Government of Alberta

Canada and Alberta Provide Infrastructure Boost to Communities Under 100,000

May 21, 2009
Canada and Alberta Provide Infrastructure Boost to Communities Under 100,000
Funding will create jobs, boost local economy
Penhold... Rob Merrifield, Canada’s Minister of State for Transport, and Luke Ouellette, Alberta’s Minister of Transportation, today announced a joint investment of more than $226.9 million for 73 projects to stimulate the economy, support continued economic growth and help communities under 100,000 residents throughout Alberta meet their pressing infrastructure needs.

Over $122.9 million for 33 projects will be funded through existing federal ‘Communities Component’ investments. More than $104 million for the remaining 40 projects will be under the $500 million national “top up” that was provided in Canada’s Economic Action Plan for ‘Communities Component’ projects that can be built over the next two years. Of the provincial share, in excess of $50 million will come from the Alberta Capital Plan.

Also part of today’s announcement, the Government of Canada and the Government of Alberta are each setting aside $80 million under the Economic Action Plan’s Infrastructure Stimulus Fund for eligible projects that were submitted under the ‘Communities Component.’ The successful projects will be announced soon.

“We are teaming up with the Alberta government and local communities to deliver results to Albertans by building roads, upgrading wastewater and water treatment facilities, and improving broadband capacity,” said Minister Merrifield. “Thanks to the strong relationship between our two governments, we can work together to help Alberta communities remain competitive and prosperous. We understand the importance of investing in roads and other infrastructure to boost the economy, create jobs, and make our communities stronger.”

“This investment in municipal infrastructure will address much-needed projects in our communities and help keep Albertans working - one of the province’s priorities in these uncertain economic times,” said Minister Ouellette. “Alberta is pleased to continue to work in co-operation with the federal government on this and other shared funding programs.”

The Government of Canada’s 2009 Economic Action Plan is accelerating and expanding the existing federal investment of $33 billion in infrastructure across Canada with almost $12 billion in new infrastructure stimulus funding over the next two years.

Central to Alberta’s Budget 2009 is Alberta’s Capital Plan, which supports $7.2 billion in 2009-10 and a record $23.2 billion over three years to build roads, health care facilities, schools and other public infrastructure. This year’s investment alone will support over 80,000 jobs across the economy directly benefitting Albertans and Alberta communities. This capital investment complements the government’s four-point plan for economic recovery, which calls for keeping an eye on spending, using savings to protect programs and services for Albertans while keeping taxes low, continuing to invest in infrastructure, and promoting the province on the world stage.

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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 Alberta.

Contacts:

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

Infrastructure Canada
613-948-1148

Jerry Bellikka
Communications
Alberta Transportation
780-237-5509

Canada-Alberta Building Canada Fund - Communities Component

Under the Communities Component, the governments of Canada and Alberta are contributing two-thirds of the total eligible costs of these projects, while Alberta communities are contributing the remainder of the funds.

Canada and Alberta are working together to create jobs and boost the economy, while making significant investments that help communities improve their infrastructure. Both governments have agreed to work together to ensure that these funds are delivered quickly and efficiently to municipalities in Alberta.

Under the Communities Component, projects were evaluated by a federal-provincial committee through a competitive application-based process.

Category	Program Component	Project Location	Project Title
Water Infrastructure	Communities Component	Town of Sundre	Water and Wastewater Eastside Servicing
		County of Lethbridge	Mountain Meadows Production Well Facility
		Kneehill County	Selkirk Water Service Area Rural Water Distribution System
		Village of Berwyn	Water Plant Upgrade
		County of Stettler	County of Stettler Central-East and South-East Region Water Servicing
		Clear Hills, Municipal District of Clear Hills	Worsley Water Treatment Plant
	Top up	Special Areas Board of 2,3,4	Cessford and District Water Line
		Village of Cereal	HKRWSC Water Treatment Plant Clarifier Upgrade
		Village of Cereal	HKRWSC Sheerness Pump House Emergency Generator & MCC
		Cypress County	Westside Water Co-op Ltd. - Rural Water Pipeline
		Camrose County	Water Infrastructure: Addressing a Shortage of Quality Drinking Water and Mitigating Potential Risks
		Town of Rimbey	Water Storage and Distribution improvements
		County of Paintearth	Paintearth Regional Reservoir Project
		Municipal District of Rocky View	Bragg Creek Potable Water Treatment Plant & Intake
		Town of Slave Lake	Municipal Water Treatment and Storage Improvements
		Town of Sylvan Lake	Main Water Reservoir Expansion
Wastewater Infrastructure	Communities Component	Town of Strathmore	Relocation of the Town of Strathmore Wastewater Outfall
	Top up	Town of Coalhurst	Sanitary Sewer Trunk
		Town of Chestermere	Lift Station #13 & New Force Main
		County of Lethbridge	Turin Wastewater System
		County of Grande Prairie	Clairmont Main Lift Station Upgrading and Force Main
		Village of Mannville	Mannville Sewage Lagoon Expansion
		Town of Eckville	Town of Eckville Lift Station and Forcemain Upgrades
		City of Wetaskiwin	WW-BCF-CC Wastewater Facility Upgrade
		Red Deer County	Hamlets of Benalto and Lousana Wastewater Storage and Treatment Upgrades
		Town of Sylvan Lake	Lakeshore Drive Stormwater Diversion
Local Roads Infrastructure	Communities Component	County of Athabasca	ALPAC/Grassland Connectors
		Municipal District of Foothills	498 Avenue Extension
		Town of High River	5th St SE Connection
		County of Warner	Coutts Canada/USA Border Heavy Truck Bypass Road
		Town of Cochrane	Centre Avenue Complete Street Connector
		Town of Ponoka	50 Street Rehabilitation
		Town of Beaumont	50th Street & 50th Avenue Upgrade
		City of Lethbridge	Scenic Drive North
		County of Grande Prairie	Base Gravel and Pave Range Road 63
		Brazeau County	Sunchild Road Base/Pave
		Town of Whitecourt	49th Avenue/47th Street Construction
		Leduc County	Nisku Road Reconstruction
		City of Spruce Grove	Arterial Road Network Expansion
		City of St. Albert	NorthWest Anthony Henday Connector Roads
	Top up	County of Wetaskiwin	Bridge File 2476
		City of Fort Saskatchewan	Highway 15/21 Corridor Improvements - 94th Street to 101 Street
		City of Airdrie	Veterans Boulevard Upgrade - 8th Street to 24th Street
		MacKenzie County	Hamlet of Fort Vermilion River Road Reconstruction
		County of Stettler	Stettler Resource Road
		Sturgeon County	195 th Avenue (Twp 542) & 66 and 82 Streets
		Town of Three Hills	Grantville Transportation and Drainage Upgrade
Others	Communities Component	Town of Redwater	Provident Place Phase IV Renovation
		Town of Drumheller	Badlands Community Facility - Library Project
		City of Grande Prairie	Prairie Art Gallery Restoration Project
		Municipality of Jasper	Jasper Municipal Library Renovation & Expansion
		City of Lethbridge	Community Performing Arts Centre
		Village of Youngstown	Youngstown Library expansion
		Town of Peace River	Peace River Municipal Library
		Beaver County	Beaver County Broadband Service
		Parkland County	Broadband Connectivity
		Strathcona County	Cogeneration of electricity using renewable biogas
		City of Grande Prairie	Grande Prairie Community Energy System
		County of Wetaskiwin	Waste Compaction System
		Town of Whitecourt	Twin Arenas and Curling Club Modernization
	Top up	Town of Morinville	Morinville Community Cultural Centre
		Town of Okotoks	Performing Arts Centre Rehabilitation
		Town of Innisfail	Innisfail Library
		Buffalo Lake Metis Settlement	Buffalo Lake Metis Settlement Museum & Cultural Interpretative Centre
		MacKenzie County	Zama City Library Facility
		Town of Penhold	Penhold Regional Multiplex Phase II (Library & Lobby)
		Mountain View County	Community Broadband Engagement Sites
		Town of Pincher Creek	Pincher Creek Multi-purpose Facility Solar Project
		Village of Veteran	Arena Upgrade
		Village of Boyle	Boyle Arena Energy Efficiency Renovations
		Village of Boyle	Energy Efficiency Renovations to Boyle & District Community Centre
		Town of Grande Cache	Grande Cache Recreation Centre Expansion Project
		Town of Whitecourt	Community Resource Centre

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