Hamilton, Ontario, November 12, 2011 – Representatives from all three levels of government toured Hamilton's new Multi-Agency Training Academy today, to celebrate the official opening of the partnership project between Hamilton Fire, Hamilton Police and Emergency Medical Services (EMS).
This one-of-a-kind facility permanently houses all of the city's fire, police and EMS divisions in one complex, as well as the emergency management and preparedness division. The Multi-Agency Training Academy consists of three components: a multi-storey building and indoor training facility for fire, police, primary response and emergency preparedness, an outdoor training tower, and a working fire and EMS station.
"Our government is proud to invest in this impressive new complex, and I am pleased to witness firsthand the success of Canada's Economic Action Plan,"
said David Sweet, Member of Parliament for Ancaster–Dundas–Flamborough–Westdale, on behalf of the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities. "In addition to improving the capacity of Hamilton's police, fire and emergency services to protect our communities, this project has created jobs and boosted the local economy."
"Our government is making targeted infrastructure investments to stimulate the economy, strengthen and support our communities,"
said the Honourable Ted McMeekin, Member of Provincial Parliament for Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale and Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. "We are proud to have contributed to this priority project, which created up to 300 jobs during construction and will help our City's emergency workers continue to serve our residents and keep them safe."
"I want to thank the Provincial and Federal governments for their commitment to this new state-of-the-art facility,"
said Mayor Bob Bratina. "We are confident this multi-agency training academy will help us meet our commitment to providing the highest quality service, care and protection to our community."
The governments of Canada and Ontario are each contributing one-third of total eligible project costs, up to a maximum of $8.3 million, toward this project. The City of Hamilton contributed the balance of the total project cost of $25 million.
Federal support for this project comes from the Government of Canada's Infrastructure Stimulus Fund, which resulted in over 4,100 infrastructure projects across the country.
This project supports Building Together, Ontario's long-term infrastructure plan to repair, rebuild and renew the province's roads and highways, bridges, public transit, schools and postsecondary institutions, hospitals and courthouses. Since 2003, the Government of Ontario has created and supported 600,000 jobs and invested $62 billion in infrastructure. Through Building Together, Ontario will continue to make significant investments in public infrastructure, starting with an investment of more than $35 billion over the next three years.
For additional information about investments in infrastructure, visit infrastructure.gc.ca.
For further information about Canada's Economic Action Plan, visit actionplan.gc.ca.
To download a short broadcast-quality video highlighting a few of the many successful infrastructure projects across Canada, visit infrastructure.gc.ca/video/video-eng.html.
For more information on how Ontario is revitalizing its infrastructure, visit ontario.ca/infrastructure.
Contacts
Pierre Floréa
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities
613-991-0700
Ontario Ministry of Infrastructure
416-327-7226
Mike Kirkopoulos
Office of the City Manager
City of Hamilton
905-546-2424 extension 2261
Infrastructure Canada
613-960-9251
Or Toll-Free 1-877-250-7154
