Prime Minister Stephen Harper today highlighted the progress of construction at the City Centre Park Sportsplex in Langford. He was accompanied by Stockwell Day, President of the Treasury Board of Canada and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway; Gary Lunn, Minister of State (Sport); and John Duncan, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians, and Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency.
"Our Government is committed to promoting sports and physical activity as part of a healthy lifestyle for all Canadians," said Prime Minister Harper. "The City Centre Park Sportsplex project is one of hundreds of sports and recreation initiatives being funded across the country by our Economic Action Plan. These projects are creating local jobs, stimulating the economy and helping to improve the quality of life for Canadians throughout the country."
The new City Centre Park Sportsplex will house an indoor ice rink and a ten- pin bowling facility, and will include washrooms, change rooms and lobby area.
Through Canada's Economic Action Plan and the Building Canada Fund – Communities Component and Top-Up, nearly 1,400 infrastructure projects across the country, including more than 130 in British Columbia, have been funded.
Since July 2009, Canada's Economic Action Plan has contributed to the creation of more than 460,000 new jobs and helped the country emerge from the global economic crisis faster and stronger than most other major industrial countries around the world.
For more information on Canada's Economic Action Plan, visit http://www.actionplan.gc.ca
