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The provincial and federal governments are together providing $38.17 million to school boards in the Lambton-Kent-Middlesex riding to upgrade infrastructure to protect students and staff against COVID-19.
MPP Monte McNaughton says the cash will be used to support building retrofits, updates as well as upgrades to both schools and co-located childcare facilities. Projects can include HVAC renovations to improve air quality, the installation of bottle refilling stations to provide students with safe drinking water as well the installation of new walls and doors to better enable physical distancing.
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St. Lawrence Lodge residents will be breathing easier after a $2.46-million government investment to improve air quality and replace HVAC systems at the long-term care home in Brockville.
In making the announcement on Thursday, local MPP Steve Clark said the combined federal-provincial money will go toward the replacement of heating, ventilation and air-conditioning equipment and upgrade the building automation controls to enhance air quality.
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“This investment will continue to build on the commitments that this government, after decades of neglect, has made to improve life for seniors in our community, providing them with the comfortable and safe living spaces they deserve,” said Clark, who is the provincial municipal affairs and housing minister as well as MPP for Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes.
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Publishing date: May 05, 2021 • 4 hours ago • 4 minute read • An overhead image of the proposed Edgar Street Park in Sundridge. No work on the 1.4 acres of land has begun yet. The municipality is waiting to hear from the federal government if it will help with some of the park s proposed infrastructure. The figure-eight-like dark line is the proposed route the walking trail would take through the existing trees. Sundridge Photo jpg, NB
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Sundridge should hear soon whether the federal government has approved a grant for $100,000 to help the municipality build the long-planned Edgar Street Park.
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Local school boards have received more than $8.4 million in federal and provincial funding to help protect against COVID-19.
Coming through the COVID-19 Reliance Infrastructure Stream of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP), funding will upgrade infrastructure at local schools.
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Among the Huron-Bruce school boards to receive funding, Avon Maitland District School Board (AMDSB) received $2,974,509, and Huron Perth Catholic District School Board (HPCDSB) $1.7 million.
“This pandemic has turned our world upside down and make every day a challenge and every week uncertain. These funds will help us get back to a more regular regimen sooner,” said MPP Lisa Thompson.
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The four area school boards will receive $13 million from the federal and provincial governments to upgrade infrastructure.
The funding announced Wednesday by Nipissing-Timiskaming MP Anthony Rota and Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli is coming through the COVID-19 Reliance Infrastructure Stream of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program.
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The Near North District School Board will receive almost half – $6.22 million – with the Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic District School Board receiving $4.58 million.
The federal government is providing 80 per cent of the funding for the program and the province the remaining 20 per cent.