Backgrounder: Residents of the Northwest Territories to benefit from improvements to community infrastructure
Backgrounder
Residents of the Northwest Territories to benefit from improvements to community infrastructure
Joint federal and community funding through the Investing in Canada infrastructure plan will support six community, culture and recreation projects and one water infrastructure project in the Northwest Territories.
The Government of Canada is investing over $2 million towards these projects through the Community, Culture and Recreation Infrastructure Stream (CCRIS) and the Green Infrastructure Stream (GIS) of the Investing in Canada plan. Northwest Territories communities and Indigenous ultimate recipients are providing over $835,000 towards these projects.
Project Information:
Ultimate |
Project Name |
Project Description |
Funding Stream |
Federal Funding |
Ultimate Recipient Funding |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ka’a’gee Tu, First Nation of |
Kakisa Cultural Arbour Centre |
Construction of a cultural arbour centre serving several purposes, including meetings, feasts and ceremonies. The work involves constructing the cultural arbour structure and landscaping. |
CCRIS |
$225,000 |
$75,000 |
Fort Smith, Town of |
Fort Smith Trail and Basketball Court |
Resurfacing the basketball court and walking trail. This includes asphalt removal, excavation, grading and asphalt resurfacing covering a total area of over 6000 m2. |
CCRIS |
$309,791 |
$103,264 |
Fort Simpson, Village of |
Fort Simpson Pool Insulation |
Rehabilitation of the insulation system in the outdoor pool. |
CCRIS |
$288,750 |
$96,250 |
Fort Simpson, Village of |
Fort Simpson Community Splash Park and Enhancements |
Installation of a new community splash park, a new playground and a new gathering area for community celebrations. |
CCRIS |
$262,500 |
$87,500 |
Hay River, Town of |
Hay River Water Treatment Plant Feasibility and Preliminary Design |
Feasibility study to assess the potential construction of a replacement water treatment and identification of other water treatment options. |
GIS |
$225,000 |
$225,000 |
Inuvialuit Communications Society |
Upgrades to Tusaayaksat building |
Upgrades to the Tusaayaksat building, which houses the Inuvialuit Cultural Resources Centre. This includes increasing accessibility to the building, renovating the indoor programming space, constructing outdoor programming space and improving connectivity to the building to support video conferencing. |
CCRIS |
$185,625 |
$61,875 |
Inuvik, Town of |
Inuvik Midnight Sun Complex Pool Rehabilitation |
The project will rehabilitate the pool at the Midnight Sun Recreation Complex. The project includes repair or replacement of the pool liner, water supply inlets, main drains, skimmers, pool walls, mechanical systems, tiling, pool deck safety measures and other ancillary works. |
CCRIS |
$562,500 |
$187,500 |
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