Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke to Receive Funding for Recreational Upgrades

June 26, 2009

Laurentian Valley Township, Ontario, June 26, 2009 —   MP Cheryl Gallant, (Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke), has announced that Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke will benefit from a joint federal and provincial investment of $1,727,965 to upgrade, build, and expand projects under the Recreational Infrastructure Canada program in Ontario (RInC Ontario) and Recreation Ontario (Ontario REC).

MP Cheryl Gallant was pleased to announce this project funding on behalf of communities in her Riding of Renfrew- Nipissing-Pembroke that received support under this program.  

“Recreational facilities are essential social and athletic hubs in our communities. They bring us together as families, friends and neighbours to have fun and to stay active,” said Gallant. “By investing in these types of projects, our government is investing in the health and well-being of residents across Ontario,” remarked MP Cheryl Gallant.”  

These projects are some of 758 projects announced this week by Minister of State (Science and Technology) Gary Goodyear, on behalf of the Honourable Tony Clement, Federal Minister of Industry, and Ontario Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Leona Dombrowsky, on behalf of George Smitherman, Ontario Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, worth a total joint federal and provincial investment of more than $380 Million.

“Recreational infrastructure strengthens our communities, both physically and economically,” said MP Gallant. “These projects will bring communities together to get fit and have fun, as well as create local jobs, something this government is committed to doing.”

These programs were designed to provide a timely, targeted stimulus to the economy through investments that will spur construction activity related to existing recreational infrastructure. Beyond economic stimulus and job creation, renewing, rehabilitating and modernizing our recreational infrastructure has the additional benefit of encouraging higher levels of participation in physical activity and community building.

Projects were selected on the basis of merit and construction readiness.