Francophone communities handed $9.4M for fire safety, rec services
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The Manitoba government has earmarked $9.4 million for eight bilingual municipalities to upgrade fire protection and critical infrastructure.
Municipal Relations Minister Glen Simard announced Thursday the projects will make the bilingual communities safer.
“Manitoba municipalities play a major role in delivering critical community infrastructure,” he said. “These investments will improve fire protection, upgrade vital infrastructure and enhance recreational spaces.”
Association of Manitoba Bilingual Municipalities president Ivan Normandeau said the projects “form the foundations on which our communities build their future and leverage their bilingual advantage.”
The eight projects, funded through the Manitoba Growth, Renewal and Opportunities program, include: $5 million for the Le Rendez-Vous Community, Culture and Recreation Campus in St. Pierre-Jolys; $1.5 million for the renovation of the Rural Municipality of De Salaberry recreation facility; $1.37 million for the construction of a fire station in Ile des Chenes; $312,500 to repair the Poirier Bridge in the RM of Taché; $315,000 to upgrade the fire tanker operated by the RM of Piney; and $427,500 to the RM of St. Laurent for a fire truck.
On the recreation side, the Town of Ste. Anne will receive $354,438 for the second phase of the Traverse Road active transportation project; while the RM of La Broquerie is in line to receive $120,000 for recreation infrastructure renewal in Marchand Park.
The program hands out one-time grants to municipalities outside Winnipeg and is designated for critical infrastructure projects that promote growing and sustainable communities.
As much as $42 million will be available under the program in 2025-26.
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