ORANGEVILLE, ON - Residents of the Town of Mono will benefit from joint federal, provincial, and municipal funding for road infrastructure, announced today by Member of Parliament for Dufferin-Caledon, David Tilson, at the Town Hall, in Orangeville. This project is just one example of all levels of government committed to and placing shovels in the ground sooner stimulating the Ontario economy by reducing red tape, creating jobs for Ontarians.

This project will provide Local Road Infrastructure improvements. This allocation will go towards the replacement of Mono Bridge #26.

The governments of Canada and Ontario will each invest up to $216,666 in the project. The Town of Mono will contribute the balance of the total eligible project cost for a total project cost of $650,000.

“Our Government is delivering real results for the residents of Mono,” said Mr. Tilson. “Local road infrastructure is a key element to the success of our communities. The Building Canada Program is improving the quality of infrastructure and I am pleased that the Town of Mono will benefit from that.”

"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."

“This announcement reflects an important and integral agreement, that allows smaller communities to improve local infrastructure in a timely and cost effective way,” said Mayor Lorie Haddock. “The funding we received will allow us to replace bridge 26 on the Mono Adjala Townline and reroute a stream that is a habitat to many varieties of aquatic life.”

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.