March 23, 2017 - Dave Dentinger, Blackburn News - Sarnia-Lambton�s Conservative member of parliament has her eyes on a pot of money for trade corridors that�s included in Wednesday�s federal budget.Marilyn Gladu expects there�ll be stiff competition for the $31-million being allocated by the Trudeau government.She says she�s already been assured by Minister of Infrastructure and Communities Amarjeet Sohi that Sarnia can apply for funding for its long planned oversized load corridor project.�I have a meeting with minister Sohi, I have been speaking to him about this,� says Gladu. �I saw him on the way out, after the budget, just to confirm that we can compete in that fund. Although it�s not a huge fund that�s in there, it�s in there. We�ll be going after that money.�A recently completed study says spending nearly $12-million to create a dedicated corridor for the transport of oversized industrial components to Sarnia Harbour would pay for itself through job creation and increased economic activity.Road and power line modifications from the city�s industrial district to an upgraded harbour would be needed.It�s proposed the city of Sarnia provide $4-million over four years for the project with matching funding from both the federal and provincial governments.
