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THUNDER BAY \u2013 Thunder Bay-Superior North\u2019s member of Parliament says Marathon has her support as it seeks federal funding for a $65-million sports and recreation centre \u201cI\u2019ve been working with the mayor of Marathon on a potential route towards getting some of the shortfall covered through federal investment,\u201d Patty Hajdu said Friday after an unrelated announcement at Lakehead University. \u201cThe most likely pathway will be through the Infrastructure Canada funds,\u201d she said. Marathon Mayor Rick Dumas confirmed Friday that the town has filed a funding application with the federal Green Municipal Fund for $35 million. A $15-million funding application with the Ontario government will be filed soon, he added. Designs for the two-storey, 100,000-square-foot Marathon Active Living Centre building include a lap pool, a leisure pool, a hockey rink, changing… <\/p>\n

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THUNDER BAY \u2013 Thunder Bay-Superior North\u2019s member of Parliament says Marathon has her support as it seeks federal funding for a $65-million sports and recreation centre \u201cI\u2019ve been working with the mayor of Marathon on a potential route towards getting some of the shortfall covered through federal investment,\u201d Patty Hajdu said Friday after an unrelated announcement at Lakehead University. \u201cThe most likely pathway will be through the Infrastructure Canada funds,\u201d she said. Marathon Mayor Rick Dumas confirmed Friday that the town has filed a funding application with the federal Green Municipal Fund for $35 million. A $15-million funding application with the Ontario government will be filed soon, he added. Designs for the two-storey, 100,000-square-foot Marathon Active Living Centre building include a lap pool, a leisure pool, a hockey rink, changing... <\/p>\n

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