MP Bev Shipley Announces Important Investment through the Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program.

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Harper Government Supports Community Infrastructure in Lambton-Kent-Middlesex

Strathroy, Ontario—Lambton-Kent-Middlesex MP Bev Shipley, on behalf of the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), today announced that Lambton-Kent-Middlesex will receive funding through the Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program.
The Harper government has approved a total of up to $418,681 for 11 projects across the riding. Municipalities that have received funding are Dresden, Wallaceburg, Grand Bend, Forest, Alvinston, Ilderton, Glencoe, Strathroy and Lucan.
This announcement is one of many for projects approved through the program that will improve and preserve community spaces across southern Ontario, with the aim of giving back to Canadians and creating a lasting legacy as Canada prepares to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Confederation in 2017. The program is expected to boost economic activity through infrastructure investment, build community-based parnerships and modernize existing community facilities. The contributions are contingent on the execution of contribution agreements with recipients.
Quick Facts

• Over the coming weeks, local announcements for projects approved through the Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program in southern Ontario will take place across southern Ontario.
• Projects have been selected based on program criteria, including the extent to which funding was leveraged from other sources, construction-readiness, and linkages to Canada 150.
• The Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program is one of several infrastructure-related initiatives that the Harper Government has undertaken to generate well-being and prosperity in communities across Canada.
• It builds on FedDev Ontario’s delivery of the Community Infrastructure Improvement Fund and the Recreational Infrastructure Canada Program in Ontario, which represented a federal investment of more than $225 million and supported more than 1180 projects.