Alberta — Upgrades to an events and cultural facility and to the bridge structure along the main road will help improve a community area in Alberta, thanks to a combined investment of more than $5 million from the federal government and Saddle Lake Cree Nation. The Saddle Lake Cultural Centre and Community Hall retrofit included components to improve heat retention, replacement of some HVAC equipment, …
Toronto approves interim rate increase for services next year
Toronto – Toronto City Council approved a planned three per cent interim increase in rates and fees for Solid Waste Management Services and Toronto Water. This will maintain current service levels, provide adequate funds for future capital needs and will help avoid a more significant increase when the budget is approved. The interim rates and fees will take effect Monday, …
Investing in Canada’s most northerly fibre optic link
Inuvik – Michael McLeod, MP for Northwest Territories, Diane Archie, N.W.T Minister of Infrastructure, on behalf of Caroline Wawzonek, N.W.T. Minister of Finance, and Duane Smith, Chair and CEO of the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation, announced a joint investment of more than $19.7 million for the construction of a fibre optic line from Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk, bringing highspeed fibre optic communications to Tuktoyaktuk. …