In pre-budget request, cities ask Liberals for $7 billion for rapid-housing program 680news.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from 680news.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Federal Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna said the money is in addition to the $1.5-billion funding for electric buses that was announced earlier this year by the Canada Infrastructure Bank
OTTAWA The federal Liberals are setting aside some of the billions of dollars planned in short-term transit spending to help municipalities further green their bus fleets. The hope is that the $2.
March 04, 2021 - 7:30 AM There is no provincial body with the power or mandate to make sure local government employees or elected officials don’t squander taxpayers money. The recent revelations showing Thompson-Nicola Regional District CAO Sukh Gill charged about $500,000 over five years to his corporate credit card – including alcohol, lavish meals and gifts – is indicative of a local government structure that has no consistent system of checks and balances. That fact led to Kris Sims, the B.C. director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, to demand the province retain and beef up the role of the Auditor General for Local Government.
Ten Manitoba communities receive support for stronger asset management practices miragenews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from miragenews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.