Government of Canada Supporting Quebec Communities

SAINT-ÉDOUARD-DE-FABRE, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - April 26, 2015) - Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED)

The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, announces that the Parish Municipality of Saint-Édouard-de-Fabre has been granted financial assistance for the improvement and expansion of its existing community hall.

This support has been awarded in the form of a $100,000 non-repayable contribution through the Local Investment Initiative (LII), a component of CED's Quebec Economic Development Program.

Quick facts

• The funds enabled the Parish Municipality of Saint-Édouard-de-Fabre to renovate the interior of the building in order to enlarge the community hall, which required demolition, reconstruction and modernization work.
  
  
• The LII, a temporary initiative specific to CED, helps promote economic development capacity-building for the long-term benefit of Quebec communities.
  
  
• This initiative stimulates local investment while ensuring citizens have access to safer and more functional community halls that are better suited to their needs.
  
  

Quotes

"By supporting this project in the Parish Municipality of Saint-Édouard-de-Fabre, our government is fulfilling its commitment to help improve the quality of life in our communities while reaffirming its goal to further local economic development."

Denis Lebel, Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec

"The Saint-Édouard-de-Fabre community hall plays an important part in our local community life. The financial support announced today for the expansion and renovation of the hall has made it possible for us to double the size of the meeting area and make the premises more attractive and functional for the benefit of the citizens of our municipality."

Mario Drouin, Mayor of Saint-Édouard-de-Fabre

Related link

- To learn more about the Local Investment Initiative

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