Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador invest in projects to benefit residents in six communities 

From: Infrastructure Canada

News release

Rushoon, Newfoundland and Labrador, October 14, 2020—The safety and well-being of Canadians are top priorities of the governments of Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador. But the COVID-19 pandemic has affected more than Canadians’ personal health; it is also having a profound impact on the economy.

That is why governments have been taking decisive action to support families, businesses and communities, and continue to look ahead to see what more can be done.

Today, Churence Rogers, Member of Parliament for Bonavista−Burin−Trinity, on behalf of the Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development; the Honourable Derrick Bragg, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure; and Jill Mulrooney, Mayor of the Town of Rushoon announced funding for six projects to make communities safer and provide residents with better roads in Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador.

Residents of the Municipality of Rushoon will benefit from the replacement of the ice wall to protect dwellings along the river. The municipalities of Glovertown, Lumsden, and Grand Bank will benefit from road and street upgrades and paving. Residents and drivers in New-Wes-Valley will benefit from the replacement of the Newtown Bridge; and residents of Gambo will benefit from stormwater upgrades to Pine Tree Road.

The Government of Canada is investing more than $1.1 million in these projects through the Rural and Northern Communities Infrastructure Stream (RNIS) of the Investing in Canada infrastructure plan. The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador is providing over $1.2 million and the municipalities combined are contributing more than $1 million. The federal Gas Tax Fund provides more than $304,000. 

Quotes

“These infrastructure investments are important to strengthening rural communities. These projects will help create well-paying, stable jobs during the construction phase, and they will have positive and long-lasting effects well into the future. We are contributing to our country’s economic recovery in these unprecedented times, so that our communities remain among the best places to live, work and raise a family.”

Churence Rogers, Member of Parliament for Bonavista−Burin−Trinity, on behalf of the Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development

“Investments such as these are so important to rural communities. They provide much-appreciated improvements to make roads safer and infrastructure to help with protection against floods and spring runoff.”

The Honourable Derrick Bragg, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure

Quick facts

  • Through the Investing in Canada infrastructure plan, the Government of Canada is investing more than $180 billion over 12 years in public transit projects, green infrastructure, social infrastructure, trade and transportation routes, and Canada’s rural and northern communities.

  • $26.9 billion of this funding is supporting green infrastructure in Canadian communities.

  • The Government of Canada has invested more than $491 million towards over 565 infrastructure projects across Newfoundland under the Investing in Canada plan.

  • To support Canadians and communities during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new stream has been added to the over $33-billion Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program to help fund pandemic-resilient infrastructure. Existing program streams have also been adapted to include more eligible project categories, and some administrative requirements have been streamlined to accommodate faster approvals. 

  • The COVID-19 Resilience Stream will help other orders of governments whose finances have been significantly impacted by the pandemic by increasing the federal cost share for public infrastructure projects to 80% in the provinces. Federal funding will cover 100% of the cost of projects in the territories and for projects with Indigenous recipients.

  • The Canada Healthy Communities Initiative will provide up to $31 million in existing federal funding to support communities as they deploy innovative new ways to adapt spaces and services to respond to immediate and ongoing needs arising from COVID-19 over the next two years.

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