October 2013
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um to help rebuild our economy. Moncton
will roll out the welcome mat in 2014 for the
FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup and
the 2015 FIFAWomen’s World Cup of Soc-
cer and today’s investment will ensure that
Moncton has the proper infrastructure in
place to host those international events.”
The provincial government will invest
$120,000 through the Regional Develop-
ment Corporation, while the federal gov-
ernment (through the Atlantic Canada Op-
portunities Agency) will provide $137,000
under the Community Infrastructure Im-
provement Fund.
The City of Moncton and the Université
de Moncton are each contributing $80,174
towards the project. “The Moncton Stadium
has been a key piece in making Moncton the
sports and entertainment capital of Atlantic
Canada,” says Moncton Mayor George LeB-
lanc. “These infrastructure improvements
will help us continue to attract major nation-
al and international events to our region.”
WHAT A BORE!!
While hosting the World Cup puts Monc-
ton squarely on a platform of international
recognition in the sporting world with all
the economic possibilities that can pose, the
Surfers recently set a new World Record by
surfing Moncton’s famous tidal bore
