Assumption School to soon have electric school bus fleet

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Powell River —  Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada and Lisa Berg, Principal for Assumption School, announced a federal investment of $19,360 to plan for the conversion to an electric school bus for the pre-Kindergarten through Grade 9 school. This investment will support a planning project that will assess the feasibility …

City of Saint John invests in active transportation infrastructure

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Saint John – Wayne Long, Member of Parliament for Saint John–Rothesay, and John MacKenzie, Deputy Mayor of Saint John, announced a joint investment of more than $562,000 to enhance Saint John’s active transportation infrastructure. This funding will enable the construction of 340 metres of new connector sidewalk along Boars Head Road, providing a dedicated path for active transportation. This new section of …

Investing in energy efficient upgrades at Transcona United Church community 

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Winnipeg – Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, Russ Wyatt, Councillor, Transcona Ward for the City of Winnipeg, along with Breanna Drennan-Bilyk, Council Chair, Stephen McKendry-Smith, Environmental Coordinator, and the Reverend Carol Fletcher, Team Minister for Transcona Memorial United Church, announced a federal investment of more than $480,000 to upgrade the energy efficiency of Transcona Memorial United Church’s …

Canada, Calgary invest in greener future for public transit 

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Calgary – Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, George Chahal, Member of Parliament for Calgary Skyview, City of Calgary Mayor, Jyoti Gondek, and Jodie Parmar, Head of Project Development, Western Canada for the Canada Infrastructure Bank, announced a federal investment of more than $325 million to support the electrification of the city’s …

Ottawa invests in active transportation planning

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Ottawa – Chandra Arya, MP for Nepean, and His Worship Mark Sutcliffe, Mayor of the City of Ottawa, announced a joint investment of $500,000 to support seven active transportation planning projects in Ottawa. The City of Ottawa will assess the feasibility of various active transportation improvements, including new multi-use pathways and accessible crossings at several locations throughout the city, with the …

Invest in modernization of 2 schools in Eastern Montreal

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Montréal – Emmanuel Dubourg, Member of Parliament for Bourassa, and Suzanne Tremblay, Governmental Secretary for the Minister of Education and Member of the National Assembly for Hull, announced a joint investment of up to $1,342,639 to modernize two elementary schools in Eastern Montreal. For the occasion, they were joined by Marjolaine Dupuis, Executive Director of the Centre de services scolaire …

Investing in safe transportation options under Alaska Highway

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Whitehorse – Dr Brendan Hanley, Member of Parliament for Yukon, announced a federal investment of $50,000 to support community-led efforts to study active transportation in two neighbourhoods along the Alaska Highway in Whitehorse. The Alaska Highway divides Whitehorse and creates a barrier to accessing services, community recreational facilities, schools and impacts the movements of residents of all ages. This investment …

Investing in sewer upgrades to improve energy efficiency

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Whitbourne – Churence Rogers, Member of Parliament for Bonavista–Burin–Trinity, Elvis Loveless, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, Sherry Gambin-Walsh, Member of the House of Assembly for Placentia – St. Mary’s, and Her Worship Hilda Whelan, Mayor of Whitbourne, announced a joint investment of more than $1.5 million to support water and sewer infrastructure upgrades in Whitbourne. This investment will support water, storm …

Investing in revitalization of Broadway’s tree canopy in Winnipeg

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Winnipeg – Dan Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs and Minister responsible for PrairiesCan and CanNor and Member of Parliament for Saint Boniface-Saint Vital, and Scott Gillingham, Mayor of the City of Winnipeg, announced a joint investment of more than $5.4 million to support the Trees on Broadway project. Broadway is a historic street located in Winnipeg’s downtown. Due to various factors, …

Investing in ventilation, heating, cooling upgrades in schools 

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Winnipeg – Terry Duguid, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Member of Parliament for Winnipeg South, and James Teitsma, Minister of Consumer Protection and Government Services, announced a joint investment of more than $13.1 million to upgrade ventilation systems in 32 schools and healthcare facilities across Manitoba. In Winnipeg, 20 schools and healthcare facilities will see upgrades because …