Backgrounder: Governments of Canada and Ontario announce joint funding for 13 Infrastructure Projects
Backgrounder
The governments of Canada and Ontario are announcing funding for 13 projects in communities across the province under the New Building Canada Plan’s Small Communities Fund (SCF). This is in addition to the 78 projects already identified under the SCF in Ontario.
The Governments of Canada and Ontario each committed over $5 million for the 13 projects, which have a total eligible cost of more than $15 million. Recipient communities will be responsible for all remaining project costs. So far, the vast majority of the projects approved under this Fund are in communities with a population of less than 25,000.
The projects announced today are as follows:
| Recipient | Project Description | Provincial Contribution | Federal Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dubreuilville Township |
Construct a new municipal landfill site to facilitate the disposal of non-hazardous residential, commercial and industrial waste to help mitigate the environmental impact on the local community. |
$255,133 |
$255,133 |
| Fauquier-Strickland Township |
Upgrade the existing piping process and update the electrical, heating, ventilation and plumbing systems to improve the local community's drinking water. |
$878,578 |
$878,578 |
| Municipality of French River |
Install a litter fence and automated gate systems and construct a storm water management pond to reduce the risk of flooding. |
$250,328 |
$250,328 |
| Lac des Mille Lacs First Nation |
Install a new solar-powered electric micro-grid that will reduce the local community's reliance on diesel and help lower greenhouse gas emissions. |
$260,662 |
$260,662 |
| Mississauga First Nation |
Construct a transfer station to temporarily hold waste slated for disposal or recycling. Once completed, the local community will benefit from a more cost-effective waste disposal system that will meet its needs over the next 20 years. |
$273,750 |
$273,750 |
| Taykwa Tagamou Nation |
Install a new solar-powered electric micro-grid, and adopt energy conservation measures that use solar modules, oil-powered generators and batteries, to provide the local community with cost-effective power. |
$684,238 |
$684,238 |
| Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve |
Install a new solar-powered electric micro-grid that will provide cost-effective power to over 50 local homes and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. |
$814,568 |
$814,568 |
| Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation |
Install a galvanized steel roof on a local outdoor hockey rink, equipped with a solar grid system and LED lighting, to help generate solar energy. |
$132,000 |
$132,000 |
| Burpee and Mills Township |
Install a solar-powered heating system in a municipal garage that will generate cleaner electricity and help improve the local community's environment and health. |
$11,753 |
$11,753 |
| Oneida Nation of the Thames |
Install a new solar-powered electric micro-grid that will provide cost-effective power for local community housing and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. |
$814,568 |
$814,568 |
| Serpent River First Nation |
Install additional fiber optic cable to provide 370 local community members with broadband Internet access. |
$122,112 |
$122,122 |
| Municipality of Killarney |
Expand a local landfill site and install a new system to collect and treat environmentally harmful liquids. These upgrades will help mitigate waste disposal-related environmental impacts. |
$276,512 |
$276,512 |
| The North Shore Township |
De-commission an over-capacitated local landfill site to improve solid waste disposal in the local community. |
$292,125 |
$292,125 |
For more information on the individual projects, please direct your questions to the recipient listed above.
For more information on the Small Communities Fund, please visit: http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/plan/sc-cp-eng.html.
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