Project made possible by the New Building Canada Plan
July 13 2015 –– Shediac, New Brunswick – Infrastructure Canada
Senator Carolyn Stewart Olsen, on behalf of the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, today announced $1,527,756 in federal funding for upgrades to Chesley Street in Shediac. Senator Stewart Olsen was joined by the Honourable Victor Boudreau, New Brunswick Minister of Health, Minister responsible for the Regional Development Corporation, and Minister responsible for Strategic Program Review, and Jacques LeBlanc, Mayor of the Town of Shediac.
The project involves upgrading and extending Chesley Street to meet the standards of a collector road, which will improve traffic flow. Given a boom in the residential, commercial and industrial sectors over the past two decades, the Town of Shediac has reached a point where traffic congestion is limiting community growth. These upgrades will reduce traffic-related problems and help pave the way for commercial and residential development.
The project announced today is among 39 projects recently approved for more than $85 million in joint funding under the Small Communities Fund in New Brunswick. These projects represent important investments in the drinking water, disaster mitigation and wastewater infrastructure that maintain safe, healthy communities. Once complete, the work will significantly improve key municipal services for residents and help boost regional development for years to come.
The $1-billion Small Communities Fund provides funding for priority public infrastructure projects that deliver on local needs across the country. Canada and New Brunswick will each provide $39,363,723 to support projects in New Brunswick communities with fewer than 100,000 residents over the course of the funding program. This will help address local infrastructure priorities and boost economies in small communities throughout the province well into the future.
Vincent Rabault
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and
Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec
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Jennifer Graham
Director of Communications
Department of Environment and Local Government
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Infrastructure Canada
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