The Government of Canada and the Government of Quebec Announce Nearly $2.4 Million for the Mont‑Laurier Municipal Library

Quebec  — Stéphane Lauzon, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Rural Economic Development and Member of Parliament for Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation, on behalf of the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, and Chantal Jeannotte, Temporary Chair and Member of the National Assembly for Labelle, are pleased to announce financial assistance of $2,375,100 for the Mont-Laurier municipal library.

The project involves the construction of a new two-story building to house the municipal library. It will provide bright, user-friendly multi‑purpose spaces for digital creation, collaborative work and more. The work will also include the construction of a parking lot and installation of an elevator, which will facilitate access to the library.

For this project, the Government of Canada is investing $1,187,550 through the Community, Culture and Recreation Infrastructure stream (CCRIS) of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP). The Government of Quebec is also investing $1,187,550 through its programme Aide au développement des infrastructures culturelles (PADIC).