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NEW COMBINED SERVICES BUILDING OPEN AT REGION OF WATERLOO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

BRESLAU, ONTARIO – Officials gathered at the Region of Waterloo International Airport today to officially open its new combined maintenance and fire hall facility.

The spacious, multipurpose building features environmentally sustainable technologies and was built to LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver standards. It enables airport staff to conduct all regular maintenance work on-site and provides ample storage for fire vehicles and equipment. When the former fire hall is removed later this summer, landing limits will also be significantly reduced.

“Investing in infrastructure projects that bring real benefits to communities is important to our government, and the improvements to airport management that will result from this new building are immense,” said the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities. “We are proud to have supported this project at the Region of Waterloo International Airport that has consolidated airport maintenance services under one roof.”

"This is a great new facility that will mean the Region of Waterloo International Airport can continue to grow and improve transportation services,” said Leeanna Pendergast, Member of Provincial Parliament for Kitchener—Conestoga. “Growing will mean more jobs, more opportunities, and most important, the safety of all people that use this airport remains the top priority."

“The completion of the Combined Services Facility is another step forward in achieving Council’s plans for the Airport, said Ken Seiling, Regional Chair. “The Region of Waterloo International Airport is an important part of the Region’s economic infrastructure and the new Combined Services Facility will help ensure the continued efficiency, safety and reliability of airport operations well into the future.“

The governments of Canada and Ontario each committed nearly $2.4 million toward this project through the Infrastructure Stimulus Fund. The Regional Municipality of Waterloo contributed the balance of the total eligible project cost of $7.1 million.

Federal funding for this project comes from the Government of Canada’s Infrastructure Stimulus Fund, which is supporting over 4,100 infrastructure projects across the country.

In June, Ontario had an increase of more than 40,000 jobs and the unemployment rate declined to 7.7 percent.

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For additional information about investments in infrastructure, visit www.creatingjobs.gc.ca.

For further information about Canada’s Economic Action Plan, visit www.actionplan.gc.ca.

For more information on how Ontario is revitalizing its infrastructure, visit www.ontario.ca/infrastructure.

Contacts:

Vanessa Schneider
Director of Communications
Office of the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities
613-991-0700

Office of MPP Pendergast
519-571-3276

Sandra McAuley
Marketing & Communications Supervisor
Region of Waterloo International Airport (YKF)
519-648-2256 ext. 8504

Infrastructure Canada
613-948-1148 or toll-free 1-877-250-7154

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