Government of Canada Hails Inauguration of New Community Facilities in Saint-Adelphe

SAINT-ADELPHE, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - Oct. 10, 2014) - 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, welcomes the official opening of new community infrastructure in the municipality of Saint-Adelphe. The project, whose completion is being celebrated today, involved renovating the municipality's existing community centre and building a new skateboard park on the public playground.

The municipality was granted $73,079 in non-repayable financial assistance through CED's Community Infrastructure Improvement Fund to carry out this project.

Quick facts

• This funding enabled the Municipality of Saint-Adelphe to improve the functionality and safety of its community centre. The work consisted of refurbishing the building, adding storage areas and upgrading the electrical, plumbing and air conditioning systems.
• The assistance also allowed the municipality to lay out and purchase modules for a skateboard park.
• This project contributed to the growth of the local economy by using area labour to carry out these improvements.

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"By supporting this project of the Municipality of Saint-Adelphe, our government is helping to improve the quality of life in our communities. I congratulate everyone who contributed, directly or indirectly, to making this project a reality."

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

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For more on the municipality of Saint-Adelphe: www.st-adelphe.qc.ca (in French)

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