Backgrounder: Residents of Pelly Crossing to benefit from better social infrastructure and water services
Backgrounder
Joint federal and territorial funding through the Investing in Canada infrastructure plan will support three projects including recreational and water infrastructure improvements.
The Government of Canada is investing over $11.1 million in these projects through the Small Communities Fund (SCF), as well as through the Investing in Canada plan under the Green Infrastructure Stream (GIS), the Community, Culture and Recreation Infrastructure Stream (CCRIS) and the Rural and Northern Communities Infrastructure Stream (RNIS). The Government of Yukon is contributing over $3.7 million total to these projects.
Project Information:
| Project Name | Location | Fund | Project Details | Federal Funding | Territorial Funding | Other Funding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selkirk First Nation Early Childhood Development Centre | Selkirk First Nation | SCF | Construction of new Early Childhood Development Centre in Pelly Crossing. | $1,125,000 | $375,000 | $0 |
| Water Distribution in Pelly Crossing – Jon Ra Subdivision | Selkirk First Nation | GIS | The project includes the installation of new water mains, providing piped water services to existing housing and for future lots in this community. Offsite improvements include road construction and repairs related to water servicing, and upgrades to the Taraw Water Treatment Plant. | $4,771,261 | $1,590,420 | Selkirk FN $818,184 |
| Pelly Crossing Pool Facility | Pelly Crossing | CCRIS | This project consists of designing and constructing a new seasonal pool facility in the community of Pelly Crossing to replace the existing covered below-ground facility which is in poor condition and has reached the end of its serviceable life. The new facility will repurpose existing infrastructure built on site such as the solar hot water heating system. This project will deliver improved access to quality community, cultural and recreational infrastructure in the community of Pelly Crossing. | $2,000,000 | $685,714 | $0 |
| RNIS | $3,250,000 | $1,114,285 | $0 |