| November 20, 2009 CANADA—BRITISH COLUMBIA PARTNER TO CREATE JOBS AND STIMULATE LOCAL ECONOMY MAPLE RIDGE – A $9 million upgrade of the sewer system at the Alouette and Fraser Regional Correctional Centres is creating jobs and supporting the expansion of the facilities, announced Pitt Meadows-Maple Ridge-Mission MP Randy Kamp and Maple Ridge-Mission MLA Marc Dalton. This project is just one example of both governments’ commitment to stimulating the British Columbia economy through the creation of jobs in our communities. “The Government of Canada's Economic Action Plan continues to deliver results right here in our community and across British Columbia,” says Kamp. “Working together with all levels of government, we can build the infrastructure that will help the economy to thrive now and in the future.” “These two facilities create a huge number of jobs in the region, and they also serve the province by keeping criminals off our streets,” says Dalton. The province of British Columbia will invest up to $6 million in the project. The Government of Canada will contribute the balance of the total eligible project cost of $3 million. Sanitary sewer extension will expand the capacity of the Alouette Correctional Centre for Women and the Fraser Regional Correctional Centre. The construction route will follow 128 Avenue corridor from 237 to 256 Street. This project is one of 27 across the province that will break ground thanks to close to $180 million in joint federal and provincial funding. The Governments of Canada and British Columbia have taken steps to get shovels in the ground and to flow money faster for targeted infrastructure projects starting in the 2009 construction season. The projects are funded under the Province’s three-year, $14-billion capital infrastructure program, which will create up to 88,000 jobs and help build vital public infrastructure in every region of B.C. To date, over $4.1 billion has already been announced for projects across British Columbia, which will create an estimated 26,000 jobs For more information on Canada’s Economic Action Plan, please visit www.actionplan.gc.ca. The website www.creatingjobs.gc.ca has more information on federal infrastructure investments in British Columbia. -30- | |
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