PM Harper, Jacques Gourde, Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister, for Official Languages and for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, and Bernard Ouellet, Mayor of Saint-Apollinaire, participate in a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the completion of the new multipurpose centre in Saint-Apollinaire, Quebec.
Saint-Apollinaire, Quebec - 27 March 2015
Prime Minister Stephen Harper today participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the completion of the new multipurpose centre in Saint-Apollinaire, Quebec. This new facility will support the fitness and well-being of people from Saint-Apollinaire and neighbouring communities in Quebec’s Lotbinière region by offering a multitude of sports and recreational activities. He was joined by Denis Lebel, Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, Jacques Gourde, Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister, for Official Languages and for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, Bernard Ouellet, Mayor of Saint-Apollinaire, and Laurent Lessard, Quebec’s Minister of Forests, Wildlife and Parks, Minister responsible for the Centre-du-Quebec region, and Member for Lotbinière-Frontenac.
Support for the multipurpose centre was provided by the 2007 Building Canada Fund. The multipurpose centre, which is expected to officially open to the public in June, is a new two-floor, 3,800 square-metre facility that includes a double gymnasium, locker rooms, multipurpose rooms, administrative offices, a parking lot and outdoor landscaping.
Our support for this project demonstrates our Government’s unprecedented and historic investment in infrastructure to ensure Canada’s future economic growth. Since 2006, the Government of Canada has provided significant support for both new infrastructure in Quebec and enhancing existing assets, generating thousands of new jobs and improving the well-being of Quebecers and their families. This infrastructure support will generate benefits and long-term prosperity for the province and its citizens.
