Infrastructure and Communities Minister Amarjeet Sohi (Edmonton Mill Woods, Alta.), Eddie Joyce, Newfoundland Minister of Municipal Affairs and Environment and Charles Pender, Mayor of Corner Brook, announced more than $3 million in joint federal-provincial funding for the replacement of the Corner Brook Main Street bridge. Work involves replacing the aging structure with a new, safer and bigger … Read more
Through the Municipal Asset Management Program, municipalities will be able to access grants to fund activities such as asset management needs or risk assessments; asset management plans, policies and strategies; data collection and reporting; asset management training and organizational development; and knowledge transfer, development and sharing. The new funding is offered by the Municipal Asset Management … Read more
Infrastructure and Communities Minister Amarjeet Sohi (Edmonton Mill Woods, Alta.) announced that the Government of Canada has launched open, transparent and merit-based selection processes to identify the Bank’s senior leadership with the goal of having the Canada Infrastructure Bank operational in late 2017, subject to Parliamentary approval. The Government will first select a Chairperson of the … Read more
Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr (Winnipeg South Centre, Man.) and Eileen Clarke, Manitoba Minister of Indigenous and Municipal Relations, joined Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman to officially break ground on the Waverley Street Underpass project. The $155-million, multi-faceted project includes the replacement of the existing at-grade railway crossing at Waverley Street and Taylor Avenue with an underpass. The Waverley … Read more
Infrastructure and Communities Minister Amarjeet Sohi (Edmonton Mill Woods, Alta.) joined Joe Savikataaq, Nunavut Minister of Community and Government Services, to announce over $230 million in joint funding for nine projects across 19 communities to upgrade solid waste management, and water and wastewater systems throughout the territory. The Government of Canada is providing up to $30,948,435 through the … Read more
Denis Coderre, Mayor of Montreal, Martin Coiteux, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Land Occupancy, Minister of Public Security, and Minister responsible for the Montreal area and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.) unveiled the design concept for the future Esplanade Clark, to be located in the … Read more
National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier (Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Que.) and Sébastien Proulx, Minister of Education, Recreation and Sports, Minister of Families, and Minister Responsible for the Gaspésie–Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine Region, announced an investment of close to $12.6 million for three water projects in Gaspésie under the Clean Water and Wastewater Fund. The Government of Canada is investing nearly $7.6 million … Read more
Liberal MP Larry Bagnell (Yukon), John Streicker, Minister of Community Services, Government of Yukon and City of Whitehorse Mayor Dan Curtis announced funding of $2.8 million under the federal Gas Tax Fund for three wastewater projects in Whitehorse. The Marwell Lift Station, which processes the majority of the city’s wastewater, will be upgraded to improve its efficiency. Upgrades … Read more
Treasury Board President Scott Brison (Kings-Hants, N.S.) and Labi Kousoulis, Nova Scotia Minister of the Public Service Commission, announced $10 million in joint federal‒provincial funding for the construction of a new YMCA facility in the Greater Halifax/Dartmouth region. The new building will include an aquatic centre, a gymnasium and indoor track, child-care facilities, and community resource centres … Read more
Families, Children and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.) along with Michel Matte, MNA for Portneuf, announced that the governments of Canada and Quebec will each invest more than $2.2 million for four projects in the Portneuf region. This financial support comes from the New Building Canada Fund, Small Communities Fund–Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Component. The project in Saint-Ubalde … Read more
