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Share this article Share this article LOWER POST, KASKA DENA ANCESTRAL TERRITORY, BC, April 15, 2021 /CNW/ - Together, Canada, British Columbia and Indigenous peoples are working in partnership to deliver infrastructure projects that meet the interests and needs of Indigenous communities and help advance reconciliation for the benefit of current and future generations of all people in Canada. Today, funding to build a new multi-purpose community building in the Kaska Dena community of Lower Po...

Share this article Share this article STEPHENVILLE, NL, April 14, 2021 /CNW/ - The health, safety, and well-being of Canadians are the top priorities of the governments of Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador. Throughout the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, both governments have been taking decisive action to support families, businesses and communities - and continue to look ahead to see what more can be done as we prepare to recover and build back better. Strategic investments in efficient an...

Government of Canada investing an additional $150 million in better ventilation for schools, hospitals, and other public buildings News provided by Share this article Share this article OTTAWA, ON, April 14, 2021 /CNW/ - As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have an unprecedented impact on communities across Canada, the health and well-being of Canadians remains the top priority of the Government of Canada. Today, the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, ann...

Article content Local school boards are receiving a boost to implement measures to better protect students and staff from COVID-19. The Grand Erie District School Board is getting more than $10 million while the Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board is getting more than $2 million to upgrade infrastructure to protect against COVID-19 at their schools. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. School boards get money to battle COVID-19 Back t...

  BARRIE, ONT. -- Simcoe Muskoka school boards are getting a boost of $27 million from the government to update and upgrade infrastructure to help protect against COVID-19. The public and Catholic school boards will receive the funding through the COVID-19 Reliance Infrastructure Stream of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program. "This funding means our children and teachers will be able to return to safer and healthier schools," said Barrie-Springwater-Oro-Medonte MPP Doug Downey. ...

Article content Schools in the area will be getting millions of dollars as part of a larger infrastructure investment by the federal and provincial governments. On Wednesday morning, the governments announced $656.5 million in funding for upgrades related to the COVID-19 pandemic. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Millions for COVID improvements at schools Back to video In a release, Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes MPP Steve Clark ...

An outdoor classroom at Bluenose Academy in Lunenburg, NS. Photo: CKBW Files A byproduct of the COVID-19 pandemic is more learning has been taking place outside and the government is now investing in projects to improve the experience. The Department of Early Childhood Education and Wellness announced $7 million in funding for elementary schools looking to enhance outdoor learning spaces. The majority of the funding ($5.6 million) is coming from the federal government through the COVID-19 Resi...

Today, the Honourable Bernadette Jordan, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard and Member of Parliament for South Shore-St....

New Outdoor Learning Fund for Nova Scotia’s Elementary Schools April 13, 2021 - 9:44 AM The Nova Scotia government and the federal government have created a $7 million outdoor learning fund for all public elementary schools in the province. The fund will allow schools to enhance existing outdoor learning spaces or create new ones. “I am very happy to announce our commitment to outdoor learning,” said Derek Mombourquette, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development. “One of the...

Almost $4-million is going towards 6 projects in the Huron-Bruce area thanks to funding from the province. Huron Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson says 30 projects across Ontario will receive a portion of the grants from the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program. Locally the money will be disbursed to the Bruce County Museum in Saugeen Shores, a new accessible washroom and equipment storage shed will be built in Brockton, and the North Huron Wescast Community Complex in North Huron will be rehabilit...