CP: Give me a sign: feds focus on stimulus communications while payments lag

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OTTAWA - Some small community groups say the Conservative government that demanded Economic Action Plan signs be installed at their project sites within a week of delivery is now months behind in reimbursement of project expenses.

Adding insult to injury is a federal funding contract that promises to reimburse groups for signs, plaques, bunting and a ribbon-cutting ceremony with politicians — but won't pay interest on money borrowed to keep the stimulus projects underway.

At issue is the $500-million Recreational Infrastructure Canada Program, or RInC, a small part of the massive, recession-fighting budget of 2009.

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Recipients don't want to speak out publicly for fear of jeopardizing money they've already spent but are still owed by the government.

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http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/breakingnews/give-me-a-sign-feds-focus-on-stimulus-communications-while-payments-lag-103821693.html