Port Coquitlam – Ron McKinnon, Member of Parliament for Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam, and His Worship Brad West, Mayor of Port Coquitlam, announced a federal investment of $840,000 to support the development of a 1.5km multi-use path along Prairie Avenue in Port Coquitlam. The path will run from the Traboulay PoCo Trail connection west of Shaughnessy Street to Coast Meridian Road. It …
Investing in water, wastewater infrastructure in Region of Queens
Region of Queens Municipality – Lena Metlege Diab, Member of Parliament for Halifax West, Kim Masland, Minister of Public Works, and Her Worship Darlene Norman, Mayor of the Region of Queens Municipality, announced more than $2.6 million in joint funding for water and wastewater infrastructure upgrades in the Region of Queens Municipality. Funding will go towards upgrading and replacing water, …
Upgrading wastewater, transportation infrastructure in Lunenburg
Cookville – Kody Blois, Member of Parliament for Kings—Hants, Susan Corkum-Greek, Minister of Economic Development and Member of the Legislative Assembly for Lunenburg, Carolyn Bolivar-Getson, Mayor of the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg, and Matt Risser, Mayor of the Town of Lunenburg, announced a combined investment of more than $28.8 million to upgrade wastewater and active transportation infrastructure in …
IInvesting for Canada’s rich network of protected, conserved areas
Ottawa – Nature is part of the Canadian national identity. This is part of what drives Canada’s commitment to maintaining the momentum from the 15th United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity Conference of the Parties (COP15). In December, the world came together and reached a historic agreement to address the critical loss of biodiversity, because protecting nature has never been …
Evangeline Recreation Centre
Summerside – Bobby Morrissey, Member of Parliament for Egmont, Glen McInnis, President of the Evangeline Recreation Commission, and Gary McRae, President of the Board Tignish Sports & Recreation Association, announced a federal investment of $316,800 for each project to upgrade the energy efficiency of two community arenas in Western Prince Edward Island. This funding will support the installation of solar …
Investing in new building for University of PEI’s Faculty of Medicine
Charlottetown – Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Dennis King, Premier of Prince Edward Island, Sean Casey, Member of Parliament for Charlottetown, Heath MacDonald, Member of Parliament for Malpeque, Robert Morrissey, Member of Parliament for Egmont, Ernie Hudson, Minister of Health and Wellness, Cory Deagle, Minister of Transportation …
Investing in electrification of St John’s bus fleet
St John’s – Joanne Thompson, Member of Parliament for St. John’s East, Sheilagh O’Leary, Deputy Mayor of St. John’s, on behalf of His Worship Danny Breen, Mayor of St. John’s, and Sue Connor, Project Lead, Fleet Electrification for the City of Burlington and member of the Board of Directors at the Canadian Urban Transit Research & Innovation Consortium (CUTRIC), on …
Eastern Nova Scotia to benefit from accessible public transit
Sheet Harbour – Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship and Member of Parliament for Central Nova, Kent Smith, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Eastern Shore, and Cathy Deagle Gammon, Member of the Board of Directors of MusGo Rider Valley-Sheet Harbour Cooperative Ltd., announced joint funding of $103,625 to purchase a wheelchair accessible vehicle to service the communities …
Improving water, wastewater infrastructure in NS, Cumberland County
Springhill – Kody Blois, Member of Parliament for Kings‒Hants; Tory Rushton, Minister of Natural Resources and Renewables and Member of the Legislative Assembly for Cumberland South, and His Worship Murray Scott, Mayor of the Municipality of the County of Cumberland, announced more than $6.4 million in joint funding to improve the County’s water and wastewater infrastructure. Work will be carried out …
Modernizing Imperial Theatre in Saint John
Saint John – Wayne Long, Member of Parliament for Saint John—Rothesay and Li Song, Vice-President of Imperial Theatre Board of Directors, announced joint funding of more than $2.69 million to retrofit the historic Imperial Theatre in Saint John. The green modernization of this iconic theatre will help ensure it continues to provide the community with cultural experiences for generations to …