Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP keeps Prince Rupert water funding request of notice in the House of Commons

Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Taylor Bachrach
reprised his calls for Federal funding for Prince Rupert's
water infrastructure issues

City of Prince Rupert officials will be pleased to know that their quest for over 80 million dollars in Federal funding for water infrastructure is still on the radar in Ottawa, that as Skeena-Bukley Valley MP Taylor Bachrach noted of the city's application as part of the Tuesday House of Commons session and the importance that infrastructure has for municipal governments.

His comments came in the afternoon portion of the House of Commons yesterday, part of an exchange with Liberal MP Francesco Sorbara, who is a former resident of Prince Rupert. He noted of the global standing for the Port and the community.

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Former Rupertite Frranceso Sorbara, now a resident of
Vaughn, Ontario and the MP for that Ontario riding

Later in the same session, Bachrach was taking up the issue of infrastructure with Conservative MP's, the Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP noting of the recent visit to the North Coast by Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre.

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Conservative MP Monty Morantz replied with a glimpse as to how the Conservatives view the partnership between Federal and Municipal governments.

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The Focus for the MPs on the day, was debate and discussion on the topics of Bill C59 related to affordable housing and the Fall Economic Statements, items of note that Mr. Bacharch again addressed towards the end of the Tuesday session.

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Since the return to City Hall following the holiday period, Prince Rupert Mayor Herb Pond and City Council have not provided any updates on the progress of the city's funding request with the Federal government.

You can review all of those commentaries through the House of Commons video archive, starting at the 16:35 point of the discussion on the Bill. Other contributions come at the 16:46 mark and again at 18:15

More notes related to the House of Commons can be reviewed here.

Cross posted from the North Coast Review.