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Parks Canada and PSPC partners receive Project of the Year Award for Disaster / Emergency Construction / Repair
($10M to $50M category) for Nassau Guard Gate

development is clearly one, as is the preservation The funding will cover close to 80 individual

of our heritage, as well as improvements to visitor projects. “Anything from dam rehabilitation, to

facilities from a tourism standpoint.” bridge replacements, the re-stabilization of earth
embankments, lock improvements, concrete work,

gates, etc.” says Cunningham. “Really, all of the
types of structures like this on the waterway are

being worked on. We focused on assets that were

in deteriorating condition or in poor or fair condition
and the intent is really to improve and expand the life

of all of the assets on the waterway. It is an extensive

body of work that will probably be eight years by the
time we’re done.”

The complexity of these types of projects is
compounded by the fact they are submersed in water

and are structures that operate 365 days a year. Says
Cunningham, “At the end of this program we hope to

see assets in good condition and with another 100-

year life span.”
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