Chris Warkentin, Member of Parliament for Peace River, together with the Honourable Hector Goudreau, Minister of Employment and Immigration and MLA for Dunvegan-Central Peace, have announced a combined federal-provincial investment of more than $1.5 million for a local roads project in the Village of Donnelly through the Canada-Alberta Building Canada Fund – Communities Component. “Today’s announcement demonstrates the Government’s commitment to creating a sustainable Economic Action Plan that stimulates the economy and creates jobs in the Peace Country and across Canada,” says MP Warkentin. “Renewed or expanded roadways are essential to allow residents of the Village of Donnelly to access services and to move goods.” Good roads contribute to quality of life in our communities and to the growth of our economy. This project consists of paving, adding concrete curbs, gutters and some sidewalks for the east side of the Village of Donnelly, including the Sawmill subdivision and Railway Avenue, as well as Center, 1st and 2nd Streets and Doyle, Cote and Gravel Avenue. This will result in safer roadways for drivers and pedestrians. Under the Canada-Alberta Building Canada Fund – Communities Component, the federal and provincial governments provide up to two-thirds of the funding for eligible project costs, with municipalities covering the remainder of project funding. The Village of Donnelly contribution to this project brings the total project investment to more than $2.4 million. “Many of the citizens have been pressuring Council in the past few years to get this done, but funding has always been an issue,” says Village of Donnelly Mayor Charles Doyle, “We are pleased to be working with the federal and provincial governments in improving our community.” The Canada-Alberta Building Canada Fund – Communities Component is a federal-provincial program that addresses the unique infrastructure needs of both rural and urban communities with populations of less than 100,000. The governments of Canada and Alberta have each committed $88 million to the Communities Component of the Building Canada Fund. When combined with municipal contributions, this program is expected to inject at least $264 million into Alberta’s municipal infrastructure over a six-year period. In Alberta, the program is implemented by Western Economic Diversification Canada and Alberta Transportation. It is administered by a Joint Secretariat. An Oversight Committee approves the projects and is comprised of representatives from the governments of Canada and Alberta, the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association and the Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties. For more information Information is available on the website at http:/www.buildingcanadafundalberta-cc.ca.