2009-04-21
15:23:48
Saint John-Portland Conservative MLA Trevor Holder is calling on the Liberal government to cough up its share of funding for the refurbishment of the Canada Games Stadium. Holder says the province has been approached for a 1.4 million dollar contribution and everyone is waiting.
Saint John has committed one million dollars to the project and another one million dollars has been committed to by Emera Brunswick Pipeline. If funding can be secured from the federal and provincial governments, UNBSJ has agreed to contribute 800 thousand dollars. Holder says it would be nice to have the renovations finished by the Jeux de l’Acadie in June 2010. The total cost of the refurbishment is 5.6 million dollars.
