June 5, 2009
Komarnicki Announces Over
$5 Million in Federal-Provincial Funding for
Road Construction in Souris-Moose Mountain
Ottawa (June 5, 2009)— Ed Komarnicki, Member of Parliament for Souris-Moose Mountain and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development and to the Minister of Labour is pleased to announce the federal government will be investing over $2.5 million in five local road projects in three rural municipalities in the riding and one highway project. The money will be flowing from a federal-provincial partnership to support infrastructure projects across the province that will help stimulate the economy in Souris-Moose Mountain and create jobs.
“I am happy to see that we have cut red tape to speed up infrastructure projects and to put people to work now,” said Komarnicki. “This is a great example of federal-provincial cooperation at the local level where municipal construction ready infrastructure projects have been approved in time for this year’s and next year’s construction seasons.”
The $2.5 million flowing to Souris-Moose Mountain is part of the new federal $4-billion Infrastructure Stimulus Fund that is a key component of Canada’s Economic Action Plan. The Infrastructure Stimulus Fund provides funding to provincial, territorial and municipal construction-ready infrastructure rehabilitation projects that will be built during this year's and next year's construction seasons.
In Souris-Moose Mountain, the Government will be investing in five local road projects in the Rural Municipality of Brock No. 64, Rural Municipality of Browning No. 34 and Rural Municipality of Cymri No. 36. For these municipal projects, the federal government will contribute one-third of the eligible costs, with the municipalities and the provincial government contributing the remaining portion.
The Government is also investing in a highway improvement project to Highway 18 from Glen Ewen to Oxbow. For this project, the federal and provincial governments will each contribute fifty per cent of the project costs.
“I am most pleased to see our government making important investments in some key road construction projects in Souris-Moose Mountain,” said Komarnicki. “These projects will not only provide much needed improvements to local infrastructure, but they will play an important role in stimulating our local economy in the present while we build for the future.”
“A more formal and official announcement and presentation
for each of these projects will be made on site during the summer
once Parliament has recessed,” said Komarnicki.
Canada and Saskatchewan are working together to create jobs and boost the economy, while making significant investments that help communities improve their infrastructure. Both governments have agreed to work together to ensure that these funds are delivered quickly and efficiently.
Backgrounder
Infrastructure Stimulus Fund at Work in Souris-Moose Mountain
