CALEDON, Ont. - Residents of the Town of Caledon will benefit from joint federal, provincial, and municipal funding for the Heart Lake Road bridge replacement, announced today by Member of Parliament for Dufferin-Caledon, David Tilson, at Town Hall, in Caledon East. This project is just one example of all levels of government committed to stimulating the Ontario economy by reducing red tape, creating jobs for Ontarians, and placing shovels in the ground sooner.

This project will improve transportation efficiency and create local jobs when the need for economic stimulus is greatest.

The governments of Canada and Ontario will each invest up to $256,750 in the project. The of Caledon will contribute the balance of the total eligible project cost for a project cost of $770,000.

“Today, our Government is delivering real results for the residents of Caledon during these difficult economic times by making an important investment in municipal infrastructure that substantially benefit our community,” said Mr. Tilson. “We have actively demonstrated our commitment to improving infrastructure in rural Ontario and across all of Canada through the Building Canada Program, as we know you can’t have a strong and prosperous country without strong and healthy communities.”

“We're creating jobs for families and making our communities stronger by investing in infrastructure in rural Ontario," said Leona Dombrowsky, Ontario Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. "This is another example of how the McGuinty government is keeping Ontario moving with targeted investments that matter to people in their everyday lives."  


“On behalf of the Town of Caledon, we are very pleased with the funding that both the governments of Canada and Ontario have delivered to us today,” said Acting Mayor, Allan Thompson. “We’re proud to be working with our federal and provincial partners in making significant improvements to our community and look forward to placing the shovels in the ground.”

This project is one of 289 across the province that will soon break ground thanks to a federal-provincial-municipal investment of more than $1 billion. The governments of Canada and Ontario have taken steps to get shovels in the ground and to flow money faster for targeted infrastructure projects in Ontario Communities for the 2009 and 2010 construction seasons.

The federal and provincial governments understand that infrastructure investments will stimulate the economy, and as a result, nearly 85 per cent of project applications were approved for funding.

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