Sudbury got a 72-million dollar financial boost Friday from two levels of government to help pay for transit and infrastructure improvements over the next ten years. When the municipal portion is added, the total figure is impressive. 

"$39 million from the federal government, and when you tap it in with the $33-million from the provincial government and partner it with what the municipality in required to contribute, you're looking at $99 million over the next ten years of infrastructure funding for public transit and active transportation within the Sudbury area. It's a historic day." said Sudbury MP, Paul Lefevbre.

“This long term investment is a fine example of what we can achieve when all levels of government work together. The funding is an excellent opportunity to ensure new and improved public transit services are available in Greater Sudbury.” said Nickel Belt MP, Marc Serre.

The Federal government and Queen’s Park made similar announcements across Northern Ontario on the same day.

 The City of Timmins is getting $3-Million in funding from the Ministry of Transportation for work on the Connecting Link Project.   The government money allows municipalities to repair their roadways and bridges that connect two ends of a provincial highway through a community. The Timmins connecting link is one of the largest in the province, including just over 21km of highway.

 “The connecting link has been a major priority for the City of Timmins for many years and we are happy to be able to move forward to the next phase with the assistance of government funding. Last year, we had to finance the second phase of the project entirely with municipal dollars and it is encouraging to have the province return as a partner for the third year of this critical infrastructure work.” said Timmins CAO Dave Landers.

In North Bay, the funding works out to $14.5 million from Ottawa and $12-million from the Province.  The money will go to build new transit networks and service extensions.

“The combined $26.5 million over the next ten years will help the municipality continue to invest in our community’s infrastructure and service delivery to sustain and grow our city.” said Al McDonald,  the Mayor of North Bay.