Ignoring the last couple of pages of frivilous posts....
Moncton in line for federal funding?
Wednesday, April 03, 2013
Times & Transcript
By: Alan Cochrane
Metro Moncton could qualify for a share of $14 billion worth of infrastructure spending laid out in the most recent federal budget, member of Parliament Robert Goguen says, and the onus is on municipal politicians to set out their priorities so he can get to work on it.
'People will be fighting for this money all across the country and our communities will have to compete for it. Everyone will be tugging on the blanket and everybody will want a piece of the pie,' Goguen said in an interview with the Times & Transcript on Tuesday.
'There's only so much money in the pot, what do you want me to swing for?' He said there are several infrastructure spending projects included in the most recent federal budget, and suggested that upgrades to Metro Moncton's wastewater treatment plant and a downtown events centre should be priorities.
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Minister Goguen is basically stating that there are pots of federal money available that could be used to finance a downtown events centre. Moncton just has to make a good case for this as there are many other municipalities across the country also looking for federal infrastructure funding. The fact that the construction timeline coincides with the next expected federal election is a good thing.....