Today, the Honourable Elvis Loveless, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure; the Honourable Seamus O’Regan, Minister of Natural Resources and Member of Parliament for St. John’s South – Mount Pearl, on behalf of the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities; and Danny Breen, Mayor of the City of St. John’s, announced funding to support 15 public building and transit projects in the St. John’s Metropolitan Area.
These projects include window replacements at Prince of Wales Collegiate and Gonzaga High in St. John’s, and at Holy Trinity High in Torbay. The Petten Building and Provincial Building 909 will receive new and reliable roofs. Further, the Duckworth Street Provincial Building will receive drainage system repairs, and the Supreme Court Building will receive HVAC improvements and accessibility upgrades for courtrooms.
In addition, St. John’s residents will benefit from an upgrade to the electronic fare collection system on both Metrobus and GoBus (para-transit) services. This will improve accurate fare collection and the ability to offer real time mobile ticketing or phone payment options to public transit passengers.
More information on these projects can be found in the backgrounder below.
The Government of Canada is investing more than $4.9 million toward these projects through COVID-19 Resilience Infrastructure Stream and the Public Transit Infrastructure Stream of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program while the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador is contributing $1.3 million towards the projects. The City of St. John’s is providing $122,040.
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“This is the third time this week we have announced funding for infrastructure upgrades in our province. Provincial buildings often require maintenance and repairs, and we remain committed to addressing these needs. I look forward to working with the towns and federal government on funding for more projects.”
Honourable Elvis Loveless
Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure
“Our government is taking strong and quick action to protect the health and safety of all Canadians, to build-up and strengthen our economy, and to support communities across Canada. Today’s public infrastructure and public transit investments will ensure the people of St. John’s and its surrounding communities benefit from more efficient and accessible public infrastructure, as well as reliable public transit to get where they need to go. Our infrastructure plan invests in thousands of projects, creates jobs across the country, and builds cleaner, more inclusive communities.”
Honourable Seamus O’Regan, Minister of Natural Resources and Member of Parliament for St. John’s South—Mount Pearl, on behalf of the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities
“I thank the provincial and federal governments for investing in infrastructure upgrades throughout St. John’s. A portion of this funding is dedicated to upgrading the Metrobus fare collection system. Once implemented, we will see improvements for transit customers and the ability to pay using a mobile device. These upgrades will improve customer service, and support the sustainability of Metrobus and GoBus.”
Danny Breen
Mayor of the City of St. John’s
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Investing in Canada: Canada’s Long-Term Infrastructure Plan
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BACKGROUNDER
Project Information
| Project Name | Location | Fund | Project Details | Federal Funding | Provincial Funding | Other Funding |
| Prince of Wales Collegiate Window Replacement | Municipality of St. John’s | CVRIS | Replacement of the windows at Prince of Wales Collegiate. | $1,200,000 | $300,000 | $0 |
| Building 909 Roof Replacement | Municipality of St. John’s | CVRIS | Replacement of the roof at the provincial Building 909. | $440,000 | $110,000 | $0 |
| Government House Security System Upgrade | Municipality of St. John’s | CVRIS | Upgrades to the security system at Government House. | $80,000 | $20,000 | $0 |
| Supreme Court Accessibility Upgrades | Municipality of St. John’s | CVRIS | Accessibility upgrades for courtrooms at the Supreme Court building. | $400,000 | $100,000 | $0 |
| White Hills Highways Depot HVAC System Upgrades | Municipality of St. John’s | CVRIS | HVAC system upgrades at the White Hills Highways Depot. | $80,000 | $20,000 | $0 |
| Howley Building Locking System Upgrade | Municipality of St. John’s | CVRIS | Upgrades to the existing door locking system at the Howley Building in St. John’s. | $24,000 | $6,000 | $0 |
| Supreme Court (St. John’s) HVAC System Improvements | Municipality of St. John’s | CVRIS | HVAC system improvements for courtrooms at the Supreme Court in St. John’s. | $32,000 | $8,000 | $0 |
| Richardson Building Furnace Replacement | Municipality of St. John’s | CVRIS | Furnace replacement at the provincial Richardson Building on Duckworth Street. | $24,000 | $6,000 | $0 |
| Building 904 Boiler Plant – Boiler Blow Down Tank Replacement | Municipality of St. John’s | CVRIS | Replacement of the Boiler Blow Down Tank at provincial Building 904, which houses the boiler plant for surrounding facilities. | $16,000 | $4,000 | $0 |
| Duckworth Street Office Building Elevator Sump Drainage | Municipality of St. John’s | CVRIS | Repairs to the elevator sump drainage system at the provincial office building at 285 Duckworth Street. | $16,000 | $4,000 | $0 |
| Gonzaga High Window Replacement | Municipality of St. John’s | CVRIS | Replacement of the windows at Gonzaga High. | $1,320,000 | $330,000 | $0 |
| Confederation Building, West Block Penthouse Roof Replacement | Municipality of St. John’s | CVRIS | West Block penthouse roof replacement at Confederation Building. | $112,000 | $28,000 | $0 |
| Petten Building Roof Replacement | Municipality of St. John’s | CVRIS | Replacement of the roof at the Petten Building. | $444,000 | $111,000 | $0 |
| Fare Collection System Upgrade | City of St. John’s | PTIS | Upgrading the electronic fare collection system on both Metrobus and GoBus (para-transit) services will include upgrading the software and hardware used for fare collection onboard buses, and sub-contract taxi service providers for the para-transit service. This will improve fare collection in taxis, and the ability to offer real time mobile ticketing / pay by phone to both public transit customers. | $169,638 | $126,347 | $122,040 |
| Holy Trinity High Roof Replacement | Municipality of Torbay | CVRIS | Replacement of the roof at Holy Trinity High. | $572,000 | $143,000 | $0 |