Click on the linked captions to get more details and photos! With Eglinton-Lawrence youth on Parliament Hill for a day trip Paying homage to the Italian Fallen Workers Memorial at Villa Colombo with my colleague Minister Ahmed Hussen Budget 2019 Breakfast talk with MP Michael Levitt and local residents Community meeting on safety and other residential concerns… Read more »
Newswire link: Supporting the Expansion of the Muskoka Steamships & Discovery Centre The Government of Canada is committed to supporting the creation and renovation of cultural spaces to make heritage and the arts more relevant to everyone. Today, Marco Mendicino, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities and Member of Parliament (Eglinton–Lawrence), announced $950,000 in government funding for… Read more »
CTV News Windsor link: Feds investing $32M in Windsor’s flood protection plan The federal government is giving $32 million towards helping protect Windsor residents from flooding. Marco Mendicino, parliamentary secretary to Minister of Infrastructure and Communities François-Philippe Champagne, made the announcement in Windsor on Friday. “Taking concrete steps to adapt to the impacts of climate… Read more »
Click on the linked captions to get more details and photos! Discussing updates on the Lawrence Heights Revitalization project from TCHC and Heights Development Pasta dinner at the Blessed Sacrament At the John Wanless Community Skate At the town hall on community safety and anti-Semitism hosted by CIJA and Temple Sinai Pancake Tuesday at the… Read more »
Blackburn News link: Sarnia gets $10M to prevent flooding The City of Sarnia is getting $10.4 million in federal funding to help alleviate basement flooding and overflows into the St. Clair River. Local dignitaries, city staff and union members gathered in Centennial Park near Sarnia Bay Thursday morning for the announcement by Parliamentary Secretary to… Read more »
CBC News link: Multi-million dollar dike upgrade to protect London from ‘one in 250 year’ flood On Wednesday, federal and municipal levels of government announced they would commit a total of $25 million to rebuild aging sections of the west London dike over the next decade. These sections run north from Blackfriars Bridge to Oxford… Read more »