[ryan29]

Its the construction season so the economic development projects promised or announced during the budget are actually starting to take shape in some places. That gave me the idea of this topic and though it be interesting to get a feel for if people though these projects were a benefit to there local economy which i feel in many cases they are a big benefit .

In my area there are a number of projects up and running , some include , the 4 laning of a major highway , major bridge being repaired , new arena and a busy local road is being repaired all with federal or provincial funds . so i'd have to say there having a positive impact of the local economy .

[ridenrain]

The gateway project is the most obvious in my area.

More detail:

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April 20, 2009
British Columbia rolls out infrastructure spending intentions

The federal and provincial government announced that B.C. will be investing $290-million in key infrastructure projects, which includes easing the traffic bottleneck for transit buses as they approach the Lion’s Gate Bridge.

The announcements were made a couple of weeks before the writ was dropped and the provincial election campaign got underway.

“Every job counts, and this investment partnership will help create more than 1,800 direct jobs, as well as further stimulate the economy through improved movement and traffic flow,” said Premier Gordon Campbell. “We are pleased to continue to deliver critical infrastructure projects across BC by working in close partnership with the federal government and our other funding partners.”

The feds will invest $116.6 million from the Infrastructure Stimulus Fund, while the B.C. Government will contribute $134.7 million.

The remaining $38.8 million will come from other funding partners.

“Our Government’s investment will improve the capacity of B.C.’s highways and roads, inject additional capital into our economy, and keep people working during these tough economic times,” said Stockwell Day, minister of international trade and minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway.

The largest project under this investment will benefit North Shore area transit users and motorists with enhancements to Marine Drive and the Capilano River “blue bridge.”

The $40 million Marine Drive Transit Priority project is expected to create 500 jobs.

It will result in reduced travel time and improved schedule reliability for the 95 North Shore buses (12 routes) that use Marine Drive and the Lions Gate Bridge during peak traffic periods.

TransLink and the municipalities of West Vancouver and North Vancouver will also extend transit-only lanes on the approaches to the bridge and addition of transit priority to existing traffic signals at Marine Drive’s intersections with Taylor Way and Capilano Road.

The project is expected to begin late in 2009 and should be complete by March 2011.

Other major projects on the list of 28 include:

• Grade separation of Nelson Road in Richmond, $26.9 million.

• Upgrade of the McCallum Road interchange in Abbotsford, $25 million.

• Construction of an interchange at McTavish Road in Saanich, $24 million.

• Replacing the Stone Creek Bridge on Highway 97 near Prince George, $28 million.

[Canadian_Mind]

Not really a part of the stimulus plan though, as it has been in the works for years now.

As for me, nada. Military base means the local economy didn't really feel any ups or downs.

[Woodhead]

I'm in construction. Actually, I'm an estimator. I have not priced one project related to the stimulus package yet. Actually, I have hardly priced a project yet.
Unless you count the Walmart expansion, and you have to work for free on those projects anyway. There ain't much work out there, and what there is, its going cheap.

[ryan29]

Woodhead Woodhead:

I'm in construction. Actually, I'm an estimator. I have not priced one project related to the stimulus package yet. Actually, I have hardly priced a project yet.
Unless you count the Walmart expansion, and you have to work for free on those projects anyway. There ain't much work out there, and what there is, its going cheap.

well maybe it depends where you are as in my travels there seems to be alot of construction work taking place in some areas but not as much in others . like i've been to parts of northern ontario like north bay and there was alot of construction there some examples included the highway 11 expansions , a new hospital is being built there and also a new childrens hospital/centre is being built . the hwy 11 and hospital were more provincial projects but the childrens hospital was being built with a mix of federal and provincial funds . the economy would be very dead there if not for these projects from what i saw . so there definity providing a boost .

[ridenrain]

Here's the big "official" map.

http://www.actionplan.gc.ca/eng/map.asp

[DerbyX]

Its funny that about a year ago you were foaming at the mouth over government spending on a whole bunch of projects (which you attempted to illustrate malfeasance on the part of Toronto, Ontario, and Quebec). Now you are all agog over the massive deficit you claimed the CPC would never ever foist on Canadians.

[kenmore]

Oh ya.. the only thing they released was a tax break for the rich home owner who can afford to renovate... we have the most unemployed people in this country since the great depression... the torys should be proud...NOT!

[ryan29]

kenmore kenmore:

Oh ya.. the only thing they released was a tax break for the rich home owner who can afford to renovate... we have the most unemployed people in this country since the great depression... the torys should be proud...NOT!

more nonesense and lies , the unemployment rate is not record high , when in fact its not even as high is the recesion during the early 90's yet or the one during the early 80's either i believe , the opposition can scearm depression all they want but thats just not the reality out there . its not perfect i admit but its not that bad either .

[ridenrain]

DerbyX DerbyX:

Its funny that about a year ago you were foaming at the mouth over government spending on a whole bunch of projects (which you attempted to illustrate malfeasance on the part of Toronto, Ontario, and Quebec). Now you are all agog over the massive deficit you claimed the CPC would never ever foist on Canadians.

You guys were bitching that we had to help Canadians who were losing their jobs then you were alll bitchy because it put us in deficit.

Do something about it instead of just bitching about it. Who was it that put who on probation again?

[DerbyX]

ridenrain ridenrain:

DerbyX DerbyX:

Its funny that about a year ago you were foaming at the mouth over government spending on a whole bunch of projects (which you attempted to illustrate malfeasance on the part of Toronto, Ontario, and Quebec). Now you are all agog over the massive deficit you claimed the CPC would never ever foist on Canadians.

You guys were bitching that we had to help Canadians who were losing their jobs then you were alll bitchy because it put us in deficit.

Do something about it instead of just bitching about it. Who was it that put who on probation again?

We never said hand 20 billion to the auto industry and we certainly expected tax measures to avoid this massive deficit that you cons claim is against your core beliefs.

Iggy put you on probation. He did what Canadians wanted. He'll decide if Harper has lived up to his promise. Quite frankly after adding another 16 billion to his deficit estimate I think he hasn't.

[bootlegga]

The only thing I've heard of in Edmonton is the construction of a new LRT (subway) train station for $100 million. However, given that it's going to be located at the far end of the NE line in a sparsely populated area, I don't know what the point is.

http://www.edmonton.ca/transportation/e ... study.aspx

In all fairness, it's not the federal government's fault, city council submitted a proposal to build new stations and that was the one they approved, not the ones council wanted in the centre of the city, with the much higher price tag (each close to $300 million).

[kenmore]

ryan29 ryan29:

kenmore kenmore:

Oh ya.. the only thing they released was a tax break for the rich home owner who can afford to renovate... we have the most unemployed people in this country since the great depression... the torys should be proud...NOT!

more nonesense and lies , the unemployment rate is not record high , when in fact its not even as high is the recesion during the early 90's yet or the one during the early 80's either i believe , the opposition can scearm depression all they want but thats just not the reality out there . its not perfect i admit but its not that bad either .

http://www.working.com/Canadian+unemplo ... story.html

I stand corrected.. Ontario has taken the worst hit in the Country and it makes up 39% of of the work force Ontario was the only province to experience a substantial employment decline in May, down 60,000, bringing total losses since last October to 234,000 or 3.5 per cent. While Ontario accounts for 39 per cent of the total working-age population, it has experienced 64 per cent of overall employment losses since the start of the labour market downturn.

And I wouldn't call that peanuts..

[OnTheIce]

There are literally 3 projects within 5 minutes of my house....I'm just off the 401 in the Durham Region of Ontario and there are a TON of projects going on in our area. I think there's 12-13 within a 20 minute drive.

[ridenrain]

DerbyX DerbyX:

We never said hand 20 billion to the auto industry and we certainly expected tax measures to avoid this massive deficit that you cons claim is against your core beliefs.

Derby says Auto Workers can die for all he cares.
Is that what you're saying?