FEDS EARMARK $31M IN FUNDING TO HELP COMMUNITIES ADAPT

The federal government is offering $31 million to help communities find ways to adapt to the realities of the COVID-19 pandemic. The money could be used for everything from popup bike paths to art installations to apps to support local markets — efforts to improve quality of life as people live through the pandemic, said Infrastructure Minister Catherine Mckenna. The new program, the Canada Healthy Communities Initiative, is aimed at NGOS that will work with municipalities and other groups to identify projects.