Governments of Canada and Manitoba

approve funding for Virden recreation complex

BRANDON - May 4, 2009 - Residents of Virden and area will benefit from the construction of a new multi-use recreational facility supported by the Building Canada Fund.  The Federal and Provincial funding was announced last week by Merv Tweed, MP for Brandon-Souris and Manitoba Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation, Ron Lemieux.

“Reliable infrastructure is essential for sustaining the quality of life in our communities,” said Tweed.  “Modern and reliable infrastructure investments such as this can attract business and create jobs for today and for years to come.”

The governments of Canada and Manitoba will invest $5.45 million in the $17 million project. 

"I'm pleased to partner with both the federal and various municipal governments on the Building Canada Fund which will provide economic stimulus for our rural communities today and into the future," said Minister Lemieux. "The approved projects will have long lasting economic benefits for these communities."

This project is one of many projects across the province that will break ground quickly thanks to a joint federal-provincial investment. The governments of Canada and Manitoba have taken steps to get shovels in the ground and to flow money faster for targeted infrastructure projects in Manitoba communities in the 2009 and 2010 construction seasons.