Rural Municipality of Wellington, PEI: a feasibility and viability study to identify transit recommendations; and to expand the Sunset Drive sidewalk to enable safer pedestrian access to local businesses on this major road. The full release is available online. … Read more

Minister of Emergency Preparedness, President of the King’s Privy Council and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada Harjit S. Sajjan (Vancouver South, B.C.) and Abbotsford Mayor Ross Siemens announced an investment of more than $4.45 million from the federal government towards the heat recovery and optimization project at the Abbotsford Recreation Centre in Abbotsford, B.C. The full release is … Read more

Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs Dominic LeBlanc (Beauséjour, N.B.); Veterans Affairs Minister and Associate Minister of National Defence Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe, N.B.); Greg Turner, provincial minister responsible for Opportunities NB; and Dieppe Mayor Yvon Lapierre announced a combined investment of $42 million towards an extension to Dieppe Boulevard in Dieppe, N.B. The full release is available online. Call 343-598-3920.

Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Sean Fraser (Central Nova, N.S.), Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok, and Nunavut Minister of Community and Government Services David Joanasie announced a joint investment of more than $194 million in critical infrastructure and transit projects across the territory. The full release is available online. Call 343-598-3920.

Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Sean Fraser (Central Nova, N.S.) and Scott Pearce, president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, announced a federal investment of over $270,000 to help six communities in Manitoba implement innovative strategies to manage their municipal infrastructure. The full release is available online.

Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Sean Fraser (Central Nova, N.S.) and Scott Pearce, president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, announced a federal investment of $300,000 to help six communities in Alberta implement innovative strategies to manage their municipal infrastructure. The full release is available online.