| 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
or toll-free in Ontario 1-866-OMA-8672
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