Hon. Alice Wong, P.C.

Over the past year, we have been working very hard in bringing federal infrastructure dollars into Richmond. Your tax dollars are being prudently invested in projects that will benefit the public, whether your commute on Highway 99 is quicker due to the transit lane expansion, or whether your water and sewage services are maintained to the excellent standards we all currently enjoy whenever we turn on our taps or flush our toilets.

Through the Recreational Infrastructure Canada fund, we have worked to bring in about $4 million in federal funding that helped to build projects such as the middle arm of the dike just north of the Olympic Oval; construction dollars for renovations to places such as the Steveston Community Center; South Arm Community Center; the Minoru Aquatic Center; and the Minoru Lawn Bowling Club. Finally, the Hamilton Community Centre (located in east Richmond) received funding toward its expansion.

Additionally, the Knowledge Infrastructure Fund has provided funding Kwantlen Polytechnic Unviersity’s Richmond campus planned library expansion.

We continue to work hard for the people of Richmond and respect taxpayers’ dollars. Ultimately these investments go toward projects that will benefit all of Richmond.

Links:
Building Canada – BC
Recreational Infrastructure Canada Grants
Knowledge Infrastructure Grants

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