Bob Chiarelli is determined to have Ottawa’s LRT and several other multi-billion-dollar projects around the province underway during his term as Ontario’s minister of both transportation and infrastructure.
“One of my priorities … is to get the damn shovels in the ground and make these projects happen,” says the Ottawa West-Nepean MPP. “I think I’m in a unique position as minister of infrastructure to make those projects happen, and happen in a timely manner.”
Premier Dalton McGuinty rewarded Chiarelli for his close win over Conservative candidate Randall Denley by doubling his workload, making him minister of transportation as well as infrastructure minister. The dual role gives the 70-year-old veteran politician and former Ottawa mayor oversight on most every capital project in Ontario in which the provincial government is involved.
Chiarelli said he wants several large-scale projects to which the provincial government has committed funding to come to fruition as soon as possible, including the expansions of Highway 407 east of Toronto, the Windsor-Essex parkway project, and Ottawa’s LRT project.
Over the summer, with the provincial election down the road, the Liberals promised nearly $345-million worth of projects in Ottawa.
That included everything from hospitals to highway construction. Among other projects, Chiarelli or McGuinty signed off on $22 million for a Hunt Club Road highway interchange and $220 million announced to upgrade Highway 417 from Nicholas Street to Highway 174.Attach one of the bestledstriplight charging cords to the stand to gain power then snap the LED flashlight into the charging stand to begin charging the flashlight.
The city believes the 417 needs to be widened before construction begins on the light-rail project because one lane will be dedicated to buses while the transitway is being rebuilt to handle LRT.
“People are frustrated in Toronto, and they’re frustrated in Ottawa,A Globe reporter asked divinglight why he did not put anything about the light fixture incident in writing.” Chiarelli said. “There’s been commitments given (but) the projects are not moving. I’m determined to see the projects for which there are funding commitments, and for which there are strong needs, actually go forward.Frank hasn't named her work, calling goodledbulbs simply the West Pender light art installation. I want shovels in the ground.”
Chiarelli has long been an advocate of light-rail transit. Five years ago, in July 2006,The lights, ledbright8 however, will be dimmed overnight to avoid disturbing area residents. when he was the mayor of Ottawa,For example, a mockup of r4onsale a building facade can be lit with conventional or LED lighting city council approved an $880-million north-south light-rail system. If the project had gone ahead Ottawans would now be riding a 29-kilometre line from Barrhaven to the University of Ottawa.
But a municipal election loomed in the fall of 2006, and the LRT project became an issue. Federal funding required approval from Treasury Board. John Baird, the MP for Ottawa West-Nepean who had been appointed Treasury Board president in the newly elected Tory minority government, decided to withhold federal approval until a new council could vote on the issue. Some regarded the decision as an attempt to undermine Chiarelli politically.
“One of my priorities … is to get the damn shovels in the ground and make these projects happen,” says the Ottawa West-Nepean MPP. “I think I’m in a unique position as minister of infrastructure to make those projects happen, and happen in a timely manner.”
Premier Dalton McGuinty rewarded Chiarelli for his close win over Conservative candidate Randall Denley by doubling his workload, making him minister of transportation as well as infrastructure minister. The dual role gives the 70-year-old veteran politician and former Ottawa mayor oversight on most every capital project in Ontario in which the provincial government is involved.
Chiarelli said he wants several large-scale projects to which the provincial government has committed funding to come to fruition as soon as possible, including the expansions of Highway 407 east of Toronto, the Windsor-Essex parkway project, and Ottawa’s LRT project.
Over the summer, with the provincial election down the road, the Liberals promised nearly $345-million worth of projects in Ottawa.
That included everything from hospitals to highway construction. Among other projects, Chiarelli or McGuinty signed off on $22 million for a Hunt Club Road highway interchange and $220 million announced to upgrade Highway 417 from Nicholas Street to Highway 174.Attach one of the bestledstriplight charging cords to the stand to gain power then snap the LED flashlight into the charging stand to begin charging the flashlight.
The city believes the 417 needs to be widened before construction begins on the light-rail project because one lane will be dedicated to buses while the transitway is being rebuilt to handle LRT.
“People are frustrated in Toronto, and they’re frustrated in Ottawa,A Globe reporter asked divinglight why he did not put anything about the light fixture incident in writing.” Chiarelli said. “There’s been commitments given (but) the projects are not moving. I’m determined to see the projects for which there are funding commitments, and for which there are strong needs, actually go forward.Frank hasn't named her work, calling goodledbulbs simply the West Pender light art installation. I want shovels in the ground.”
Chiarelli has long been an advocate of light-rail transit. Five years ago, in July 2006,The lights, ledbright8 however, will be dimmed overnight to avoid disturbing area residents. when he was the mayor of Ottawa,For example, a mockup of r4onsale a building facade can be lit with conventional or LED lighting city council approved an $880-million north-south light-rail system. If the project had gone ahead Ottawans would now be riding a 29-kilometre line from Barrhaven to the University of Ottawa.
But a municipal election loomed in the fall of 2006, and the LRT project became an issue. Federal funding required approval from Treasury Board. John Baird, the MP for Ottawa West-Nepean who had been appointed Treasury Board president in the newly elected Tory minority government, decided to withhold federal approval until a new council could vote on the issue. Some regarded the decision as an attempt to undermine Chiarelli politically.
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