Ontario Infrastructure Investments
Queen's Park is creating a new
provincial agency to manage its major public infrastructure projects.
Read more here...
COMRIF - More
Money Available
Meanwhile, a second round for the Canada-Ontario Municipal Rural
Infrastructure Fund has been announced, allowing smaller Ontario
municipalities to apply for infrastructure funding.
Read more here...
Feds Finally Deliver Gas Tax
And rural municipalities aren't the only
ones with access to a new pool of infrastructure cash in Ontario. The
Prime Minister has
signed a new deal with Ontario cities, giving them access to over
$2 billion over the next five years.
US Green Building Council gives
Vinyl Thumbs Up
A United
States group (USGBC) advocating sustainable buildings has issued a draft
report on vinyl in building infrastructure. The USGBC says
building materials made from vinyl are fine.
Questions or concerns about municipal infrastructure?
Let's talk. I can be reached at:
Tel: (905) 670-7676
or: (800) 268-4664
Fax: (905) 670-1512
6810 Invader Cres, Mississauga, ON L5T 2B6
Veso Sobot, P.Eng.
Director, Corporate Affairs
Ipex Inc.
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Tragedy in
Alberta
photo courtesy Globe & Mail
Clean, safe infrastructure is designed to do one thing - improve the
quality of life. But in Alberta, hundreds of thousands of residents are
left
scrambling to hold on whatever they can salvage, after flood waters
have ravaged entire communities. To make a donation via the Red Cross,
click
here.
Saskatoon saves over
$350,000
by using vinyl pipe
1050mm Vinyl Pipe being installed in
Saskatoon
Saskatoon is focused on improving and
expanding its infrastructure. Hamm Construction recently
completed Saskatoon's first 1050mm primary
water pipeline made of PVC, a
savings of over $350,000 for
this project. MiSask Construction just finished installing
and testing a 500 mm and 600 mm primary
water pipeline, with
large diameter vinyl pressure
pipe. All three lines passed
pressure testing on the first attempt.
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