Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources Kim Rudd (Northumberland-Peterborough South, Ont.), Ontario MPP Lou Rinaldi and Marc Coombs, Mayor of the Township of Cramahe, announced that a new project in Cramahe has been approved under the Government of Canada’s Clean Water and Wastewater Fund. The federal government is providing up to 50 per cent of … Read more
Infrastructure and Communities Minister Amarjeet Sohi (Edmonton Mill Woods, Alta.) announced that Janice Fukakusa has been selected as the inaugural Chairperson of the Board for the Canada Infrastructure Bank. In the coming months, the Government of Canada will finalize the selection for the Bank’s Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer. The full release is available online. … Read more
Liberal MP Wayne Long (Saint John-Rothesay, N.B.) along with Donald Arseneault, New Brunswick Minister of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour and minister responsible for the Regional Development Corporation, announced $12 million in joint federal-provincial funding for the construction of the Greater Saint John Field House. The new Fieldhouse will be the only facility of its kind in Southern … Read more
Infrastructure and Communities Minister Amarjeet Sohi (Edmonton Mill Woods, Alta.), Maria Fitzpatrick, MLA for Lethbridge-East, Chris Spearman, Mayor of Lethbridge, and Reeve Lorne Hickey, Lethbridge County, announced that a new project in the City of Lethbridge and another in Lethbridge County have been approved under the Government of Canada’s Clean Water and Wastewater Fund. The federal … Read more
Liberal MP Larry Bagnell (Yukon) and Richard Mostyn, Minister of Highways and Public Works, announced joint funding of over $26.9 million for 13 projects through the Small Communities Fund. This funding will make important upgrades along the Klondike, Alaska and Dempster highways as well as help reconstruct Campbell Highway. In addition, the Klondike River and Clear Creek … Read more
Families, Children and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.), Quebec Minister Responsible for Labour and Minister Responsible for the Chaudière-Appalaches Region, Dominique Vien, and Mayor of Lévis, Gilles Lehouillier, attended the unveiling of the final design for a new multipurpose aquatic centre in Lévis, Que. This project is receiving a total of $9 million in joint-funding from the governments … Read more
Julie Boulet, Quebec Minister of Tourism, Minister Responsible for the Mauricie Region, Pierre Giguère, MNA for Saint-Maurice, and Michel Angers, Mayor of Shawinigan, participated in the official ground-breaking ceremony marking the continuation of work to upgrade the City’s drinking water infrastructure. This project is receiving more than $48 million in joint financial assistance from the governments … Read more
Liberal MP Bob Bratina (Hamilton East–Stoney Creek, Ont.) and Ontario MPP Ted McMeekin and Fred Eisenberger, Mayor of the City of Hamilton, announced that 16 new projects in Hamilton have been approved under the Government of Canada’s Clean Water and Wastewater Fund. The federal government is providing up to 50 per cent of funding for these projects—over $21 million. The … Read more
Infrastructure and Communities Minister Amarjeet Sohi (Edmonton Mill Woods, Alta.) announced the appointment of Catherine Lavoie, Dale Williams, and Sylvain Villiard to the Board of Directors of The Jacques-Cartier and Champlain Bridges Inc. for a three-year term, following an open, transparent, and merit-based selection process. The full release is available online. Call 613-219-0149.
Health Minister Jane Philpott (Markham-Stouffville, Ont.), Steven Del Duca, Ontario Minister of Transportation, and Wayne Emmerson, York Region Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, announced more than $36 million in federal funding to support the planning and preliminary engineering of the proposed 7.4 km extension of the existing Yonge Subway line into York Region. The Province of Ontario … Read more
