The City of Lévis will receive an investment
to improve the Desjardins drinking water treatment facility
26 March 2009
Lévis, Quebec
The governments of Canada and Quebec are co-operating
on a joint investment to improve water systems that will create jobs, strengthen
the economy, and improve the quality of life of Quebecers, Prime Minister Stephen
Harper said today.
The Prime Minister announced a specific project in Lévis to improve and
expand the Desjardins drinking water treatment facility.
"This is an example of how our Economic Action Plan is working for the
people of Quebec," said the Prime Minister. "This investment
will protect jobs today, create jobs for tomorrow, and ensure that the people
of Lévis have superior drinking water for years to come."
The Prime Minister also announced that Canada and Quebec will make a joint
investment under the Programme de renouvellement des conduites d'eau potable
et d'eaux usées. These investments will improve the quality of water
across the province.
The governments of Canada and Quebec also announced today the signing of an
agreement that will accelerate the construction of roads, bridges, buildings
and other public infrastructure. Designated funding will be allocated
to both small municipalities of less than 100,000 residents and to Quebec's
nine big cities.
These three investments are just some of the many job-creating investments
contained in Canada's Economic Action Plan.
