Quebec Municipalities to Benefit from Canada-Quebec Investments in Infrastructure

Acceleration in investments under the Building Canada Fund-Quebec – Communities Component and the Pipeline Renewal Program (Programme de renouvellement des conduits – PRECO) improve the quality of life for Quebecers

• Backgrounder

Gatineau, Quebec, November 20, 2009 – The Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, the Honourable John Baird, together with the Minister of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy, Mr. Laurent Lessard, along with the Minister for Transport, Minister responsible for the Outaouais Region and Member of the National Assembly for Papineau, Mr. Norman MacMillan, announced that the governments of Canada and Quebec have committed all monies under the Communities Component of the Building Canada Fund-Quebec. This represents approximately 100 projects with a total value of nearly $569 million that will help to revitalize our municipal infrastructure and contribute to job creation.

“Accelerating our investments under the Communities Component of the Building Canada Fund‑Quebec is part of our Economic Action Plan, which is intended to create jobs and stimulate our economy,” said Minister John Baird. “The facts speak for themselves. By working together, we have been able to launch one of the most ambitious infrastructure programs in the history of our country. We can see construction projects all over Quebec, and these will have tangible and sustainable impacts that will promote the competitiveness of municipalities while improving the quality of life for all Quebecers.”

“By providing the means to leave infrastructure in good shape for future generations, the Government of Quebec is unequivocally committed to intergenerational equity and sustainable development. Quality infrastructure is thus an essential element of a modern and rich economy. It is the main element of a Quebec in a new era of prosperity,” said Minister Laurent Lessard.

The governments of Quebec and Canada have each provided almost $202 million for approximately 100 projects, which represents more than $404 million in total government assistance, while the municipalities concerned have provided the remaining costs, for a total of just over $569 million of work.

The community projects will help a number of Quebec municipalities improve their infrastructure. Thanks to the amounts from the governments of Canada and Quebec, these communities can revitalize their infrastructure that have pressing needs, such as water filtration stations, water supply networks, local roads, and cultural and sports centres.

In addition, the federal and provincial representatives congratulated the City of Gatineau for its 28 projects that received close to $16 million from the governments of Canada and Quebec through PRECO. They also encouraged Quebec municipalities to continue submitting applications under PRECO since funding is still available. This program enables Quebec municipalities to complete the rehabilitation or replacement of water distribution and wastewater collection pipes.

This contribution announced by the Government of Canada has been granted through Canada's Economic Action Plan. For further details about this plan, visit
www.actionplan.gc.ca.

For additional information on the Quebec infrastructure plan, le Plan québécois des infrastructures, consult the www.infrastructures.gouv.qc.ca web site.

For further details on the Building Canada Fund-Quebec and the submission of funding applications, visit www.creatingjobs.gc.ca and www.mamrot.gouv.qc.ca.

For more information, contact:

Chris Day
Press Secretary
Office of Canada's Transport and Infrastructure Minister
613-991-0700

Sylvain Bourassa
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy
418-691-2050

Backgrounder
COMMUNITIES COMPONENT

The Communities Component of the Building Canada Fund-Quebec aims to finance infrastructure projects to be completed in Quebec municipalities that have fewer than 100,000 inhabitants. Costs are shared on a one-third basis among federal, provincial and municipal levels. Projects related to water quality, wastewater management and the support of local and regional development, are funded through the Communities Component.

PROJECTS

List of projects funded by the federal and provincial governments through the Building Canada Fund-Quebec – Communities Component

• ACTON VALE - MODIFICATION OF THE ACTON VALE ARENA
• ALBERTVILLE - WASTEWATER TREATMENT
• ANGE-GARDIEN - ENLARGEMENT OF WATER RESERVOIR
• ANGE-GARDIEN - REPAIR OF ROYALE AVENUE– PHASE 1 – WEST SECTOR
• BAIE-D'URFÉ - CONSTRUCTION OF A PEDESTRIAN/BICYCLE PATHWAY IN THE INDUSTRIAL PARK
• BATISCAN - RECONSTRUCTION OF P-1 WELLS
• BEAUCEVILLE - UPGRADE OF TREATMENT CENTRE AND PUMPING STATIONS
• BELLECHASSE - IMPROVEMENT WORK ON THE BICYCLE TRACK
• BOUCHERVILLE - INSTALLATION OF RUNOFF MAINS ON CATHERINE-FORESTIER STREET
• BOUCHERVILLE - INSTALLATION DE RUNOFF MAINS ON JACQUES-MÉNARD STREET
• BROMONT - MODIFICATION OF WASTEWATER COLLECTION IN THE DEUX-MONTAGNES, MONTCALM ET RICHMOND STREET SECTORS
• BROMONT - RECONSTRUCTION OF URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE – SHEFFORD STREET
• CAP-CHAT - WASTEWATER SANITATION
• CARIGNAN - NETWORK INSTALLATION IN THE CENTRE SECTOR
• CHATEAUGUAY – INSTALLATION OF WATER SUPPLY AND SANITARY SEWER NETWORKS ON ALLARD, LECOURT ET DORAIS STREETS
• CHELSEA - WASTEWATER SANITATION OF CENTRE SECTOR
• CONTRECOEUR - SEPARATION OF SEWER NETWORKS AND RENEWAL OF PUMPING STATIONS AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT
• COTEAU-DU-LAC - STANDARDIZATION OF FILTRATION PLANT
• COWANSVILLE - REPAIR OF INFRASTRUCTURE ON PRINCIPALE STREET
• COWANSVILLE - REPAIR OF BARKER RESERVOIR
• DESCHAILLONS-SUR-SAINT-LAURENT - MECHANICAL REPAIR OF WATER DISTRIBUTION STATION
• DESCHAMBAULT-GRONDINES - EXTENSION OF WATER DISTRIBUTION NETWORK, GRONDINES SECTOR
• DISRAELI - RENOVATION OF ARÉNA AND REDEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC PARKS
• DOLBEAU-MISTASSINI - DOLBEAU-MISTASSINI ARENAS – ARCHITECTURAL REPAIRS AND MODERNIZATION OF COOLING AND HEATING EQUIPMENT
• DUPUY - WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
• FARNHAM - REPAIR OF SEWER AND WATER INFRASTRUCTURE ON PRINCIPALE STREET EAST
• FARNHAM - REPLACEMENT OF WATER AND SEWER PIPES ON SAINT-PAUL STREET (ROUTE 235)
• FERMONT - WASTEWATER TREATMENT
• FRANQUELIN - RENEWAL OF MUNICIPAL WATER INFRASTRUCTURE
• GIRARDVILLE -  RENEWAL AND MODERNIZATION OF WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM
• GRANDE-RIVIÈRE - RENEWAL OF WATER PRODUCTION FACILITIES
• KIAMIKA - RECREATION PLANNING AT MUNICIPAL PARK
• LA DORÉ - MODERNIZATION OF WATER PRODUCTION SYSTEM - PHASE 1
• LA PRAIRIE - REPAIR WORK AT THE TREATMENT STATION
• LA RÉDEMPTION - WASTEWATER SANITATION
• LA SOCIÉTÉ HISTORIQUE DE NOUVELLE-BEAUCE-INC. - REDEVELOPMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION MUSEUM
• LAC-ETCHEMIN - REPAIR OF MUNICIPAL ARENA – PHASE 2
• LAC-SAINT-JEAN-EST - OPTIMIZATION PHASE II - VÉLOROUTE DES BLEUETS
• LÉRY - INSTALLATION OF WATER AND SANITARY SEWER NETWORKS IN DES PARCS SECTOR AND ON MANY STREETS
• LOBITNIÈRE-CENTRE - RENEWAL OF WATER SUPPLY AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT
• LONGUE-RIVE - WATER DISTRIBUTION AND DISCHARGE PROJECT AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT
• MARIEVILLE - RENEWAL OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT STATION
• MASSUEVILLE - REPLACEMENT OF WATER AND SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE ON BONSECOURS STREET
• MATANE - RESTORATION OF SP-2 PUMPING STATION
• MIRABEL - WATER TREATMENT IN SAINT-JANVIER SECTOR
• MONT-JOLI - REPLACEMENT OF WATER RESERVOIR
• MRC LES BASQUES - LIFT UPGRADES AT MONT-SAINT-MATHIEU PARK
• NOTRE-DAME-DES-PRAIRIES - WATER NETWORK ON HÉNAULT STREET
• NOTRE-DAME-DU-ROSAIRE - WATER RENEWAL, REPAIR OF WATER SUPPLY, SEWER AND SANITIZATION NETWORKS
• OKA - RENEWAL OF WATER PRODUCTION PLANT
• PLESSISVILLE - BLOWER REPLACEMENTS - WASTEWATER TREATMENT STATION
• POINTE-LEBEL - WATER SUPPLY - RENEWAL AND CAPACITY INCREASE OF THE TREATMENT PLANT
• POINTE-LEBEL - INSTALLATION OF WATER DISTRIBUTION AND WASTEWATER DISCHARGE NETWORKS FROM LANGLOIS AND MURRAY PARKS
• PORTNEUF - REPAIR OF 1ST AND 2ND AVENUES
• PRÉVOST - UPGRADE OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT STATION
• PRÉVOST - RENOVATION OF WATER SUPPLY INFRASTRUCTURE
• RÉGIE INTERM. D'AQUEDUC DU BAS-RICHELIEU – RENEWAL OF FILTRATION PLANT
• RICHMOND - REPLACEMENT OF WATER AND SEWER MAINS ON PRINCIPALE STREET NORTH (ROUTE 243)
• RIVIÈRE-BEAUDETTE - WASTEWATER SANITATION IN POINTE-LALONDE SECTOR
• ROUYN-NORANDA - EXPANSION AND RENOVATION OF DAVE KEON ARENA
• ROXTON POND – EXTENSION OF WATER AND SEWER NETWORKS AROUND LAKE ROXTON
• SAINT-ADOLPHE-D'HOWARD - EXTENSION OF SEWER AND WATER NETWORKS, VILLAGE SECTOR
• SAINT-ALPHONSE-DE-GRANBY - PROLONGEMENT DE LA RUE EXTENSION OF BRODEUR STREET TO ENABLE THE EXPANSION OF THE INDUSTRIAL PARK
• SAINT-ALPHONSE-RODRIGUEZ - INFRASTRUCTURE RENEWAL IN VILLAGE SECTOR
• SAINT-AMBROISE-DE-KILDARE - WASTEWATER SANITIZATION ON 30TH AVENUE
• SAINT-ANTOINE-SUR-RICHELIEU - EXPANSION OF COMMUNITY CENTRE COMMUNAUTAIRE FOR RECREATIONAL MEANS
• SAINT-AUGUSTIN-DE-DESMAURES - CONSTRUCTION OF LISBONNE STREET IN THE FRANÇOIS-LECLERC INDUSTRIAL PARK
• SAINT-BARNABÉ-SUD - WASTEWATER SANITATION
• SAINT-BERNARD-DE-MICHAUDVILLE - WASTEWATER SANITATION
• SAINT-BLAISE-SUR-RICHELIEU - EXPANSION AND RENOVATION OF COMMUNITY CENTRE AND RECREATIONAL CHALET
• SAINT-CHARLES-DE-BELLECHASSE - RENEWAL OF WATER INFRASTRUCTURE
• SAINT-CHRYSOSTOME – EXPANSION OF RECREATIONAL CHALET
• SAINT-CUTHBERT - WASTEWATER SANITATION
• SAINT-DAMASE-DE-L'ISLET - SEWERS AND WATER SANITIZATION
• SAINT-DAVID - DOMESTIC WASTEWATER SANITIZATION
• SAINT-DOMINIQUE-DU-ROSAIRE - WASTEWATER AND WATER COLLECTION AND SANITIZATION
• SAINTE-AGATHE-DES-MONTS - WASTEWATER TREATMENT STATION UPGRADE AND OVERFLOW CONTROLS
• SAINTE-ANNE-DES-PLAINES – DESIGN OF WASTEWATER RESERVOIR
• SAINTE-APPOLINE-DE-PATTON - WASTEWATER COLLECTION ET SANITIZATION
• SAINTE-BRIGITTE-DES-SAULTS - PUTTING NEW WELL INTO OPERATION; REPLACEMENT OF PART OF THE PIPELINE NETWORK; CONSTRUCTION OF A SEWER NETWORK
• SAINTE-CATHERINE - REPAIR OF SAINT-LAURENT BOULEVARD BETWEEN CENTRALE STREET AND 1ST AVENUE
• SAINTE-CÉCILE-DE-WHITTON - COLLECTION AND TREATMENT OF WASTEWATER IN SAINT-SAMUEL-STATION SECTOR
• SAINTE-CLAIRE – DESIGN OF COMMUNITY PARK
• SAINTE-JULIE - WASTEWATER TREATMENT
• SAINTE-LUCIE-DES-LAURENTIDES - WATER SUPPLY RENEWAL FOR VILLAGE AND LAC SWELL SECTORS
• SAINTE-MARCELLINE-DE-KILDARE - WATER SUPPLY RENEWAL FOR LAC MORIN SECTORS
• SAINTE-SABINE - WATER SUPPLY RENEWAL FOR THE LONGEANT SECTOR ALONG ROUTE 235
• SAINTE-URSULE – SANITIZATION OF PETIT-POSTE SECTOR
• SAINT-EUSTACHE - MODIFICATIONS TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT STATION
• SAINTE-VICTOIRE-DE-SOREL - WASTEWATER SANITIZATION
• SAINT-FÉLIX-DE-VALOIS - NEW COLLECTION AND WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM IN BELLEVILLE SECTOR
• SAINT-GABRIEL-DE-RIMOUSKI – ADDITION OF MUNICIPAL SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE D'ÉGOUT MUNUCIPAL TO SUPPORT REGIONAL DÉVELOPMENT RÉGIONAL
• SAINT-GEORGES - UPGRADE OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
• SAINT-GEORGES - REPAIR OF 115TH STREET AND 2ND AVENUE NETWORK
• SAINT-HIPPOLYTE - REVITALIZATION OF VILLAGE CENTRE
• SAINT-HYACINTHE – ADDITION OF ONE WATER SUPPLY MAIN FOR DOUVILLE SECTOR AND REPAIR OF VARIOUS INFRASTRUCTURE
• SAINT-JACQUES - REPLACEMENT OF WATER AND SANITARY SEWER MAINS ON SAINT-JACQUES AND DU COLLÈGE STREETS
• SAINT-JACQUES-DE-LEEDS - WATER AND WASTEWATER
• SAINT-JACQUES-LE-MINEUR - WASTEWATER SANITIZATION OF PARC LANDRY SECTOR
• SAINT-JEAN-DE-MATHA - REPAIR OF INFRASTRUCTURE ON SAINTE-LOUISE STREET (ROUTE 337)
• SAINT-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU - UPGRADE OF FILTRATION PLANT IN D'IBERVILLE SECTOR
• SAINT-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU - INSTALLATION OF SANITARY SEWERS AND WATER MAINS IN THE FLEUR DE LYS SECTOR
• SAINT-LAMBERT - WASTEWATER SANITIZATION
• SAINT-LOUIS-DE-GONZAGUE - COLLECTION AND SANITIZATION OF WASTEWATER
• SAINT-MARC-DU-LAC-LONG - WATER SUPPLY AND TREATMENT AND WASTEWATER SANITIZATION
• SAINT-MARCEL-DE-RICHELIEU - WASTEWATER SANITIZATION
• SAINT-MICHEL - WASTEWATER SANITIZATION INFRASTRUCTURE
• SAINT-PLACIDE - RENEWAL OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM
• SAINT-PROSPER - WATER TREATMENT AND DISTRIBUTION, WASTEWATER SANITIZATION
• SAINT-ROCH-DES-AULNAIES - WATER SUPPLY, INSTALLATION OF WATER NETWORK AND SANITARY AND RUNOFF SEWERS, AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM
• SAINT-TITE - WATER TREATMENT AND SUPPLY
• SAINT-ZÉNON - CONSTRUCTION OF WATER TREATMENT PLANT
• SENNEVILLE – COLLECTION OF WASTEWATER IN CREVIERVILLE SECTOR
• SHEFFORD - COLLECTION AND TREATMENT OF WASTEWATER IN SYLVIE STREET SECTOR
• THURSO - UPGRADE OF WATER PRODUCTION PLANT
• VAUDREUIL-DORION - MULTIDISCIPLINARY CENTRE OF CITÉ DES JEUNES - CONSTRUCTION OF A MULTIDISCIPLINARY AND SPORTS COMPLEX
• VAUDREUIL-DORION - REPAIR VAUDREUIL-DORION ARENA AND EXPANSION THROUGH THE ADDITION OF A NEW SKATING RINK
• WARWICK - WATER WORK, SEWER AND TRAFFIC LIGHTS ON L'HÔTEL-DE-VILLE STREET
• WESTBURY - RENEWAL OF WATER NETWORK ON VINCENT AND DEARDEN ROADS
• WESTMOUNT - UPGRADING EQUIPMENT OF ARENA-POOL