Governments of Canada and Ontario Make Infrastructure Investments in Newmarket & Aurora
(Newmarket-Aurora, Ontario, February 20, 2009) - Residents of Newmarket and Aurora will benefit from joint federal, provincial and municipal funding to rehabilitate the Old Town Hall in Newmarket and waste water infrastructure in Aurora, announced Newmarket-Aurora MP Lois Brown. Both projects are examples of all levels of government working together to stimulate the economy by reducing red tape, creating jobs and getting shovels into the ground.
The governments of Canada and Ontario will each invest up to $1,698,621 for Newmarket's Old Town Hall renovations and $1,580,000 for Aurora's waste water infrastructure rehabilitation. The municipalities will contribute the balance of the total eligible project costs of up to $5 million and $4.8 million respectively. Funds for these projects will enhance local facilities and services when the need for economic stimulus is the greatest.
"Newmarket and Aurora's growing communities will benefit from these strategic investments," said Brown. "This announcement shows how governments are working together for the benefit of the residents they serve. Our government is pleased to be taking quick action following the January 27 budget to boost the local economy and move these projects forward. Investments in infrastructure create jobs, contribute to a cleaner environment and provide lasting benefits for residents. I'd like to thank Aurora Mayor Phyllis Morris and Newmarket Mayor Tony Van Bynen for their assistance in preparing and submitting their proposals for these important projects."
"We're creating jobs for families and making our communities stronger by investing in infrastructure in rural Ontario," said Leona Dombrowsky, Ontario Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. "This is another example of how the McGuinty government is keeping Ontario moving with targeted investments that matter to people in their everyday lives."
"These investments in important infrastructure projects in Newmarket and Aurora are particularly timely given the economic climate," said Newmarket-Aurora MPP Frank Klees.
These projects are two of 289 across the province that will soon break ground thanks to a federal-provincial-municipal investment of more than $1 Billion. The governments of Canada and Ontario have taken steps to get shovels in the ground and to flow money faster for targeted infrastructure projects in Ontario Communities for the 2009 and 2010 construction seasons. Because the federal and provincial governments understand that infrastructure investments will stimulate the economy, nearly 85 per cent of project applications were approved for funding.
Lois Brown, MP Newmarket-Aurora
16600 Bayview Ave., Ste. 206
Newmarket, ON L3X 1Z9
(905) 953-7515
BrownLo@parl.gc.ca
www.loisbrown.ca
*Also see the local media coverage from the Era on this announcement*
