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In the labyrinth of funding grants, it was the province that ultimately decided and then recommended projects to support under the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP).
For Greater Sudbury, that means improvements to outdoor recreation courts, but it also means that Laurentian University’s application to ICIP for $20 million in deferred maintenance funding for the Ben F. Avery Athletic Complex was denied.
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“It’s important to understand the flow of how the money was invested and the role of the province and the role of the feds,” said Paul Lefebvre, Sudbury MP, during an interview. “And, it’s important to mention the role of the municipality.”
Province refused $20M in funding for Laurentian facilities
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While the R.D. Parker building and other multi-storey structures might stand out the most at Laurentian, the university also boasts a broad expanse of hills, trees, trails and water behind its campus that one could argue is equally if not more valuable.
Many in the city fear this large tract of undeveloped real estate might be sacrificed as the hard-pressed institution, currently locked into a Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act process, looks at ways to make ends meet.
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