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Canada's Core Public Infrastructure survey provides new dataset on roads, bridges and tunnels to provide Canadian communities with the information needed to make smart public infrastructure decisions

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Tuesday, May 31, 2022
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The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, welcomed the release of data on the status of Canada's roads, bridges and tunnels through Canada's Core Public Infrastructure (CCPI) survey, for reference year 2020.

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  • The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, welcomed the release of data on the status of Canada's roads, bridges and tunnels through Canada's Core Public Infrastructure (CCPI) survey, for reference year 2020.
  • The survey supports an evidence and results-based approach to public infrastructure policies, programs and investment decisions.
  • The survey aims to help all orders of government make informed decisions regarding public infrastructure investments in order to provide the modern infrastructure that Canada needs.
  • Canada's Core Public Infrastructure survey is an Infrastructure Canada initiative administered through Statistics Canada.

Canada's Core Public Infrastructure (CCPI) survey provides Canadian communities with the information needed to make smart decisions for modern, public infrastructure

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Friday, May 27, 2022
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The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, and Infrastructure and Communities, welcomed the release of data on the status of Canada's public transit through Canada's Core Public Infrastructure (CCPI) survey, for reference year 2020.

Key Points: 
  • The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, and Infrastructure and Communities, welcomed the release of data on the status of Canada's public transit through Canada's Core Public Infrastructure (CCPI) survey, for reference year 2020.
  • The survey supports an evidence and results based approach to public infrastructure policies, programs and investment decisions.
  • Canada's Core Public Infrastructure survey is an Infrastructure Canada initiative administered through Statistics Canada.
  • The Daily, Canada's Core Public Infrastructure Survey, Public transit, 2020: The DailyCanada's Core Public Infrastructure Survey: Public transit assets, 2020 (statcan.gc.ca)
    For more information on theCCPIsurvey, including links to the survey questions, please visit Statistics Canada's Website .

Parliamentary Secretary Naqvi and MP Zuberi tour 2019 spring flooding sites and provide update on mitigation efforts

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Tuesday, May 3, 2022
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PS Naqvi and MP Zuberi also met with Stphane Ct, Mayor of L'le-BizardSainte-Genevive, and Dimitrios Jim Bies, Mayor of Pierrefonds-Roxboro.

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  • PS Naqvi and MP Zuberi also met with Stphane Ct, Mayor of L'le-BizardSainte-Genevive, and Dimitrios Jim Bies, Mayor of Pierrefonds-Roxboro.
  • Emergency Preparedness Week runs May 1-7, 2022, and this year's theme is "Emergency Preparedness: Be Ready for Anything!".
  • "The communities of Pierrefonds and L'le-BizardSainte-Genevive showed incredible resilience in the wake of significant flooding in 2017 and 2019.
  • The Task Force will also consideroptions to assist homeowners with potential relocation for those at the highest risk of repeat flooding.

New funding partnership adding wind-energy to the grid in the Yukon

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Thursday, April 28, 2022
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Energy generated through these turbines will feed in the Yukon's energy grid, making this the first grid-connected wind project in northern Canada.

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  • Energy generated through these turbines will feed in the Yukon's energy grid, making this the first grid-connected wind project in northern Canada.
  • As Yukon continues to welcome more residents and businesses, we need to grow our energy mix while simultaneously reducing our GHG emissions.
  • This funding will empower a clean energy economy in the Yukon and create good jobs for Northerners and First Nations."
  • Last winter'scold snap saw record electrical demand in the Yukon, and that demand will only increase in the future.

Government of Canada's statement on reports tabled by the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development

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Tuesday, April 26, 2022
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GATINEAU, QC, April 26, 2022 /CNW/ - Today, as the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development tabled five new reports, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, and the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, issued the following statement.

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  • GATINEAU, QC, April 26, 2022 /CNW/ - Today, as the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development tabled five new reports, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, and the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, issued the following statement.
  • "We welcome the Commissioner's latest reports and thank the Commissioner for his work.
  • As we outlined in Budget 2022 and the Emissions Reduction Plan, we are now taking our next ambitious steps forward.
  • "The Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development plays an important role in holding the Government to account on its environmental priorities.

Government of Canada advances supports for zero emission bus transportation

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Wednesday, March 30, 2022
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Transitioning to zero emission buses requires careful planning and sound understanding of operational and technical differences.

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  • Transitioning to zero emission buses requires careful planning and sound understanding of operational and technical differences.
  • This is why the Government is investing $10 million through the Zero Emission Transit Fund over five years to allow CUTRIC to work with transit bus operators to complete planning work, and bolster readiness to transition to zero emission transit bus fleets.
  • The plan encourages cleaner modes of transportation, such as low and zero emission vehicles, transit, and active transportation, to make communities healthier, less congested, and more vibrant.
  • This investment is being made in coordination with the Canada Infrastructure Bank's commitment to invest in zero emission buses as part of its three-year Growth Plan.

Five long-term drinking water advisories have now lifted in Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte First Nation with new connections to water treatment plant

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Tuesday, March 29, 2022
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Today, Chief R. Donald Maracle and the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services, celebrated that five long-term drinking water advisories have now lifted in Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte First Nation, thanks to newly built connections to their water treatment plant.

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  • Today, Chief R. Donald Maracle and the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services, celebrated that five long-term drinking water advisories have now lifted in Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte First Nation, thanks to newly built connections to their water treatment plant.
  • They were lifted after the First Nation extended its water distribution system, connected the buildings to the system and decommissioned the existing systems.
  • The new connections to the water distribution system provide clean and reliable drinking water to approximately 280 homes, 20 semi-public buildings and 756 community members.
  • Since 2015, and as of March 21, 2022, 211 short-term drinking water advisories have been prevented from becoming long term.

Government of Canada calls for applications for funding to expand public transit

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Thursday, January 27, 2022
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Today, the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, launched a call for applications for new projects that will support public transit systems across Canada.

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  • Today, the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, launched a call for applications for new projects that will support public transit systems across Canada.
  • Starting today, applications to the Zero Emission Transit Fund, the Active Transportation Fund and the Rural Transit Solutions Fund will be accepted.
  • The $2.75 billion Zero Emission Transit Fund is now accepting applications under the Planning and Capital streams.
  • The plan commits the federal government to provide permanent federal funding for public transit in support of making clean and affordable transportation available in every community.

LION ELECTRIC RECEIVES CONDITIONAL PURCHASE ORDER FROM LANGS BUS LINES FOR 200 ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUSES

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Tuesday, December 14, 2021
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The purchase order is conditional upon the satisfactory grant of non-repayable contributions to Langs Bus Lines under Infrastructure Canada's Zero-Emission Transit Fund ("ZETF"), for which Langs Bus Lines has filed a formal application.

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  • The purchase order is conditional upon the satisfactory grant of non-repayable contributions to Langs Bus Lines under Infrastructure Canada's Zero-Emission Transit Fund ("ZETF"), for which Langs Bus Lines has filed a formal application.
  • We look forward to future deployments of electric school buses in Ontario," said Marc Bedard, CEO Founder of Lion Electric.
  • Langs Bus Lines Limited operates over 600 school buses and minibuses throughout Southern Ontario.
  • "Langs Bus Lines has been operating a LionC school bus since 2019, thanks to the Electric School Bus Pilot Program of the Ontario ClimateChange Action Plan.

Protect or Retreat: Rising Seas Threaten Canada’s Atlantic and Pacific Coasts

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Thursday, December 9, 2021
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WATERLOO, Ontario, Dec. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As witnessed in recent weeks, rising seas, swollen atmospheric rivers and post-tropical storms are a threat to community infrastructure, housing and the safety of those living along Canadas east and west coasts.

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  • WATERLOO, Ontario, Dec. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As witnessed in recent weeks, rising seas, swollen atmospheric rivers and post-tropical storms are a threat to community infrastructure, housing and the safety of those living along Canadas east and west coasts.
  • The majority of Canadas coastal population lives directly on the Atlantic (east) and Pacific (west) coastlines, where rising sea levels, storm surges, and high tides can act together to cause flooding, with damaging impacts on communities and infrastructure.
  • There are real win-win opportunities to work with nature in the long-term, with multiple benefits for the community and beyond.
  • As with climate adaptation and the reduction of greenhouse gases, both approaches can and should be considered and used together.