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• Federal Gas Tax Allocations

  As you know, the Prime Minister announced on June 1st that the Federal Government would be fast tracking to $2.2 billion in annual Gas Tax funding to municipalities to help with jump-starting the economy post-COVID. Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna released further details on this Friday past in the form of a breakdown of […]

• SMS Equipment’s New Canada-Wide Dealership Agreements with World-Class Manufacturers, Industry Associations

  October 1, 2019 June 1, 2017, John Deere announced its acquisition of the Wirtgen Group of Companies. Subsequently, October 1, 2019, SMS Equipment and Wirtgen Group of Companies announced their mutual disassociation in the distribution of the Wirtgen product lines. SMS Equipment continues to grow with and invest in the roadbuilding and construction industry as […]

• FYI to HCANL Members ; Circular – Call for 2021-2022 Municipal Infrastructure Applications

  Circular – Call for 2021-2022 Municipal Infrastructure Applications

• Premier Ball Announces 140 Municipal Infrastructure Projects

  he Honourable Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, today announced that $123 million will be invested in 140 community infrastructure projects for all regions in the province through the federal Investing in Canada Plan. Premier Ball was joined for the announcement in Deer Lake by the Honourable Lisa Dempster Minister of Municipal Affairs and […]

• CSA standard for cannabis impairment coming next year

  Substance needs to be addressed separately from alcohol due its effect on the brain The CSA Group is currently working on a new standard to address cannabis impairment in the workplace, which is scheduled to be released spring 2020, attendees heard at the Partners in Prevention Health and Safety Conference and Trade Show in Mississauga, […]

• Premier Ball Announces $129 Million for Municipal Infrastructure

  The Provincial Government is committing more than $129 million for municipal infrastructure to build safe and sustainable communities across Newfoundland and Labrador. The Honourable Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, was joined for the announcement today by the Honourable Graham Letto, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Environment; and Terry Dunn, President of the Board […]