August 29, 2006
Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia
More than 250 households in Tatamagouche, Colchester
County, will have improved drinking water, thanks to
federal and provincial funding of $1,505,722 announced
today. Funded through the Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund, the
project includes the design and construction of a new water
treatment plant. The Municipality of the County of
Colchester will fund the balance of the $2.3 million
project upon formal acceptance of the agreement and
environmental assessment approval."Providing safe drinking water to Nova Scotians is a
provincial priority," said Karen Casey, Minister of
Education, on behalf of Jamie Muir, Minister of Service
Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations. "We are committed to
work with our federal and municipal partners to build
infrastructure and make our communities a better place to
live, work and raise our families.""Canada's new government is helping to ensure that our
citizens have access to safe and reliable water systems
which contributes to a better quality of life and the
economic progress of our communities," said Bill Casey,
Member of Parliament for Cumberland-Colchester-Musquodoboit
Valley, speaking on behalf of the Honourable Peter MacKay,
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of the Atlantic
Canada Opportunities Agency.The infrastructure program supports community
infrastructure improvements, such as water, wastewater, and
solid waste management. "This project is a vital undertaking for our community, and
thanks to funding from our federal and provincial
governments, the building of a new water treatment plant
can now move forward," said Michael Smith, Mayor of the
Municipality of the County of Colchester. "The result will
be a first class water treatment plant providing clean and
safe drinking water to our community."The $111 million, six-year Canada-Nova Scotia Municipal
Rural Infrastructure Fund is administered by the Atlantic
Canada Opportunities Agency and Service Nova Scotia and
Municipal Relations. Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation and
the Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities are members of the
management committee. For Information:
Deborah Bayer
Canada Nova Scotia Infrastructure Secretariat
(902) 424-0112
David Harrigan
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (Nova Scotia)
902 - 426- 4238
