WINNIPEG, MB, May 14, 2024
/CNW/ - Toba Centre for Children & Youth will receive a
$3-million investment from the
federal government.
Toba Centre for Children & Youth is a child advocacy centre
where medicine, law enforcement, child protection, prosecution,
mental health, and victim support professionals collaborate.
Together, they investigate cases of abuse, support healing for
affected children, and help ensure offenders are held
accountable.
This funding through the Green and Inclusive Community Buildings
(GICB) program was announced by PS Kevin Lamoureux and Christy Dzikowicz, Chief Executive Officer of
Toba Centre for Children & Youth.
The project includes electrical and mechanical system upgrades,
adding gender-neutral washrooms, and building a new ramp to the
main entrance.
Quotes
"Toba Centre for Children & Youth stands as a beacon of
hope, offering child-friendly spaces where professionals unite to
combat abuse, support healing, and promote accountability. By
investing in this vital facility's energy efficient revitalization,
we are ensuring the centre remains dedicated to listening, aiding,
and facilitating the healing journey of every child affected by
abuse or violence. We will continue to support projects that pave a
better future for Winnipeg's
children and youth."
Kevin Lamoureux, Parliamentary
Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
and Member of Parliament for Winnipeg North on behalf of the
Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and
Communities
"We are incredibly grateful for this commitment from the
Government of Canada. It is
incredible to see what can happen when all levels of government
come together with community. This commitment marks the successful
completion of the We Will Campaign and sends a powerful message to
children and their families impacted by abuse that they matter and
that we, as a collective, will stand by them."
Christy Dzikowicz, Chief
Executive Officer of Toba Centre for Children & Youth
Quick facts
- The federal government is investing $3
million in this project through the Green and Inclusive
Community Buildings (GICB) program.
- These enhancements are expected to reduce the facility's energy
consumption by an estimated 38.7% and greenhouse gas emissions by
45.8 tonnes annually.
- The Green and Inclusive Community Buildings (GICB) program aims
to improve the places Canadians work, learn, play, live and come
together by cutting pollution, reducing costs, and supporting
thousands of good jobs. Through green and other upgrades to
existing public community buildings and new builds in underserved
communities, the GICB program helps ensure community facilities are
inclusive, accessible, and have a long service life, while also
helping Canada move towards its
net-zero objectives by 2050
- The GICB program was created in support of Canada's Strengthened Climate Plan: A Healthy
Environment and a Healthy Economy. It is supporting the Plan's
first pillar through the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, the
increase of energy efficiency, and helping develop higher
resilience to climate change.
- The program is providing $1.5
billion over five years towards green and accessible
retrofits, repairs or upgrades.
- At least 10 percent of funding is allocated to projects serving
First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities, including
Indigenous populations in urban centres.
- The Green and Inclusive Community Buildings Program is now
closed.
- On December 18, 2023, the federal
government launched the Framework to Build a Green Prairie Economy,
which highlights the need for a collaborative, region-specific
approach to sustainability, focusing on strengthening the
coordination of federal programs, and initiatives with significant
investments. This Framework is a first step in a journey that will
bring together multiple stakeholders.
- PrairiesCan, the federal department that diversifies the
economy across the Canadian prairies, has dedicated $100 million over three years to support projects
aligned with priority areas identified by Prairie stakeholders to
build a stronger, more sustainable, and inclusive economy for the
Prairie provinces and Canada.
- Building a Green Prairie economy is about working together on
common interests, to make a sustainable and prosperous net-zero
economy achievable.
- Infrastructure Canada is
supporting the Framework to Build a Green Prairie Economy to
encourage greater collaboration on investment opportunities,
leverage additional funding, and attract new investments across the
Prairies that better meet their needs.
- Federal funding is conditional on the signing of the
contribution agreement.
Associated links
Green and Inclusive Community Buildings
https://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/gicb-bcvi/index-eng.html
Strengthened Climate Plan
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/weather/climatechange/climate-plan/climate-plan-overview.html
Federal infrastructure investments in Manitoba
https://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/plan/prog-proj-mb-eng.html
Building a Green Prairie Economy Act
https://laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/B-9.88/page-1.html
Building a Green Prairie Economy
https://www.canada.ca/en/prairies-economic-development/programs/green-prairie-economy.html
Toba Centre for Children & Youth
https://tobacentre.ca/
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