For immediate release
Northwest Territories, October 1, 2009 – The Government of Canada is investing in key infrastructure projects across the country—using the jobs we are creating today to build a lasting legacy of sound infrastructure for the future. Federal Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq today underlined investments of over $400,000 for repair and restoration work in federal buildings and facilities across the Northwest Territories.
“Our Government’s top priority is protecting Canada’s economy. Investing in our federal buildings is just one way we are creating opportunities for local businesses here in the Northwest Territories and across the country,” said Minister Aglukkaq. “With eighty seven percent of year-one contracts to repair and renovate Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC)-owned buildings issued in just six months, this Government is turning our short-term challenges into long-term strengths.”
The Government of Canada, through PWGSC, is investing over $400,000 to repair and renovate government facilities in Yellowknife. Projects include roof replacements, electrical repairs, exterior mortar work, paving and fire protection upgrades. These projects are expected to provide work opportunities for over 5,000 small and medium-sized enterprises across the country.
“This Government is leveraging the most significant infrastructure investment in recent memory to protect the jobs we have while helping those hardest hit get back to work,” added Minister Aglukkaq. “We are staying the course, implementing Canada’s Economic Action Plan to ensure our country comes out of this global recession stronger and better off than when we went in.”
Contracting opportunities are open to all companies and are posted regularly on MERX™, the government’s electronic tendering system. The Government of Canada is investing $12 billion in new infrastructure funding for roads, bridges, broadband Internet access, electronic health records, laboratories and border crossings across Canada.
This news release and a backgrounder on these Economic Action Plan projects are available on PWGSC's Internet site at: http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/medias-media/index-eng.html.
For more information on the Economic Action Plan, visit www.actionplan.gc.ca.
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For more information, contact:
Josée Bellemare
Office of the Minister of Health
The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq
613-957-0200
Tom Corrigan
Regional Communications
Public Works and Government Services Canada, Western Region
780-497-3568
TTY (Telecommunications device for the hearing impaired)
This news release is available online at: www.actionplan.gc.ca.
Backgrounder
Under the Government of Canada’s Economic Action Plan, Public Works and Government Services Canada is investing over $400,000 for the repair and restoration work in the following federal buildings and facilities across the province of Northwest Territories:
Henry Larsen Building, 5010, 49th Avenue, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
PWGSC is making a number of upgrades to this building, including installing a fire stop penetration/ceiling, installing roof anchors and assessing the roof and conducting electrical and mechanical maintenance.
Greenstone Building, 5101, 50th Avenue, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
PWGSC is making many upgrades to this building, including electrical and mechanical maintenance, repairing a foundation wall, installing an auto-transfer switch and a chiller upgrade for operational deficiencies, and assessing the electrical switchgear panel and breaker.
