More than $22 million in joint funding from the federal and provincial governments has been directed to 130 Ontario municipalities.

The funding, which was announced on June 15, will support upgrades to improve and protect important municipal buildings such as town centres and emergency and healthcare facilities.

In the City of Kingston, for example, improvements to the Rideaucrest Long-term Care Facility will improve building accessibility and resident safety by upgrading the facility’s washrooms and elevators. Funding will also support the replacement of play structures in four city parks, providing safe and reliable recreational infrastructure for years to come.

"We’re pleased to see this investment in infrastructure and for the City’s long-term care home in particular,” said Kingston Mayor Bryan Paterson. “This funding will benefit our community now and into the future. Investments in infrastructure will be super important as we begin to consider recovery from the pandemic."

Additional investments will rehabilitate recreational and community infrastructure across eastern Ontario, and include improvements to local trail and pedestrian path systems.

A full listing of the funding recipients is available on the province’s website.

The Government of Canada is investing over $17.7 million the projects through the COVID-19 Resilience Infrastructure Stream of the Investing in Canada plan. The Government of Ontario is contributing more than $4.4 million.

The COVID-19 Resilience Infrastructure Stream allows the Government of Canada to invest up to 80 percent of total eligible costs for projects in provinces. The Ontario government will invest 20 percent of the eligible costs for projects across the province.

Featured image: Rideaucrest Long-term Care Facility. (City of Kingston)