Funding Secured for Frenchman's Bay Gap Reconstruction!

Frenchman's Bay Funding Secure!

PICKERING – The federal and provincial governments announced today that they

will work together with the City of Pickering and the Toronto Region Conservation

Authority to rehabilitate Frenchman’s Bay Harbour Entrance in Pickering.

Frenchman's Bay is home to a number of boating clubs and marinas and has

provided a natural calm water harbour for over a century. This initiative will

replace two breakwaters located at the harbour entrance as well as widen the

entrance to improve user safety and accessibility. Reconstruction will preserve

and enhance ecological conditions, provide new opportunities for public use and

recreation, enhance tourism and strengthen local businesses.

“The Government of Ontario is making targeted investments to strengthen

local infrastructure because it creates jobs, stimulates the economy and builds

stronger communities,” said Tracy MacCharles, MPP for Pickering-Scarborough East.

“This project will result in the creation of a safe harbour while preserving and

enhancing the ecological conditions of this important Pickering landmark and

commercial hub.”

This initiative has been identified as a priority for funding consideration under the

Provincial-Territorial Base Fund, part of the Building Canada plan.Through this

program, the Government of Canada works with the Government of Ontario to

support infrastructure needs across the Province.

The project also supports Building Together, the Government of Ontario’s long-term

infrastructure plan to repair, rebuild and renew the province’s roads and highways,

bridges, public transit, schools and postsecondary institutions, hospitals and

courthouses.

The total cost of the Frenchman’s Bay Harbour Entrance initiative is estimated at

$9 million. Together, the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario are

contributing a total of up to $6 million towards the project. Federal funding is

conditional

on the initiative meeting all of the relevant requirements under the Provincial-

Territorial Base Fund.

Through Building Together, Ontario plans to invest more than $35 billion over the

next three years to create or preserve over 100,000 jobs on average each year.

Infrastructure investments create high-quality employment, support economic growth

and helps make Ontario’s economy more productive.