Pictured above Greg with Arend Visser and Paulette Grouda from the
Lake of the Woods Historical Society.


Funding will create jobs, boost local economy
 
KENORA, ON - Greg Rickford, Member of Parliament for Kenora and Michael Gravelle, Member of Provincial Parliament for Thunder Bay-Superior North today announced stimulus funding that will benefit local workers and the local economy in Kenora and improve local infrastructure for years to come. Today’s investment of $300,000 in joint federal and provincial funding will bring significant upgrades to the Mather Wall House.
 
“Canada’s Economic Action Plan continues to work to ensure that jobs and economic growth are increasing” said Rickford. “These investments will not only help preserve and improve this historic place, it will also stimulate local economic activity.
 
“I am very pleased of the McGuinty’s government’s investment in the historic Mather Walls House.  This investment further demonstrates our government’s commitment to economic growth in northern Ontario,” said Gravelle.
 
Total estimated eligible project costs are $300,000 for Mather Walls House Conservation work. The governments of Canada and Ontario are each providing up to $150,000 for these upgrades.
 
Conservation work including roof, window, and wood siding repairs and repainting will take place during the 2010 construction season.
 
The project involves the repair and refurbishing of the exterior of the building. The work includes replacement of the metal roof, conservation and repair of the decorative wood shingle siding and as well as wood clapboard siding, refurbishing of the existing historic windows and their storm windows, general carpentry repairs and repainting of the entire structure.
 
The Government of Canada contribution for this project is being provided through the $4-billion Infrastructure Stimulus Fund, a key component of Canada’s Economic Action Plan, which invests in construction-ready infrastructure projects that can be completed by March 31, 2011.
 
The contribution from the Government of Ontario will be from the two-year, $32.5 billion infrastructure commitment laid out in the 2009 Ontario Budget – Confronting the Challenge: Building Our Economic Future.
 
During these challenging economic times, the governments of Canada and Ontario have taken steps to get shovels in the ground and funding into targeted infrastructure projects across the province.
 

 
LEARN MORE
 
Learn about the Government of Canada’s Economic Action Plan.
 
Learn about the Government of Canada’s Infrastructure Stimulus Fund investments.
 
Learn how the Government of Ontario is helping to build and revitalize infrastructure across the province.