MAGDALEN ISLANDS, QUE. — The governments of Canada and Quebec will each invest over $5.2 million for the construction of a new sports centre in Magdalen Islands, Que.
According to a release, the new sports centre will include two ice rinks, a running and walking track, a multifunctional room, a press gallery, space to practice mat activities and bleachers for approximately 800 people.
Financial support for the project will come from the New Building Canada Fund, Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Component — Small Communities Fund and the municipality will invest more than $5.2 million to bring the total government and municipal investment to over $15.7 million.
The Small Communities Fund is a joint federal‒provincial program co-ordinated by Infrastructure Canada in partnership with the provinces and territories, the release indicates. In Quebec, the fund is administered by the Quebec Department of Municipal Affairs and Land Occupancy. The goal of this program is to provide financial support to Canadian municipalities with fewer than 100,000 residents.
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