Canada-Quebec investment of $6,182,608 in Saint-Cyprien for rehabilitation of Centre sportif Louis-Santerre

Building Canada Fund – Quebec, Communities Component

Saint-Cyprien, Quebec, August 18, 2010 – Acting on behalf of the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, Bernard Généreux, Member of Parliament for Montmagny–L’Islet–Kamouraska–Rivière-du-Loup, today joined Jean D’Amour, Member of the Quebec National Assembly for Rivière-du-Loup, acting on behalf of Laurent Lessard, Minister of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy, in announcing that the Municipality of Saint-Cyprien will receive $6,182,608 in joint government financial assistance under the Communities Component of the Building Canada Fund – Quebec for the reconstruction of the Centre sportif Louis-Santerre.

Saint-Cyprien’s project consists of the rehabilitation and expansion by 820 square metres of the Centre sportif Louis-Santerre and the reconstruction of Collin Street. This initiative will involve extensive work on the structure as well as bringing the electromechanical and insulation systems up to standard. The Louis-Santerre sports centre offers many activities and hosts numerous events. A major rehabilitation has become necessary if the centre is to adequately fulfil its mandate. Other work includes building a parking lot, reshaping the street and replacing the storm sewer pipe. These improvements will not only benefit the residents of Saint‑Cyprien but also the many residents of surrounding municipalities who take advantage of these facilities.

“The project to rehabilitate Saint-Cyprien’s sports centre will serve the interests of its residents and businesses alike. In supporting this initiative, we are ensuring that the population enjoys the high quality of life that has become our country’s trademark. Indeed, the Government of Canada is committed to equipping every community with modern facilities to ensure citizens’ health and safety. The renewal of public infrastructure is part of a broad action plan that will enable us to thrive and prosper in a healthy environment,” stated MP Généreux.

“By participating in this project, the Government of Quebec is moving forward to ensure the province’s municipalities have infrastructure that meets their unique realities while fostering sustainable development. By injecting new capital into the Quebec Infrastructure Plan, our government is looking to accelerate the execution of numerous infrastructure projects throughout the province, like this one in Saint-Cyprien, in an effort to improve Quebecers’ well-being, create jobs and promote a high-performance economy. In this way, we are leaving the municipality a legacy of quality infrastructure with which to face the challenges of the future,” added MNA D’Amour.

Completion of this project will necessitate an overall eligible investment of $9,273,911. The governments of Quebec and Canada will each contribute $3,091,304 toward the work, for a total of $6,182,608 in combined government funding, with the Municipality of Saint-Cyprien assuming the remaining third, or $3,091,303, of the project’s costs.

The Communities Component of the Building Canada Fund – Quebec is a cost-sharing initiative aimed at funding infrastructure projects in communities with fewer than 100,000 inhabitants. These communities are thus able to use this assistance to improve infrastructure that is in major need of revitalization, including water treatment plants, water supply systems and cultural and sports centres.

For provinces, like Quebec, that have committed all of their funding under the Communities Component, the Government of Canada’s Economic Action Plan provides for up to $500 million in additional funding for projects that will be completed by March 31, 2011.

In Quebec, a joint federal-provincial contribution of $232 million will be used to fund 106 infrastructure projects.

The contribution from the Government of Canada has been awarded through Canada’s Economic Action Plan. To learn more about this plan, visit www.actionplan.gc.ca.

For further information on the Government of Quebec’s Quebec Infrastructure Plan, see www.infrastructures.gouv.qc.ca.

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Sources:

Benoit Fortin
Special Assistant, Communications
Office of the Honourable Denis Lebel
Canada Economic Development
Tel.: 819-997-3319

Anne Laporte
Press Secretary
Constituency office of the MNA for Rivière-du-Loup
Tel.: 418-868-0822