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Stimulus Funding for Municipalities Starts to Flow

Posted on June 8, 2009

The feds said funding announcements would start to come out ASAP, and it seems to have started. Ottawa is getting $376 million for a variety of public works projects, many of which are in the transportation and water sectors. Two thirds of the funding comes from provincial and federal economic stimulus packages, while the other third comes from the city. Every project funded can be finished within two years--that's in one and a half construction seasons. In theory. There's some concern that municipalities may be fudging their timelines a little in their [...]

FCM-CH2M Hill Awards Announced

Posted on June 8, 2009

Winners of the 2009 FCM-CH2M HILL Sustainable Community Awards were announced this weekend during the Federation of Canadian Municipalities' (FCM) 72nd Annual Conference and Municipal Expo in Whistler. These awards have been given out every year since 2000 as a way to celebrate-and publicize-best practices in sustainable community development. Jean Perrault, president of FCM and mayor of Sherbrooke, Quebec said in a release, "All of the winners are contributing creative and practical solutions to some of the critical issues of the environment and [...]

Staffing Continues at PPP Canada

Posted on May 29, 2009

Another director has been appointed to PPP Canada. Peter R.B. Armstrong, executive chairman and CEO of Armstrong Group, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of PPP Canada for a two-year term. Armstrong joins Jacques Lamarre, the former president and CEO of SNC-Lavalin Group Inc., Anthony Comper, the former chairman of BMO Financial Group, and Carol Diane Pennycook, law partner at Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg. "I am very pleased to appoint Peter Armstrong to the already strong board of management at PPP Canada," said Minister Flaherty [...]

CPPIB Eyes Infrastructure

Posted on May 29, 2009

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) said in a release yesterday it will add more infrastructure to its portfolio in 2010 to take advantage of opportunities caused by the global downturn. Reuters reports that the CPPIB--a fund with $105.5 billion worth of assets--is likely to invest in global stocks and reduce its Canadian equity exposure. CPPIB's projected portfolio for the end of next March has increased infrastructure investments of 2.2 per cent (from 4.3 per cent to 6.5 per cent). As part of the projected shift, it would cut Canadian equity [...]

Federal Support for Rural Canada

Posted on May 27, 2009

The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) just released a new report called Wake-Up Call: The National Vision and Voice We Need for Rural Canada. At a news conference in Ottawa yesterday, FCM's first VP and mayor of Summerside, P.E.I., Basil Stewart, said, "Rural Canada is fighting for its future. Industries rooted in rural regions produce over 50 per cent of Canada's exports, but a lot of rural Canada is missing out on the growth and prosperity that it does so much to create." The report's title says it all (and uses every letter of the alphabet...)-rural [...]

New Directors for PPP Canada

Posted on May 15, 2009

Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty today announced the appointment of three new directors to PPP Canada. Established to support P3s, $1.2 billion in federal funding was set aside for the crown corporation in Budget 2008. Jacques Lamarre, the former president and CEO of SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. (replaced by Pierre Duhaime this May), and Anthony Comper, the former chairman of BMO Financial Group, have been appointed to the Board of Directors of PPP Canada for three years. Carol Diane Pennycook, law partner at Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg, has been [...]

Nominations Open for CUI Brownie Awards

Posted on May 13, 2009

The Canadian Urban Institute's annual Brownie Awards Program recognizes leadership, innovation and environmental sustainability in brownfields redevelopment across Canada. They're accepting first-round applications until June 1, 2009. This year's winners will be celebrated at the Canadian Brownfields conference, Going for Gold @ Canadian Brownfields 2009 Gala Dinner on October 26th, 2009 in Vancouver, B.C. The interdisciplinary conference is targeted towards real-estate, legal and insurance professionals, municipal community planners, all levels of [...]

Stimulus Funding Starts to Trickle

Posted on May 11, 2009

The May 1 deadline for municipalities to apply for a piece of the $4 billion stimulus funding has come and gone. Now the federal government has to wade through the deluge of applications. So far, most municipalities haven't gotten any money. Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Minister John Baird said in a release yesterday that federal officials are working weekends and evenings to get funding flowing. "I think for some of our critics to demand perfection and immediate gratification is a bit unrealistic," said Baird. "But I can tell you this [...]

CPWA Works on Infrastructure Solutions Program

Posted on April 30, 2009

The Canadian Public Works Association (CPWA) will help the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) with its new Municipal Infrastructure Program (ISP). CSA asked the CRWA to get involved with the project as an advisory group to help establish the ISP-a program for which it has a $1.5 million contract with Infrastructure Canada. That catalyst funding (over two years) will help CSA develop training programs for municipal infrastructure professionals and stakeholders, as well as produce best practices and standards for municipal infrastructure development. [...]

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