| Grand total of infrastructure investments: |
$14.35 M |
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| Infrastructure projects: |
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| Lower Fort Garry National Historic Site (NHS) |
| Project descriptions: |
| Historic stone wall repair |
$5.9 M |
| Repair the perimeter limestone walls surrounding Lower Fort Garry to ensure the stability of the resource over a long lifecycle and to sustain meaningful visitor experience at the Lower Fort Garry National Historic Site. |
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| Rehabilitation of heritage buildings |
$3.4 M |
| Project includes the addition of insulation and heat to the Fur Loft; improving accessibility of the Big House; and improving/upgrading fire protection and electrical systems for the Big House, Fur Loft and Men’s House. |
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| Water and wastewater system replacement |
$4.6 M |
| Replace water and wastewater system at Lower Fort Garry NHS (potable water - well, treatment facility and distribution system; wastewater - collection and treatment facility), where the existing system is nearing the end of its service life. |
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| Site Description: |
| Lower Fort Garry NHS is the place where Treaty No. 1 was made between the Saulteaux (Ojibwa) and Swampy Cree First Nations people and the Crown. As a Hudson's Bay Company post, it was also a focus for industry and transport, as well as a supply and distribution centre for the fur trade of the company's Northern Department. The site has been used by the federal government for public purposes in the 1870s, notably as the first training base for the North West Mounted Police. |
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| Prince of Wales National Historic Site |
| Project descriptions: |
| Cape Merry Battery and powder magazine repointing |
$100 K |
| To repair and stabilize the historic stone cannon battery and powder magazine, resources of national historic significance, at Cape Merry Battery, part of Prince of Wales Fort NHS. |
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| Site Description: |
| Built by the Hudson’s Bay Company between 1731 and 1771 to protect its fur trading interests in the region, Prince of Wales Fort NHS is a large, stone, Vauban-style fortification. Today, it stands as a testament to the struggle between the English and the French for control of the resources in the area. |
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| Parks Canada Visitor Centre |
| Project descriptions: |
| Churchill Heritage Railway Station platform replacement |
$350 K |
| Recapitalize the concrete platform at the heritage railway station that is home to the Parks Canada Visitor Centre and offices in Churchill while continuing to serve its original function. |
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| Site Description: |
| The Parks Canada Visitor Centre, located in the Churchill Heritage Railway Station (which is an active VIA Rail station), is a place where visitors can learn more about Wapusk National Park, and York Factory and Prince of Wales Fort national historic sites, and take a tour, sit in on presentations and participate in other Parks Canada programs. |
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| * Please note that the sum of individual project values may not equal the grand total indicated at the top of this document due to standard rounding errors. |
