Government of Canada and Government of Ontario Make Infrastructure Investments in Fort Erie

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February 13, 2009

Residents of Fort Erie will benefit from joint federal, provincial and municipal funding to build the North Crescent Park Storm Drainage Improvement project, announced today by the Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., Member of Parliament for Niagara Falls, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, and Kim Craitor, MPP for Niagara Falls. This project is just one example of all levels of government committed to stimulating the Ontario economy by reducing red tape, creating jobs for Ontarians, and getting shovels in the ground sooner.

This project will improve water and waste water services in Fort Erie and create local jobs, when the need for economic stimulus is greatest.

The governments of Canada and Ontario will each invest up to $1,112,333 in the project. The Town of Fort Erie will contribute the balance of the total eligible project cost of up to $1,112,333.

“Diverting waste water will help maintain a healthy and clean environment in Fort Erie, today and in the years to come,” said Minister Nicholson. “I am pleased to announce the federal contribution towards this essential infrastructure project in Fort Erie.”

“For the longest time the Fort Erie citizens of Crescent Park have had to put up with flooding and unsanitary conditions,” said Mr.Craitor. “This investment will provide the necessary infrastructure to allow that part of Fort Erie some comfort from the worry of sewer backups in their basements.”

“On behalf of the Fort Erie, we appreciate the speed of this announcement and approval of this essential infrastructure project to the Town,” said Fort Erie Mayor Doug Martin. “This funding meets the goal of our strategic plan set out by our Council, and we look forward to getting the shovels in the ground as soon as possible.”

This project is one 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.