Residents of Niagara-on-the-Lake will benefit from joint federal, provincial and municipal funding to build its new Community Centre, 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 enhance local facilities and services in Niagara and create local jobs, when the need for economic stimulus is greatest.

The governments of Canada and Ontario will each invest up to $2,031,000 in the project. The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake will contribute the balance of the total eligible project cost of up to $2,031,000.

“I am pleased to announce the federal contribution towards the new community centre for Niagara-on-the-Lake,” said Minister Nicholson. “This new facility will be home to a range of activities for the residents of Niagara-on-the-Lake and will certainly be a great benefit and welcome addition to the community.”

“This investment will allow the Town-of-Niagara-on-the-Lake to finally complete their proposed community centre,” said Mr. Craitor. “Our additional investment of $2 million comes on top of our commitment of $1.5 million nearly two years ago. This will give the town nearly $7.5 million to build a first class facility for the citizens of Niagara-on-the-Lake.”

“This announcement is very exciting for our community,” said Lord Mayor Gary Burroughs. ”We look forward to starting work on our new community centre in the very near future.”
 
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.

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