Cornwallis Park Receives Infrastructure Funding

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16 October 2006
Cornwallis, Nova Scotia
Residents in Cornwallis Park, Annapolis County, will have
an upgraded water treatment plant, thanks to funding
through the Canada-Nova Scotia Municipal Rural
Infrastructure Fund. This project will provide for the design and upgrade to the
Cornwallis Park water treatment facility. More than 250
households in Cornwallis Park currently connected to the
municipal water system will have improved drinking water
and improved service reliability. Completion of this
project will ensure compliance with Nova Scotia's drinking
water quality standards. Federal and provincial funding of $700,000 was announced
today (October xx). The Municipality of the County of
Annapolis will fund the balance upon formal acceptance of
the agreement and environmental assessment approval."Canada's New Government`s investment in this plant will
provide a steady supply of very good quality water for the
people of Cornwallis Park for years to come," said the
Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of Foreign Affairs and
Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)."Providing safe and a reliable supply of drinking water is
essential to build strong communities and improve our
quality of life," said Jamie Muir, Minister of Service Nova
Scotia and Municipal Relations. "Residents in Cornwallis
Park will notice an immediate change for the better once
this project is completed.""Today's announcement will enable us to move forward with
providing our residents with safer drinking water," said
Peter Newton, Warden of the Municipality of the County of
Annapolis. "This project will have a significant impact
for the health of our community."The $111 million, six-year Canada-Nova Scotia Municipal
Rural Infrastructure Fund is administered by ACOA and
Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations. Enterprise
Cape Breton Corporation and the Union of Nova Scotia
Municipalities are members of the management committee.- 30 -
For Information:
Deborah Bayer
Canada Nova Scotia Infrastructure Secretariat
902-424-0112
David Harrigan
ACOA NS Communications
902-426-4238

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