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Government of Canada invests in road network technology in Nunavut, Yukon and in the Northwest TerritoriesOTTAWA, Aug. 12, 2019 /CNW/ - The Government of Canada supports infrastructure projects that create quality middle-class jobs and boost economic growth. Enhancing the northern transportation system supports and promotes economic growth and social development, offers job opportunities, ensures greater connectivity for Northerners, increases its resilience to a changing climate, and ensures that it can adapt to innovative technologies. Today, the Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, announced an investment of $828,300 to better manage winter roads, access roads and trails located in the territories, in winter conditions. The University of Toronto will lead in the development of a user-friendly, web-based tool to provide information on winter road and trail networks such as physical characteristics, climate data and detailed maps. These investments, from the Government of Canada's National Trade Corridors Fund, will have important economic and employment benefits for Canada. Projects in the North receiving funding are supporting northern transportation infrastructure such as ports, airports, all-season roads and bridges, and are enhancing safety, security, economic and/or social development in Canada's three territories. The projects are also addressing the unique and urgent transportation needs in Canada's territorial North, such as access to markets, economic pportunities, communities and essential services despite difficult terrain and severe climate conditions, and the high cost of construction along Canada's northern trade corridors. Territorial and municipal governments, Indigenous groups, not-for-profit and for-profit private-sector organizations, and federal Crown Corporations and Agencies are all eligible for funding under the National Trade Corridors Fund. Quote "Transportation is a lifeline for Northern communities and for economic development in Canada's Arctic. By finding ways to make our infrastructure more resilient, we are improving transportation safety and reliability." The Honourable Marc Garneau Quick Facts
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