Ottawa and the New Brunswick government are spending about 4.5 million dollars on a new amphitheatre in Tracadie.
The project will seat 514 people and include a ticket booth, dressing rooms, a canteen area and a lobby.
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Acadie-Bathurst MP Serge Cormier says the facility should help develop local arts and talent and stimulate the economy.
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Ottawa is contributing 2.25 million dollars through the Gas Tax Fund, while the provincial government is investing 1.37 million and the municipality is putting in more than 882-thousand dollars.
Tracadie Mayor Denis Losier says the new amphitheatre will help local artists showcase their talents and provide a public gathering
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