Released on April 18, 1995
Deputy Premier Ed Tchorzewski and Saskatoon-Dundurn MP Morris Bodnartoday announced the Canada-Saskatchewan Infrastructure Works Program has
approved funding to extend the Spadina Promenade in Saskatoon.
The project is expected to create seven short-term jobs.
The project will extend the existing pedestrian walkway into the southern
portion of Kiwanis Memorial Park, linking cultural facilities, heritage
sites, park memorials and other attractions in Saskatoon's downtown
riverbank area. The present walkway, the Spadina North Promenade, was
developed in 1989 as part of Saskatoon's upgrade for the Jeux Canada
Summer Games. It is the most heavily travelled portion of the Meewasin
Trail system.
The infrastructure program will provide $92,400 of the project cost of
$300,000. The remainder of the funding will be raised by the Meewasin
Foundation. The Meewasin Valley Authority and the city of Saskatoon will
provide in-kind support and project management.
"The Spadina South Promenade is a good example of community effort in
action," said Tchorzewski. "Saskatoon's private and corporate
communities recognized the economic and tourism potential of developing
the downtown riverbank area and are helping to make this project a
reality. In the process, they're creating jobs, providing workers with
an opportunity to develop and upgrade their work skills, and improving
recreational opportunities for both local residents and visitors to the
city. I'm pleased that the infrastructure program is able to support
this community endeavor."
Speaking on behalf of Lloyd Axworthy, minister of Western Economic
Diversification and implementing minister of the infrastructure program
in western Canada, Bodnar said: "The federal government is pleased to
support the extension of the Spadina Promenade, a project which will
further enhance a park and trail system that is already widely
recognized. Not only will the promenade create employment opportunities
for area residents, it will attract further economic development in the
form of festivals and outdoor entertainment. This project is another
example of the infrastructure program responding to specific needs
identified by individual communities."
Work on the Spadina South Promenade will begin this spring and will be
completed by fall, 1995.
The Canada-Saskatchewan Infrastructure Works Agreement was signed in
January, 1994. It enables Canada, Saskatchewan and municipalities to co-
operatively undertake and fund projects which will renew and improve the
quality of the public infrastructure and create employment opportunities
for Canadians.
Under the agreement, $173.1 million has been earmarked for infrastructure
projects in Saskatchewan. To date, more than $169.5 million has been
approved for 774 projects in the province.
Federal funding for the Infrastructure Works Program was provided in the
February budget as part of the federal government's prioritized spending
program.
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For more information, contact:
Heather Walden Hinds
Communications Officer
Western Economic Diversification Canada
Saskatoon
Phone: (306) 975-5475
Fred Heal
Executive Director
Meewasin Valley Authority
Saskatoon
Phone: (306) 665-6887
Russ Krywulak
Director
Canada-Saskatchewan Infrastructure Program
Regina
Phone: (306) 787-8808