January 30, 2008 LETTER FROM MINISTER OF CULTURE AILEEN CARROLL
RE MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INITIATIVE The Ontario Museum Association has just received a letter from the Honourable Aileen Carroll, Minister of Culture, which we would like to share with the membership. The letter is quoted in its entirety here:
January 30, 2008
Dear Culture Partner: I am writing with information that I hope you will share with your membership. I would like to encourage community culture partners to work with their municipal council to discuss current cultural infrastructure projects so that council may consider applying for funding from the Government of Ontario's Municipal Infrastructure Investment Initiative. This initiative was announced last week by my colleague, the Honourable David Caplan, Minister of Public Infrastructure Renewal. This exciting initiative is a $300 million, one-time grant program that plays a large role in our government's plan to renew public infrastructure in communities throughout Ontario. The program aims to support as many local infrastructure projects as possible, including cultural infrastructure projects. Eligible projects must be construction-ready, meaning that all required studies and approval processes (such as environmental assessments) have been, or will soon be, completed to allow the project to proceed to tendering and construction. Please note that funding applications for this competitive process must be submitted to Infrastructure Ontario by February 15, 2008, and successful applicants will be announced no later than March 31. Everything you need to know about the Municipal Infrastructure Investment Initiative, as well as details about the application process, is available online at www.infrastructureontario.ca I hope that you find this information helpful. Please accept my best wishes for a successful 2008. Yours truly, M. Aileen Carroll
Minister Ministry of Culture
5th Floor, Mowat Block
900 Bay Street
Toronto, ON
M7A 1L2
Marie Lalonde
ONTARIO MUSEUM ASSOCIATION
mlalonde@museumsontario.com
416-348-8672
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