Canada’s Economic Action Plan Funds Projects in Riding of Macleod
August 18, 2009


Ottawa - Ted Menzies, Member of Parliament for Macleod and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance, is pleased to announce that five projects in the riding of Macleod will benefit from funding through the National Trails Coalition which will create jobs and revitalize the trails.

“Our Government is pleased to provide $309,583 to support the development and upgrading of recreational trails across the riding of Macleod,” said Menzies. “Through this initiative, our Government and the National Trails Coalition (NTC) are working together to create jobs, stimulate the economy and improve Canada’s stock of trail infrastructure for the present and for our future.”

The following five projects are receiving funding:

  • Crowsnest Quad Squad $125,000
  • Crow Snow Riders -Crowsnest Pass Trail     $25,000
  • Greater Bragg Creek Trails Association $94,833
  • Calgary Mountain Bike Alliance - Tom Snow Trail  $42,250
  • Southern Alberta Regional Trail Riders Association $22,500

These projects are being supported through the Government of Canada’s $25 million investment in recreational trails, part of the Government of Canada’s Economic Action Plan. The Government of Canada’s investments will be matched by the NTC and their provincial, territorial, municipal or private funding partners. A first federal payment of $12.5 million was issued to the National Trails Coalition on July 29, 2009.

Applications for this funding were received between May 26, 2009 and June 26, 2009. With the intake for this funding now complete and projects approved, this first payment to the National Trails Coalition is allowing work to begin right away on over 450 projects.

The Government of Canada’s 2009 Economic Action Plan is accelerating and expanding the existing federal investment of $33 billion in infrastructure across Canada with almost $12 billion in new infrastructure stimulus funding over the next two years.

To learn more about Canada’s Economic Action Plan, visit www.actionplan.gc.ca. For more information on the Government of Canada’s investments in infrastructure, visit www.creatingjobs.gc.ca

 
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