Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Dominic LeBlanc (Beauséjour, N.B.) and Donald Arseneault, New Brunswick Minister of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour and Minister Responsible for the Regional Development Corporation, announced $6.6 million in joint federal-provincial funding for a new sports and recreation facility in the Town of Richibucto. The Kent North Center will … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Yvonne Jones (Labrador, Nfld.) and Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, announced $45.4 million to improve a section of the Trans Labrador Highway. The project consists of the widening and paving of Route 510 from Charlottetown junction to Cartwright junction. The full release is available online. Call 613-219-0149.
Families, Children and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.), François Blais, Minister of Employment and Social Solidarity and Minister Responsible for the Capitale-Nationale Region, and Régis Labeaume, Mayor of Quebec City, inaugurated the all new Place des Canotiers located between Rue Dalhousie and the St. Lawrence River in Old Quebec. The total cost for this project was … Read more
Treasury Board President Scott Brison (Kings-Hants, N.S.) and Jim Smith, Warden of the Municipality of East Hants, announced more than $18 million in funding for the East Hants Aquatic Centre located in Elmsdale. The new facility will include a six-lane, a 25-metre lap pool, an accessible leisure spray pool, a lazy river and other components such as … Read more
Infrastructure and Communities Minister Amarjeet Sohi (Edmonton Mill Woods, Alta.) announced the appointment of a new federal representative to the Waterfront Toronto Board of Directors. Jeanhy Shim has been appointed as a member of the Board effective June 7, 2017, for a three year period. The full release is available online. Call 613-219-0149.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Ahmed Hussen (York South-Weston, Ont.), Steven Del Duca, Ontario Minister of Transportation, and John Tory, Mayor of the City of Toronto, reaffirmed their commitment to address overcrowding and congestion on Toronto’s public transit system. Through the Public Transit Infrastructure Fund, the Government of Canada will be providing more than $27 million … Read more
Liberal MP Ken McDonald (Avalon, Nfld.), Dale Kirby, Newfoundland and Labrador Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development and Dan Bobbett, Mayor of the Town of Paradise, announced combined funding of more than $4.8 million to widen Topsail Road (Route 60). The Government of Canada is contributing up to $1,350,209 to this project. The Government of Newfoundland and … Read more
On behalf of Infrastructure and Communities Minister Amarjeet Sohi (Edmonton Mill Woods, Alta.), Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould (Burlington, Ont.) announced that a new drinking water project for the Region of Halton has been approved under the Government of Canada’s Clean Water and Waste Water Fund. Eleanor McMahon, Ontario Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport; and Gary Carr, Regional Chair … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to Science Kate Young (London West, Ont.), Deb Matthews, Deputy Premier of Ontario and Member of Provincial Parliament for London North Centre, and Matt Brown, Mayor of the City of London, announced that 22 new projects in London have been approved under the Government of Canada’s Clean Water and Waste Water Fund. The federal government is … Read more
On behalf of Infrastructure and Communities Minister Amarjeet Sohi (Edmonton Mill Woods, Alta.), Liberal MP David McGuinty (Ottawa South, Ont.) announced that 18 new projects in Ottawa have been approved under the Government of Canada’s Clean Water and Waste Water Fund. The federal government is providing up to 50 per cent of funding for these projects—$30.2 million. … Read more
