TILLSONBURG, ONTARIO – Residents of Tillsonburg will benefit from federal and provincial infrastructure funding to reconstruct the surface infrastructure on Lisgar Ave. and to upgrade Fourth St with curb & gutter and sidewalks  announced Dave MacKenzie MP- Oxford and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Safety, and Dave Levac, MPP- Brant, today. The governments of Canada and Ontario will each invest up to $675,000.00 in the project.

“Under the leadership of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, our Government is getting shovels in the ground here in Tillsonburg and getting the economy moving as part of Canada’s Economic Action Plan,” said MacKenzie. “We are helping to create jobs today by investing in Lisgar Ave. And Fourth Street.  This announcement builds on the projects we have announced across the region, including the recent announcement made to improve Tillsonburg’s municipal Airport”.

“Under the strong leadership of Premier Dalton McGuinty, Ontario is making historical infrastructure investments across the province and we have been since 2003,” said Levac. “Investing in this project will create jobs now and help stimulate our local economy. Over the longer term we are also working hard to create a competitive advantage that attracts business and strengthens Ontario’s economy.”

"The Town of Tillsonburg is extremely pleased to partner with the Government of Canada and the Province of Ontario on this innovative and sustainable economic initiative. Our goal, as reinforced in our Strategic Plan, has been to identify projects that will produce long-term benefit through job creation and community growth, and this financial partnership will indeed help realize this corporate vision," said Mayor Stephen Molnar. “This project reinforces the value of inter-governmental partnerships and further demonstrates the resolve of our community to provide the structural framework for a stronger local economy.”

This project will improve the mobility and ease of access for the residents of Tillsonburg on Lisgar Ave. And Fourth Street.

The Governments of Canada and Ontario are investing close to $11 billion in joint funding for more than 2,600 projects through such programs as the Infrastructure Stimulus Fund, Building Canada Fund - Communities Component and Major Infrastructure Component, Knowledge Infrastructure Program and RINC/Ontario REC. These historical investments will help support job creation and strengthen Ontario's economy.