Backgrounder INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA On September 24, 2009, the Governments of Canada and British Columbia announced 174 infrastructure projects across the province valued at $719 million. The announcement represents a partnership between the federal, provincial and municipal governments which allows the Province of British Columbia to leverage every available dollar under the federal government infrastructure programs. Projects announced today are helping to create jobs, get work underway, and ensure Canada's economy emerges strong during a global economic downturn. Further announcements will be made pending final project approvals. This funding announcement represents two unique funding programs: the Infrastructure Stimulus Fund, and a fund under Building Canada called the Communities Component. Infrastructure Stimulus Fund (ISF) In 2009, the Government of Canada introduced the Infrastructure Stimulus Fund as part of its Economic Action Plan to get shovels in the ground and projects completed by March 31, 2011. The fund s success is a result of partnerships developed between the federal, provincial and local governments, who are working together to fund projects and get the work underway. This announcement represents a total of 90 projects under ISF valued at $343 million. The Government of Canada is contributing $127 million, the British Columbia Government is contributing $116 million, and local governments are providing the final third of the cost. A list of projects is below. Communities Component of the Building Canada Fund The province of British Columbia has also partnered with the Government of Canada to ensure smaller communities with populations of less than 100,000 have access to infrastructure funding. An important step was taken this year to top up this fund and provide additional funding to communities of this size. In total, 84 projects are being funded today under the Communities Component of the Building Canada Fund valued at $376 million. This represents an investment of $117 million from the Government of Canada, and $117 million from the Government of British Columbia. Local municipalities are providing the balance of the remaining costs. A list of projects is below.
For further information on the Government of Canada's infrastructure investments in British Columbia, visit www.creatingjobs.gc.ca. To learn more about Canada's Economic Action Plan, visit www.actionplan.gc.ca. -30- Contact: Chris Day Press Secretary Office of Canada s Transport and Infrastructure Minister 613-991-0700 Bridgitte Anderson Press Secretary Office of the Premier 604 307-7177
INFRASTRUCTURE STIMULUS FUND Name of Applicant / Project Title Total Eligible Costs Federal Share Provincial Share Local Share Local Government Projects Abbotsford - Parallel Taxiway and Apron Widening $30,000,000 $10,000,000 $10,000,000 $10,000,000 Abbotsford - Clearbrook Interchange Reconstruction $25,000,000 $8,333,333 $8,333,333 $8,333,333 Alberni-Clayoquot - Tofino-Ucluelet Airport Improvement Project $754,500 $251,500 $251,500 $251,500 Barriere - Water Infrastructure Updates $788,682 $262,894 $262,894 $262,894 Burnaby - Water Infrastructure Replacement Program $7,400,000 $2,466,660 $2,466,660 $2,466,660 Cariboo - 108 Mile Water Reservoir Replacement $1,101,000 $367,000 $367,000 $367,000 Chilliwack - Lickman Road Phase 2 $1,350,000 $450,000 $450,000 $450,000 Clinton - Lebourdais Avenue Improvements $612,500 $187,500 $187,500 $187,500 Courtenay - Arden Trunk Sewer - Riverside Lane to 20th Street $1,600,000 $500,000 $500,000 $500,000 Courtenay - Native Sons Hall $1,933,700 $644,566 $644,566 $494,568 Coquitlam - Schoolhouse Street Improvements $7,200,000 $2,400,000 $2,400,000 $2,400,000 Coquitlam - King Edward Street Improvements $7,400,000 $2,470,000 $2,470,000 $2,470,000 Cranbrook - Waste Water Capacity Improvements application $14,445,000 $4,815,000 $4,815,000 $4,815,000
Dawson Creek - 92nd Avenue Storm Water Drainage Upgrades $772,000 $257,333 $257,333 $257,333 Delta - 82 Avenue Upgrade - Phase III (from 112A Street to 116 Street) $3,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 Delta - Archives Building Conversion $675,000 $225,000 $225,000 $225,000 East Delta/Oliver Pump Station Upgrade $4,040,000 $1,346,666 $1,346,666 $1,346,666 Enderby - Sludge Dewatering/Nutrient Level Control $1,225,000 $408,333 $408,333 $108,334 Fort Nelson - Drinking Water Quality, Security of Supply and Energy Efficiency $3,870,000 $1,290,000 $1,290,000 $1,290,000 Fort St. John - 100th Avenue Expansion $4,195,786 $1,398,595 $1,398,595 $1,398,595 Fort St. John - North Lagoon Trunkmain Twinning $4,280,785 $1,426,928 $1,426,928 $1,426,928 Gold River - Well redevelopment, rehabilitation & emergency power $255,000 $85,000 $85,000 $85,000 Hudson's Hope - Arena Heat Recovery $326,264 $108,755 $108,755 $108,755 Infrastructure Components for the Britannia Project $2,956,700 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 Kelowna - Community Parks and Open Space Network $3,341,000 $1,047,000 $1,047,000 $1,047,000 Langley - 96 Avenue Widening and Intersection Improvements at 198 Street and Telegraph Trail $3,335,351 $839,460 $839,460 $1,429,182 Lumby - Water Supply - Stage 3 Mackenzie - Sewage Detention Lagoon $600,848 $200,283 $200,283 $200,283 $1,027,410 $342,470 $342,470 $342,470
Merritt - South East Balancing Reservoir $2,332,133 $777,377 $777,378 $777,378 Mission - Construction of Cedar St $3,881,025 $1,293,675 $1,293,675 $1,293,675 Osoyoos - 87th Street reconstruction and sidewalk $590,000 $196,666 $196,667 $196,667 Peace River - Harper and Imperial Subdivisions - Community Sewer System $1,767,850 $589,283 $589,283 $589,283 Peachland - Beach Avenue Roadway and Multi-Use Pathway Improvements $3,390,000 $1,130,000 $1,130,000 $1,130,000 of Powell River - Pavement Management $2,996,000 $998,667 $998,667 $998,667 Town of Port McNeill - Water Line Renewal $4,200,000 $1,400,000 $1,400,000 $1,400,000 Pouce Coupe - Water Reservoir Project $1,500,000 $500,000 $500,000 $500,000 Powell River - Drinking Water Disinfection Upgrade $8,485,000 $2,828,333 $2,828,333 $2,828,334 Princeton - Tulameen River Bridge Restoration $189,000 $63,000 $63,000 $32,000 of Revelstoke - Clearview Heights Sanitary Sewer Extension $1,257,776 $419,259 $419,259 $419,259 Richmond - Lulu Waterworks Program $6,189,000 $2,063,000 $2,063,000 $2,063,000 Richmond - Sewer, Forcemain and Pump Station Essential Service Replacement Addition $4,049,000 $1,349,667 $1,349,667 $1,349,667 Saanich - David Foster Arts Centre $4,000,000 $1,333,000 $1,333,000 $1,333,000 Sayward - Kelsey Centre HVAC Rehabilitation and Emergency Generator $308,360 $102,787 $102,787 $51,393
Sechelt - Sewer Trunk Line Expansion - Trail Avenue $755,310 $251,770 $251,770 $251,770 Campbell River - South Island Highway Improvement Project - Phase 1 $13,140,750 $4,380,250 $4,380,250 $4,380,250 Sparwood - Link Trail and CPR Overpass to Elk River Pedestrian Bridge $2,121,000 $707,000 $707,000 $707,000 Squamish - Boulevard Pump Station $1,425,000 $475,000 $475,000 $475,000 Summerland - Prairie Valley Road / Rosedale Avenue Improvement $4,500,000 $1,500,000 $1,500,000 $1,500,000 Surrey - Centre Library $30,000,000 $10,000,000 $10,000,000 $10,000,000 Tsawwassen Industrial Lands Site Servicing Project - Phase 1 $9,037,000 $3,012,333 $3,012,333 $3,012,333 Valemount - Sewer Lift Station Enhancements $165,000 $55,000 $55,000 $55,000 N Vancouver - Green Necklace Greenway: Keith Road Connections $1,050,000 $350,000 $350,000 $350,000 N Vancouver - Marine Drive Corridor Improvement $1,330,000 $443,334 $443,333 $443,333 of Lions Bay - Sewer Treatment Plant Kelvin Grove $82,450 $27,483 $27,483 $27,483 of Pemberton Water Main Looping $643,860 $214,620 $214,620 $214,620 West Vancouver - Ambleside Sewer Rehabilitation Project $2,476,800 $825,600 $825,600 $825,600 Williams Lake - Mackenzie Avenue Rehabilitation $10,500,000 $3,500,000 $3,500,000 $3,500,000
Provincial Assets - Highways Galiano Island (South Gulf Islands) resurfacing $1,350,000 $675,000 $675,000 Highway 97-5th Avenue to North Kelly Road $4,500,000 $2,250,000 $2,250,000 Highway 16 - Lake Kathyn Rd to Smither $3,150,000 $1,575,000 $1,575,000 Highway 3A - Jct Highway 3 Keremeous to Yellow Lake $2,340,000 $1,170,000 $1,170,000 Highway 97 Skaha Lake Bridge to Fairway Avenue $2,100,000 $1,050,000 $1,050,000 Highway 3 - Whipsaw Creek to Boundary $2,790,000 $1,395,000 $1,395,000 Highway 1 - Sagebrush Overpass to Vicars Road & Orchards Walk to Kokanee Way $1,260,000 $630,000 $630,000 Highway 3 - Curzon Overhead to Ryan Bridge $2,098,000 $1,049,000 $1,049,000 Highway 5 - Ottomite Bridge Highway 93 - Jct. Highway 3 to Wasa $1,306,000 $653,000 $653,000 $3,150,000 $1,575,000 $1,575,000 Highway 7L Mission to Dewdney $2,070,000 $1,035,000 $1,035,000 Highway 1: Laidlaw to Flood-Hope Road Resurfacing $3,600,000 $1,800,000 $1,800,000 Highway 1: Cedar Road to Nanaimo River Road centre median $2,700,000 $1,035,000 $1,035,000 Highway 10: Asphalt Resurfacing East of Langley $1,080,000 $540,000 $540,000 Highway 7 Rapid Bus Lane(Pitt Meadows) $16,000,000 $8,000,000 $8,000,000
Highway 16 - Carnaby Rd to New Hazelton Overpass $1,800,000 $900,000 $900,000 Highway 97 - Jct Highway 2 to Kiskatinaw Bridge $3,100,000 $1,550,000 $1,550,000 Highway 1 from Blaeberry bridge east to Golden West Approach $3,600,000 $1,800,000 $1,800,000 Highway 1 (Trans Canada Highway), North of Yale Resurfacing $3,420,000 $1,710,000 $1,710,000 Old Caribou Highway & Upper Fraser Road Rehabilitation $2,250,000 $1,125,000 $1,125,000 Provincial Assets Ferries and Other Departure Bay Terminal - Sewage Pump Ashore $962,115 $481,057 Duke Point Terminal - Sewage Pump Ashore $954,030 $477,015 Horseshoe Bay - Berth 3 Ramp Coatings $429,968 $214,984 Langdale Terminal - Sewage Pump Ashore $1,570,800 $785,400 Powell River (Westview) Terminal - Sewage Pump Ashore $866,250 $433,125 Prince Rupert / Port Hardy - Sewage Pump Ashore $1,496,880 $748,440 Skidegate Terminal - Sewage Pump Ashore $906,675 $453,337 Swartz Bay - Waste Water Treatment $3,600,000 $1,800,000 Tsawwassen - Berth 3/4 Transfer Deck - Full Seismic Upgrade $2,800,000 $1,400,000 Tsawwassen - Terminal Maintenance & Test Kitchen Roof Replacements $73,000 $36,500
Tsawwassen Terminal - Sewage Pump Ashore $4,961,975 $2,480,988 BC - Williams Lake Air Tanker Base (Williams Lake) $1,409,000 $704,500 $704,500 BC - HVAC Upgrade to First peoples Gallery Royal BC Museum (Victoria) $2,700,000 $1,350,000 $1,350,000 BUILDING CANADA FUND COMMUNITIES COMPONENT, INCLUDING TOP-UP FUNDING Name of Applicant Project Title Total Eligible Costs Federal Share Provincial Share Local Government Share Alert Bay, Allen Business Communicatio ns Ltd. Anmore, The Boulders Climbing Gym Society Bowen Island, Municipality Campbell River, Capital Capital Central Okanagan, Chase, Chetwynd, Chilliwack, Chilliwack, Alert Bay Road Upgrade $165,000 $55,000 $55,000 $55,000 Phase Two Westbridge Tower Access $115,988 $57,994 $57,994 $0 Water System Renewal and Upgrades Boulders Climbing Gym Expansion Snug Cove Sewer Treatment Facility Expansion Campbell River Airport Runway Extension Point Waste Water and Water System Upgrade Mt. Belcher Water System Upgrade, Salt Spring Island Wastewater Treatment Plant, Stage 3 Water Supply and Treatment Upgrade Chetwynd - 53rd Avenue SE Road Construction East Dyke Upgrades, Greyell Section West Dyke Upgrades, Left Bank $535,286 $178,428 $178,428 $178,430 $2,052,000 $684,000 $684,000 $684,000 $1,460,148 $584,059 $584,059 $292,030 $8,331,250 $2,777,083 $2,777,083 $2,777,084 $4,544,377 $1,514,792 $1,514,792 $1,514,793 $238,033 $79,344 $79,344 $79,345 $7,377,160 $2,459,053 $2,459,053 $2,459,054 $6,812,878 $2,270,959 $2,270,959 $2,270,960 $596,621 $198,873 $198,873 $198,875 $1,730,850 $576,950 $576,950 $576,950 $3,255,000 $1,085,000 $1,085,000 $1,085,000
Coldstream, Comox, Town Cowichan Valley, Cranbrook, Grid Road Connection to Highway 97 Knight Road Sanitary Sewer Trunks Historic Kinsol Trestle Rehabilitation Fibre Optic Broadband Infrastructure Development Creston, Town WWTP Improvements - BVF Cover, Second Clarifier & Backup Power Delta, Delta, East Kootenay, Esquimalt, Township Fort St. John, Fraser Lake, Fraser Valley Hope, Kamloops, Kamloops, Kimberley, Lake Country, Langford, Langford, Langley, Township Maple Ridge, East Delta - Boundary Bay Dyke Foreshore Upgrade Westham Island Dyke (Trim Road) Upgrade Windermere and Timber Ridge Bulk Water Supply and Water Meter Installation Project Esquimalt - Upgrading of Archie Browning Sports Centre Enerplex Site Improvements Highway 16/Chowsunket Rd Intersection Upgrade Popkum/Bridal Falls - Electoral Area D Integrated Water System Silverhope Creek Riprap Bank Protection Rayleigh Slo-Pitch Park - Phase 1 Westsyde Riverbank Protection Marysville Watermain Replacement Upgrade Wood Lake Water Quality & Supply Improvements Centre park Sports Plex of Langford Stormwater Flood Hazard Protection West Langley Dyke Upgrade EMBC Albion Dyke Upgrade, Kanaka Creek regional $6,921,418 $2,307,139 $2,307,139 $2,307,140 $819,000 $273,000 $273,000 $273,000 $5,656,098 $1,885,366 $1,885,366 $1,885,366 $2,250,000 $750,000 $750,000 $750,000 $2,500,000 $833,333 $833,333 $833,334 $700,000 $233,333 $233,333 $233,334 $266,519 $88,839 $88,839 $88,841 $2,575,833 $1,030,333 $1,030,333 $515,167 $1,992,000 $664,000 $664,000 $664,000 $7,525,222 $2,505,899 $2,505,899 $2,513,424 $175,247 $58,415 $58,415 $58,417 $2,726,000 $908,666 $908,666 $908,668 $152,150 $50,716 $50,716 $50,718 $9,790,000 $3,263,333 $3,263,333 $3,263,334 $875,000 $291,666 $291,666 $291,668 $2,001,000 $667,000 $667,000 $667,000 $5,040,000 $1,680,000 $1,680,000 $1,680,000 $13,393,641 $4,464,547 $4,464,547 $4,464,547 $1,842,225 $614,075 $614,075 $614,075 $2,212,760 $737,586 $737,586 $737,588 $525,000 $175,000 $175,000 $175,000
Maple Ridge, Masset, McBride, Merritt, Nanaimo Airport Commission New Hazelton, New Westminster, of New Westminster, North North North North North North Okanagan, Northern Rockies Municipality Oak Bay, Okanagan Basin Water Board Park (stage 2) Maple Ridge Downtown Core Road & Utility Rehabilitation $5,105,465 $1,868,488 $1,868,488 $1,368,489 Waterline Replacement $1,553,896 $517,965 $517,965 $517,966 Eco-Sensitive Solution to Waste Water Treatment - Phase 2 Structural Rehabilitation and Dehumidification Upgrade Nanaimo Airport Improvement Project Phase 2 Water Distribution System Improvements Streets & Sidewalks Revitalization $2,075,000 $691,666 $691,666 $691,668 $305,600 $101,866 $101,866 $101,868 $10,369,370 $3,456,456 $3,456,456 $3,456,458 $856,000 $285,333 $285,333 $285,334 $8,000,000 $2,666,666 $2,666,666 $2,666,668 Westminster Pier Park $24,902,743 $8,300,914 $8,300,914 $8,300,915 Bridge Rehabilitation and Seismic Upgrades of North Vancouver Installation of Priority Sidewalks Lynnmour Dyke Flood Protection North Vancouver - Spirit Trail Harbourside West Pedestrian Overpass and Multi-Use Trail North Vancouver - Windsor Artificial Turf Sports Field Enderby & Sports Complex Upgrade Fort Nelson Recreation Complex Uplands Low Pressure Sewer System Streamlined Water Use Pilot $1,448,000 $482,666 $482,666 $482,668 $1,480,000 $493,333 $493,333 $493,334 $428,340 $142,780 $142,780 $142,780 $2,600,676 $800,338 $800,338 $1,000,000 $3,238,998 $1,079,666 $1,079,666 $1,079,666 $500,000 $166,666 $166,666 $166,668 $33,443,500 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $23,443,500 $7,650,000 $2,550,000 $2,550,000 $2,550,000 $231,000 $77,000 $77,000 $77,000
Okanagan- Similkameen, Peachland, Pemberton, Penticton, Pitt Meadows, Port Alice, Port Coquitlam, Prince George, Quesnel, Revelstoke, Revelstoke, Revelstoke, Salmon Arm, Salt Spring Island Public Library Association Sechelt, Sicamous, Sidney, Town Sidney, Town Sooke, Sooke & Electoral Area Parks and Recreation Okanagan Falls Sewage Treatment Plant $9,380,000 $3,126,666 $3,126,666 $3,126,668 Peachland Curling Club Facility $3,915,356 $1,305,118 $1,305,118 $1,305,120 Pemberton Skate and $367,854 $122,618 $122,618 $122,618 Bike Skills Park Penticton Community $23,024,951 $7,674,983 $7,674,983 $7,674,985 Centre - Aquatics, Fitness, Sport, and Recreation Construction of an $1,785,252 $595,126 $595,126 $595,000 Artificial Turf Playing Field Port Alice Community $1,091,000 $345,500 $345,500 $400,000 Centre Upgrade Port Coquitlam - $11,368,948 $3,789,649 $3,789,649 $3,789,650 Broadway Street Reconstruction Boundary Road $27,993,120 $7,500,000 $7,500,000 $12,993,120 Connector West Quesnel Land $4,731,000 $1,577,000 $1,577,000 $1,577,000 Stability Downie Street Lift Station $2,236,700 $745,566 $745,566 $745,568 Upgrade Revelstoke Aquatic $528,999 $176,333 $176,333 $176,333 Centre Heat Recovery System Trans Canada Highway $966,000 $322,000 $322,000 $322,000 Water Reservoir Replacement Roadway Infrastructure $2,500,000 $833,333 $833,333 $833,334 Renewal New Library Building $6,826,477 $2,275,492 $2,275,492 $2,275,493 Bio-Solids Treatment $4,800,000 $1,600,000 $1,600,000 $1,600,000 Facility Sewer Collection $9,136,300 $3,045,433 $3,045,433 $3,045,434 Iroquois Community Park Improvement Project Sidney - Lochside Waterfront Trail of Sooke Waterfront Recreation Area Arena Upgrade and Addition $2,258,406 $752,802 $752,802 $752,802 $1,125,000 $375,000 $375,000 $375,000 $908,653 $302,884 $302,884 $302,885 $1,200,000 $400,000 $400,000 $400,000
Commission Squamish, Government Road Trunk $2,030,950 $676,983 $676,983 $676,984 Sewer Main Squamish, Squamish Dyke Riprap $425,000 $141,666 $141,666 $141,668 Sunshine South Pender Harbour $5,440,000 $2,030,000 $2,030,000 $1,380,000 Coast Water Treatment Plant Thompson- Pritchard (Laveau Rd) $517,092 $172,364 $172,364 $172,364 Nicola Community Water System Upgrade Thompson- Rural & Small $14,209,019 $4,736,339 $4,736,339 $4,736,341 Nicola Municipality Eco-Depot Waste Disposal Project Thompson- Walhachin Community $725,000 $241,666 $241,666 $241,668 Nicola Water System Upgrade Vernon, 34 Street Improvements $3,146,745 $1,048,915 $1,048,915 $1,048,915 Victoria, West West White Rock, White Rock, White Rock, Steel Watermain Rehabilitation - Stage 2 Montizambert Creek Water Treatment Project West Vancouver Artificial Turf Field Construct Centre for Active Living White Rock Museum & Archives Revitalization Project White Rock - Pedestrian Improvements Initiative $5,019,000 $1,673,000 $1,673,000 $1,673,000 $2,615,100 $871,700 $871,700 $871,700 $4,500,000 $1,500,000 $1,500,000 $1,500,000 $3,593,238 $1,080,530 $1,080,530 $1,432,178 $967,334 $458,667 $458,667 $50,000 $1,480,800 $493,600 $493,600 $493,600