Funding Announcements

Since my election as your Member of Parliament, it has been my great pleasure to announce federal funding for a wide range of projects that benefit the residents of Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo.  Below is a breakdown of funding by program, including the amount of funding and the recipient community.

Canadian Heritage
Canadian Heritage is responsible for national policies and programs that promote Canadian content, foster cultural participation, active citizenship and participation in Canada's civic life, and strengthen connections among Canadians.

ANOUNCEMENT DATE	AMOUNT	LOCATION	DESCRIPTION
December 21st, 2009	$9,070	Kamloops	In support of a travelling exhibit at the Kamloops Museum and Archives.
July 29th, 2009	$69,934	Kamloops	For the Association Francophone de Kamloops.
July 22nd, 2009	$120,000	Kamloops	From the Museums Assistance Program for the Kamloops Art Gallery.
May 12th, 2009	$20,000	Kamloops	For Project X Theatre Productions Society’s X Fest 2009.
March 23rd, 2009	$22,765.35	Kamloops	For the Kamloops Foundation to support the Kamloops Symphony Society and Western Canada Theatre Company.

Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC)
HRSDC’s mission is to build a stronger and more competitive Canada, to support Canadians in making choices that help them live productive and rewarding lives, and to improve Canadians’ quality of life.

ANOUNCEMENT DATE	AMOUNT	LOCATION	DESCRIPTION
November 5th, 2009	$15,513	Kamloops	n Youth Awareness program funding for A.R. Green Enterprises Ltd. to organize and promote the 2010 Cariboo Regional Skills Competition and the Thompson Rivers University Techno Expo.
October 7th, 2009	$23,869	100 Mile House & Williams Lake	In Youth Awareness program funding for Horton Ventures Inc. to organize four one-week career exploration sessions.
July 10th, 2009	$49,615	Kamloops	For the Employability Skills through Community Service program at the ASK Wellness Centre of Kamloops.
May 25th, 2009	$452,954	Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo	To create summer jobs across the riding for students through the Canada Summer Jobs 2009 program.

HRSDC – Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
CMHC is Canada’s national housing agency. CMHC’s mission is to enhance the quality, affordability and choice of housing in Canada.

ANOUNCEMENT DATE	AMOUNT	LOCATION	DESCRIPTION
January 25th, 2009	$15.5-million in federal and provincial funding	Kamloops	To construct 322 modular housing units for seniors and persons with disabilities.

HRSDC – Employment Assistance Services
Employment Assistance Services (EAS) is an employment program that provides funding to organizations to assist unemployed individuals prepare for, obtain and maintain employment.

ANOUNCEMENT DATE	AMOUNT	LOCATION	DESCRIPTION
January 12th, 2009	$762,212	Kamloops	For the BC Society of Training for Health and Employment Opportunities (THEO BC) to help residents with disabilities gain employment skills.

HRSDC – Homelessness Partnering Strategy
Addressing homelessness is a challenge in all regions across Canada. The Homelessness Partnering Strategy (HPS) is a community-based program that relies on communities to determine their own needs and to develop appropriate projects.

ANOUNCEMENT DATE	AMOUNT	LOCATION	DESCRIPTION
September 18th, 2009	$500,000	Kamloops	A federal contribution to Henry Leland House, a $4.45-million, 28-unit supportive housing development.

HRSDC – Homelessness Partnering Strategy
Addressing homelessness is a challenge in all regions across Canada. The Homelessness Partnering Strategy (HPS) is a community-based program that relies on communities to determine their own needs and to develop appropriate projects.

ANOUNCEMENT DATE	AMOUNT	LOCATION	DESCRIPTION
January 25th, 2010	$105,000	Kamloops	For the Interior Indian Friendship Society for its Homelessness at Risk Training and Services Program.
September 18th, 2009	$500,000	Kamloops	A federal contribution to Henry Leland House, a $4.45-million, 28-unit supportive housing development.

HRSDC – New Horizons for Seniors
By providing funding to non-profit and other organizations, the New Horizons for Seniors Program helps to ensure that seniors can benefit from, and contribute to, the quality of life in their communities, through active living and participation in social activities.

ANOUNCEMENT DATE	AMOUNT	LOCATION	DESCRIPTION
February 22nd, 2010	$97,912	Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo	To fund five Seniors projects: - The Aboriginal Agricultural Education Society of BC’s Field to Plate Garden Project - Interior Community Services’ Community Garden. - Video conferencing facilities for the Secwepemec Cultural Education Society - Programming at the Desert Gardens Community Centre. - The Centre for Seniors Information’s ‘ABC’s of Fraud Program’.
March 10th, 2009	$5,500	Lac La Hache	For Cariboo Pioneer Centre to upgrade equipment at the facility.
March 10th, 2009	$25,000	Kamloops	For the Seniors Community Centre Society to upgrade their facility.

HRSDC – Skills Link Program
The Skills Link program helps youth facing barriers to employment - such as single parents, Aboriginal youth, young persons with disabilities, recent immigrants, youth living in rural and remote areas and high school dropouts - obtain the knowledge and develop the broad range of skills and work experience they need to participate in the job market.

ANOUNCEMENT DATE	AMOUNT	LOCATION	DESCRIPTION
October 16th, 2009	$244,203	100 Mile House	For the Cariboo Family Enrichment Centre Society to support its youth employment program.

Industry Canada – Knowledge Infrastructure Program
The Knowledge Infrastructure Program is a federal initiative to renew Canada's college and university infrastructure. By making large-scale investments in infrastructure, the Government of Canada is providing significant short-term economic stimulus in local communities across the country.

ANOUNCEMENT DATE	AMOUNT	LOCATION	DESCRIPTION
April 8th, 2009	$8,288,000	Kamloops	For Thompson Rivers University campus infrastructure ($2.438-million) and the House of Learning project ($5.85-million).

Infrastructure Canada – Building Canada Plan
Building Canada is focused on delivering results that matter to Canadians—cleaner air and water, safer roads, shorter commutes, and prosperous, livable communities. This seven year plan, from 2007 to 2014, will make a real difference in the everyday lives of Canadians, while supporting the nation's priorities—a stronger economy, cleaner environment and better communities.  The Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia signed the Canada-British Columbia Framework Agreement on November 6, 2007. Between 2007 and 2014, just over $2.724 billion will be provided for infrastructure improvements in British Columbia under the Building Canada Plan.

ANOUNCEMENT DATE	AMOUNT	LOCATION	DESCRIPTION
April 6th, 2009	$24,740,000 in federal and provincial funding	North Thompson and South Cariboo regions	Road improvements to Highway 97 south of Clinton ($8.5-million); south of 100 Mile House ($3.4-million); north of Clinton ($5-million); paving Highway 24 between Highway 97 and Lone Butte ($1.84-million); improving Highway 5 near Barriere ($6-million).
March 12th, 2009	$61.6-million in federal and provincial funding	Highway #1, Pritchard-Hoffman’s Bluff	For two expansion projects on Highway #1, including the Pritchard-Hoffman’s Bluff and Hoffman’s Bluff sections of the highway. April 6th, 2009

Building Canada – Communities Component
The Communities Component is focused on projects in communities with populations of less than 100,000. Projects are selected through an application-based process and are evaluated on the extent to which they meet environmental, economic and quality of life objectives. This will significantly help smaller communities address their infrastructure pressures and serve as a complementary instrument to GTF funding.

ANOUNCEMENT DATE	AMOUNT	LOCATION	DESCRIPTION
September 25th, 2009	$172,364	Pritchard	To upgrade the aging water system.
September 25th, 2009	$291,666	Kamloops	To provide erosion protection of the Westsyde riverbank.
September 25th, 2009	$4,736,339	Thompson-Nicola Regional District	For a district-wide eco-depot waste disposal project.
March 21st, 2009	$388,625	Blue River	To replace the aging water system.
February 19th, 2009	$172,543	Canim Lake	To improve drinking water quality.
February 19th, 2009	$359,182	Horse Lake	To replace the Horse Lake Waterworks system.
February 18th, 2009	$7,100,000	Kamloops	To upgrade the existing wastewater treatment plant.

Building Canada – Gas Tax Fund
Just over $1.485 billion in gas tax funding (2007-2014) has begun flowing, and will flow, to British Columbia municipalities with the extension of the Gas Tax Agreement from 2010 to 2014.  Note that the amounts given below are the total Gas Tax funding that will flow between 2008 and 2010.  The municipalities of Barriere and Clearwater are also set to receive funding from this program starting in 2010.

ANOUNCEMENT DATE	AMOUNT	LOCATION	DESCRIPTION
October 16th, 2009	$200,000	100 Mile House	Federal contribution to storm water treatment system.
April 1st, 2009	$197,053	100 Mile House	Funding for municipality.
April 1st, 2009	$2,787,434	Cariboo	Funding for municipality.
April 1st, 2009	$128,382	Clinton	Funding for municipality.
April 1st, 2009	$4,954,353	Kamloops	Funding for municipality.
April 1st, 2009	$1,823,598	Thompson-Nicola	Funding for municipality.
April 1st, 2009	$162,568	Valemount	Funding for municipality.

Building Canada – Infrastructure Stimulus Fund
In 2009, the Government of Canada introduced the Infrastructure Stimulus Fund as part of its Economic Action Plan to get shovels in the ground and projects completed by March 31st, 2011.  The fund’s success is a result of partnerships developed between the federal, provincial and municipal levels of government, who are working together to fund projects and get the work underway.

ANOUNCEMENT DATE	AMOUNT	LOCATION	DESCRIPTION
February 22nd, 2010