Ontario Infrastructure Investments
Queen's Park is creating a new
provincial agency to manage its major public infrastructure projects.
Read more here...
COMRIF
- More Money Available
Meanwhile, a second
round for the Canada-Ontario Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund has
been announced,
allowing smaller Ontario municipalities to apply for
infrastructure funding.
Read more here...
Feds Finally Deliver Gas Tax
And rural municipalities aren't the only ones
with access to a new pool of infrastructure cash in Ontario. The Prime
Minister has
signed a new deal with Ontario cities, giving them access to over
$2 billion over the next five years.
US Green
Building Council gives Vinyl Thumbs Up
A United
States group (USGBC) advocating sustainable buildings has issued a
draft report on vinyl in building infrastructure. The USGBC says
building materials made from vinyl are fine.
Questions or concerns about municipal infrastructure?
Let's talk. I can be reached at:
Tel: (905) 670-7676
or: (800) 268-4664
Fax (905) 670-1512
6810 Invader Cres, Mississauga, On L5T 2B6
Veso Sobot, P.Eng.
Director, Corporate Affairs
Ipex Inc.
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Tragedy in Alberta
photo courtesy Globe & Mail
Clean, safe infrastructure is designed to do one thing - improve the
quality of life. But in Alberta, hundreds of thousands of
residents are left
scrambling to hold on whatever they can
salvage, after flood waters have ravaged entire communities. To
make a donation via the Red Cross,
click
here.
Saskatoon saves over $300,000
by Spending Smarter with Vinyl
A 1050mm pipeline is one of the larger infrastructure
upgrades in Saskatoon history - and it's going to save the city hundreds
of thousands of dollars by using PVC. The 'Taylor Street pipeline' is expected to be completed
this fall. The pipeline passed a 150 PSI pressure
test on the first attempt.
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