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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

July 30, 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ontario Government Investing in $4,424,000.00 Transit Projects in the City of Brantford<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Priority projects will mean safer, faster, more convenient commutes<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

QUEEN\u2019S PARK \u2014 Ontario is working to support municipalities and get people moving by investing in new transit infrastructure projects in the City of Brantford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brantford-Brant MPP Will Bouma said \u201cA strong public transit system is crucial to connecting people with the places where they live, work and play\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MPP Will Bouma, announced today that priority transit infrastructure projects from the City of Brantford are being nominated under the Public Transit stream of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThese nominated projects will help people in the City of Brantford spend less time commuting and more time doing the things they love with those they care about most,\u201d said Laurie Scott, Minister of Infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The projects are now with the federal government for final funding decisions as they are reviewed for eligibility under the ICIP program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re excited to get shovels in the ground; these initiatives promise to make a real difference in people\u2019s lives,\u201d said Scott. \u201cNow it\u2019s up to the federal government to approve them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am happy to be part of a Government that works collaboratively with our Federal and Municipal partners to improve public transit and alleviate traffic gridlock in our community\u201d said MPP Bouma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

QUICK FACTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a7\u00a0\u00a0The Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program is a $30 billion, 10-year infrastructure program cost-shared between federal, provincial and municipal governments. Ontario\u2019s share per project will be up to 33.33 per cent or about $10.2 billion spread across four streams: 1. Rural and Northern, 2. Public Transit, 3. Green, 4. Community, Culture and Recreation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a7\u00a0\u00a0Funding is allocated to transit systems based on a municipality\u2019s or municipalities\u2019 share of total transit ridership in Ontario as per the 2015 Canadian Urban Transit Association Fact Book. This allocations-based funding model was set by the federal government<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a7\u00a0\u00a0These projects are from the first intake of ICIP applications from municipalities outside the GTHA. Some project applications from this intake are still under consideration by the province. The province intends to make more announcements from this intake soon. Information on additional intakes will be released when available. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a7\u00a0\u00a0The combined investment from the federal, provincial and local governments for the 16 Region of Waterloo transit projects forwarded under the Public Transit stream would be more than $182 million.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a7\u00a0\u00a0The government also nominated 15 major transit projects in the\u00a0City of Toronto, Region of York<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0City of London<\/a>\u00a0to the federal government for approval, as well as\u00a0144 road, bridge, air and marine infrastructure projects under the Rural and Northern stream<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n\nFor more information, contact MPP Will Bouma at 519-759-0361 or will.bouma@pc.ola.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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