Catherine McKenna

• Fiber-optic infrastructure deal expected to give 49,000 rural Manitobans faster internet

  A project aimed at increasing broadband Internet for rural Manitoba is expected to benefit up to more than 49,000 Manitoba households via 2,550 km of fibre-optic cabling.

  Tech

  Mar 26
• Bike paths, trails, walkways: Canada unveils first-ever ‘active transportation’ fund

  The new $400 million for the program is coming out of the $14.9 billion, eight-year public transit plan Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled last month.

  Canada

  Mar 12
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• City of Ottawa to expand electric bus pilot with federal funding

  Ottawa will look to 'significantly' expand the number of electric buses it plans to add to its transit fleet this fall with federal funding promised on Thursday.

  Environment

  Mar 4
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• Who will pay life-cycle costs for Hamilton’s LRT ‘to be determined’ says LiUNA exec

  The head of LiUNA believes Hamilton's LRT is 'very close to the finish line' but says there are a couple of outstanding issues.

  Politics

  Mar 3
• New community hub project in downtown Bancroft receives $1.37M in government funding

  The funding will support the construction of a 4,000-square-foot community hub in the downtown.

  Canada

  Feb 11
• $14.9B promised to Canadian cities for ‘major public transit projects’

  The new money will not be specifically divided up between provinces, but instead put into a pot that can be accessed whenever a project is ready.

  Canada

  Feb 10
• Hamilton LRT a part of Ontario’s pitch for federal transit funding

  The province will ask the federal government to help cover some costs in building five transit projects in the GTHA.

  Feb 9
• Ontario premier says Hamilton LRT is a ‘good project’ that needs federal backing

  The vice-president of the union that's pitched a plan to save Hamilton's LRT says he believes an announcement to get the project back on track is 'imminent.'

  Nov 13, 2020
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• Canada’s federal ministers see Joe Biden as ally against climate change

  Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson and Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna were among those to specifically mention climate change as they took to Twitter to welcome Biden's victory over Donald Trump.

  Canada

  Nov 8, 2020
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• Downtown Calgary flood mitigation barrier gets federal and provincial money

  The projects in Calgary are part of a $107.5-million suite of eight green infrastructure projects in communities like Bassano, Crowsnest Pass and Siksika Nation.

  Canada

  Oct 26, 2020