Village of Minto Receives Funds to Upgrade Community Centre
News Release
Government of Canada invests in important community infrastructure
February 16, 2017 – Minto, NB – Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
The Village of Minto is renovating the ageing Minto Community Centre, which houses the Public Library as well as the NB Internment Camp Museum, thanks to an investment from the Government of Canada.
Pat Finnigan, Member of Parliament for Miramichi – Grand Lake, on behalf of the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), today announced $91,950 in funding to help the Village of Minto carry out this project.
The funds will enable the Village to repair and repaint the bricks on the exterior of the Minto Community Centre, repair cracks in its foundation, fix windows as well as repair water damaged floors in the library and museum.
The project is being partly funded through the Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program (CIP 150). Funding under the CIP 150 is delivered in Atlantic Canada through ACOA.These investments, to honour Canada’s 150th anniversary of Confederation, helps create jobs, boost economic activity, strengthen communities and celebrate Canada’s rich heritage and history.
Quotes
“Community centers and public gathering spaces form an essential part of every community. The Government of Canada believes that investing in strategic community projects to upgrade public facilities helps create new opportunities while strengthening the middle class and those seeking to join it.”
- The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development and Minister responsible for ACOA.
“The Government of Canada is pleased to be able to work closely with the Village of Minto to support this project which is important to the residents of this community. The entire region benefits when facilities are upgraded as they not only contribute to the vitality of the community, but also to the quality of life of the families that live there.”
- Pat Finnigan, Member of Parliament for Miramichi – Grand Lake
“The Village of Minto welcomes the ACOA funding to help our community with the retrofit of the building that houses our Public Library, Internment Camp Museum, GED Classroom, Minto Country Music Wall of Fame, and a meeting room for the use of a host of volunteer organizations. Phase one of this project will concentrate on water infiltration mitigation and would have been difficult to finance without the contribution from the federal government. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Pat Finnigan, MP for Miramichi – Grand Lake for his continued interest in our community and his efforts devoted to this file.”
- Donald Gould, Mayor, Village of Minto
Contacts
Lisa Gautreau
Acting Senior Communications Officer
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
506-471-1565
Wendy Flowers
Clerk Administrator
Village of Minto
506-327-3383