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Rota applauds Fednor funding for Waterfront

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Nipissing-Timiskaming MP Anthony Rota
News Release

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Nipissing-Timiskaming MP Anthony Rota is pleased that $1.375 million in FedNor funding is being invested in a new underpass which will provide a tangible link between North Bay’s waterfront and downtown areas.

According to Mr. Rota, “Today’s funding announcement is part of an on-going investment in the re-development of North Bay’s waterfront, which will help make the former CP Rail site a world-class tourist attraction, and further enhance North Bay’s reputation as being a beautiful city to live in.”

FedNor funding for the waterfront re-development program began under the previous Liberal government, and Mr. Rota says that he has been working very hard to ensure that funding for this initiative continues to flow under the Conservatives. “It is no secret that FedNor funding has been cut substantially under the current government,” says Mr. Rota, “but the North Bay waterfront re-development program exemplifies the importance of building and maintaining strong regional development programs.”

“The people of Nipissing-Timiskaming and throughout Northern Ontario recognize the importance of FedNor,” says Mr. Rota. “Projects such as the North Bay Community Waterfront Park have a very positive and long-lasting economic and cultural spin-off, and the importance of this continued investment cannot be overstated.”

“When the Liberals first invested in the waterfront redevelopment initiative, it was estimated that a total of $450 million would be invested in jobs and construction over the 10 years that it will take to complete the entire plan,” says Mr. Rota. “The new underpass, as part of the North Bay community waterfront park, will be a critical component in the overall plan of building and maintaining a vibrant downtown linked to a beautiful waterfront.”

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