The Honourable Vic Toews, MP for Provencher, applauded the launch of the Harper Government’s new Community Infrastructure Improvement Fund (CIIF).
The City of Steinbach has given a brief update on Steinbach’s 2012 infrastructure projects.
Provincial consultation is underway to ensure municipalities have input into how funding under the next cost-shared infrastructure program will be used.
Representatives from the federal, provincial and municipal governments joined Niverville residents today to celebrate the completion of important upgrades to the town’s water treatment plant.
The provincial government will make major investments in Manitoba’s roads and bridges this year and continue repairing flood-damaged infrastructure across the province.
Doug Dobrowolski, President of the Association of Manitoba Municipalities (AMM) is hoping tomorrow’s provincial budget at the Manitoba Legislature will acknowledge two of the lobby group’s priorities – infrastructure and housing.
Vic Toews, MP for Provencher applauded an initiative included in Economic Action Plan 2012 which proposes $150 million over two years to support repairs and improvements to existing small public infrastructure facilities through the Community Infrastructure Improvement Fund.
Steinbach’s 2012 Capital Works projects were awarded to Darco Enterprises of Winnipeg for the tendered amount of $1,929,760.
This past October, I had the pleasure of announcing that six Manitoba municipalities had been approved for low-cost infrastructure loans as part of Canada’s Economic Action Plan.
A recently conducted poll by the Association of Manitoba Municipalities (AMM) shows Manitobans think investing in municipal infrastructure over and above existing levels should be a top priority for the provincial government over the next four years.
