L'actualité du dossier

Aujourd'hui, les dirigeants municipaux félicitent le gouvernement du Canada pour avoir lancé un nouveau processus de planification des infrastructures qui promet de mettre fin au déclin des infrastructures municipales vieillissantes du Canada et de bâtir les routes, les ponts, ainsi que les réseaux d'aqueduc et de transport collectif dont notre pays a besoin pour appuyer les familles, les entreprises et la croissance économique.

(Dans la langue d'origine) In St. Anthony, they call the flow from their 23 outfalls "bubbles." That's really just a friendly Newfoundland way of saying raw sewage. The town of 2,700, at the very northern tip of Newfoundland, really wants to stop pumping sewage into its bustling harbour. Unfortunately, it can't afford the $15 million it will cost to do the job... Vrbanovic agrees that the smaller members of the FCM are in a particularly tough spot.

(Dans la langue d’origine) Hans Cunningham, president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, says rural Canada deserves its own minister.

La Fédération canadienne des municipalités (FCM) se réjouit des engagements pris par le Parti libéral envers le Canada rural, en particulier son appui aux pompiers volontaires, son engagement d’élargir Internet à haute vitesse dans les régions rurales et son plan pour améliorer l’accès aux services médicaux.

La Fédération canadienne des municipalités a dressé mercredi sa liste de demandes aux principaux partis politiques en vue du scrutin fédéral.

(Dans la langue d’origine) A new report issued by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities says the country should make more of an effort to help Northern communities build infrastructure, adapt to climate change and improve living standards.

(Dans la langue d’origine) Yesterday the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) released a report titled "On the Front Lines of Canada's Northern Strategy," which states that northern communities lack the infrastructure needed to achieve the objectives of Canada´s Northern Strategy.

(Dans la langue d’origine) A few days after Prime Minister Harper finished a five-day northern tour the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) released its report with key recommendations for the feds on Canada's Northern Strategy which currently doesn't address the estimated $400-million infrastructure deficit up north.

(Dans la langue d’origine) "The North lacks the infrastructure to support its families, its businesses and Canada's national interest," said Hans Cunningham, president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.

(Dans la langue d’origine) Canada needs a concerted effort to help Arctic communities build infrastructure, adapt to climate change and improve living standards, says a new report from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.

(Dans la langue d’origine) Billions of dollars in new military spending should be used for a major upgrade of Canada's northern infrastructure, says a group representing Canada's cities and towns.

(Dans la langue d’origine) Crumbling infrastructure, cash-strapped communities and Third World living conditions across northern Canada are putting Ottawa's ambitious Arctic agenda at risk, a new report warns.