News Releases - 2005

Gas Tax Fund

• November
• September
• August
• June
• May
• April
• February

November

• November 24, 2005 - Fredericton, New Brunswick
  New Brunswick communities to receive over $116 million through the New Deal for Cities and Communities and $30 million from New Brunswick
• November 22, 2005 - Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
  PEI communities to receive $37.5 million through the New Deal for Cities and Communities
• November 18, 2005 - Winnipeg, Manitoba
  Manitoba communities to receive more than $167 million through the New Deal for Cities and Communities and $1.4 million in transit funds from the province
• November 10, 2005 - Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
  Northwest Territories communities to benefit from more than $64 million through Canada's New Deal for Cities and Communities
  
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September

• September 29, 2005 - Iqaluit, Nunavut
  Nunavut receives inaugural $2.25 million under the New Deal for Cities and Communities
• September 28 , 2005 - Vancouver, British Columbia
  In Vancouver, British Columbia, the Government of Canada presented a $38-million cheque, the first instalment of ongoing gas-tax funds through New Deal for Cities and Communities that will bring $635 million over five years to BC communities. (Final Agreement)
• September 23, 2005 - Sydney, Nova Scotia
  Nova Scotia communities to receive more than $145 million through the New Deal for Cities and Communities
• September 23, 2005 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
  Saskatchewan municipalities get details on their share of Federal Gas Tax funding through the New Deal for Cities and Communities
• September 06 , 2005 - Edmonton, Alberta
  Edmonton LRT expansion to be funded under the New Deal for Cities and Communities

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August

• August 23 , 2005 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
  $147 million for Saskatchewan municipalities under the New Deal for Cities and Communities
• August 3 , 2005 - Iqaluit, Nunavut
  Nunavut’s Municipalities Benefit from $69.5 Million for Infrastructure
  under the New Deal for Cities and Communities

June

• June 21 , 2005 - Montreal, Quebec
  The Government of Canada and the Government of Quebec Reach an Agreement in Principle for $1.340 billion over Five Years, Benefiting Quebec Municipalities
• June 17 , 2005 - Richmond Hill, Ontario
  Progress on New Deal for Ontario - Agreements signed under the New Deal for Cities and Communities
  
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May

• May 26, 2005 - Whitehorse, Yukon
  Canada and Yukon annouce new deal agreement for Yukon communities
• May 14, 2005 - Edmonton, Alberta
  Agreement signed on the New Deal for Cities and Communities

April

• April 27, 2005 - Slemon Park, Prince Edward Island
  Governments to invest more than $120 million for infrastructure in Island communities
• April 15, 2005 - Vancouver, British Columbia
  Agreement signed on the New Deal for Cities and Communities

February

• February 1, 2005 - Ottawa, Ontario
  Government on track to deliver New Deal for Cities and Communities