July 9, 2015 – Sault Ste. Marie, ON – Office of the Minister of the Environment, Parks Canada
Bryan Hayes, Member of Parliament for Sault Ste. Marie, on behalf of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, today announced infrastructure investments totalling more than $16 million in Pukaskwa National Park and Sault Ste. Marie Canal National Historic Site in Northern Ontario.
This major investment includes significant work to the Pukaskwa National Park entry road and administration building as well as on several buildings and structures within Sault Ste. Marie Canal National Historic Site.
These projects are the result of an unprecedented investment by the Government of Canada to support infrastructure work in our national historic sites, national parks and national marine conservation areas. This investment represents the largest federal infrastructure plan in the 104-year history of Parks Canada, ensuring these cherished places are protected and secured for the future while also creating and protecting jobs and opportunities.
Jonathan Lefebvre
Office of the Minister of the Environment
819-997-1441
Kristy McKay
Public Relations and Communications Officer
Northern Ontario Field Unit
705-255-6714
kristy.mckay@pc.gc.ca
Media Relations
Parks Canada
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