Canada and Quebec support the development of sports opportunities for Pincourt residents

PINCOURT, QC, May 22, 2018 /CNW/ - The governments of Canada and Quebec recognize the importance of having good recreational infrastructure that encourages people to adopt healthy lifestyles and helps make communities vibrant inclusive places to live.

Peter Schiefke, Member of Parliament for Vaudreuil−Soulanges, and Marie-Claude Nichols, Member of the National Assembly for Vaudreuil, today announced that the governments of Canada and Quebec will each invest more than $430,000 in the reconstruction of the City of Pincourt's Parc olympique swimming pool and pavilion.

This financial support comes from the New Building Canada Fund, Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Component—Small Communities Fund. The City will also invest over $430,000 to bring the total government and municipal investment to nearly $1.3 million. Once the work is completed, it will promote sports in the municipality and encourage residents to be active.

Quotes

"Investing in recreational infrastructure is essential to developing individual well-being, community vitality and economic growth. The Pincourt pool improvement project will provide families with a safe modern sports facility where they can stay fit while having fun. Our Government is proud to support projects that promote the development of strong, inclusive and healthy communities."

Peter Schiefke, Member of Parliament for Vaudreuil−Soulanges, on behalf of the Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities 

"By supporting renovation projects such as this we are demonstrating our commitment to providing local residents with safe accessible facilities and helping municipalities ensure the durability and quality of their infrastructure. This project in Pincourt will allow residents of the Vaudreuil riding to practice sports and physical activities on a regular basis, encouraging them to adopt active lifestyles."

Marie-Claude Nichols, Member of the National Assembly for Vaudreuil, on behalf of Sébastien Proulx, Minister of Education, Recreation and Sports, Minister Responsible for the Capitale-Nationale Region

"We should remember that this pool was built as part of a clean-up exercise at the Pincourt Aquatic Club 47 years ago. By allowing us to rebuild the Parc olympique pool and pavilion, these federal and provincial contributions will allow us to enhance activities offered by the City and Aquatic Club."

Yvan Cardinal, Mayor of Pincourt

Quick Facts

• The Small Communities Fund is a joint federal‒provincial program coordinated by Infrastructure Canada in partnership with the provinces and territories. In Quebec, the Fund is administered by the Quebec Department of Municipal Affairs and Land Occupancy. The goal of this program is to provide financial support to Canadian municipalities with fewer than 100,000 residents to develop infrastructure that enhance their cultural, sports, recreational, and tourism assets or safeguard public assets.
• The Government of Canada will invest more than $180 billion over 12 years in public transit projects, green infrastructure, social infrastructure, trade and transportation routes, and Canada's rural and northern communities. $25.3 billion of this funding will support social infrastructure in Canadian communities.
• Quebec's 2018-2028 Infrastructure Plan calls for nearly $7.3 billion in investments in municipal infrastructure under the Quebec Department of Municipal Affairs and Land Occupancy. When combined with contributions from the Government of Canada and municipalities, this means over $14.3 billion will be invested in municipal infrastructure in Quebec over this period.

Associated Links

Investing in Canada: Canada's Long-Term Infrastructure Plan: http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/plan/about-invest-apropos-eng.html

Investing in Canada plan project map: http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/gmap-gcarte/index-eng.html

Federal investments in infrastructure projects in Quebec: http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/map-carte/index-eng.html

Smart Cities Challenge: http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/cities-villes/index-eng.html

New Building Canada Fund, Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Component—Small Communities Fund: http://www.mamot.gouv.qc.ca/infrastructures/programmes-daide-financiere/nouveau-fonds-chantiers-canada-quebec-volet-fonds-des-petites-collectivites-fpc/

Quebec's 2018-2028 Infrastructure Plan: https://www.tresor.gouv.qc.ca/fileadmin/PDF/budget_depenses/18-19/fr/8-Infrastructures_publiques_du_Quebec.pdf

Twitter: @INFC_eng 
Website: Infrastructure Canada

SOURCE Infrastructure Canada

Contacts: Brook Simpson, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, Tel.: [phone]; Marie B. Deschamps, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Education, Recreation and Sports, and Minister Responsible for the Capitale-Nationale Region, Tel.: [phone]; For information: Infrastructure Canada, Tel.: 613‑960-9251, Toll free: 1-877-250-7154, Email: [email protected]; Media Relations Team, Communications Branch, Quebec Department of Municipal Affairs and Land Occupancy and the Department of Public Safety, Tel.: [phone], ext. 3746

Related Links

http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/