$72,595 invested in
Mirabel to bring a drinking water well up to standard
Québec, November 24, 2006 - Acting on behalf of
Nathalie Normandeau, Quebec's Ministre des Affaires municipales et des
Régions, David Whissell, Member of the National Assembly for Argenteuil
and Député responsable de la région des Laurentides, today joined the
Honourable Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Minister of Labour and Minister of
Canada Economic Development, in announcing that the
City of Mirabel will receive $36,298 in combined government funding
under the Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund (MRIF) to bring drinking water
well no. 3, which serves a section of the city's Sainte-Antoine district,
up to standard.
The project primarily involves installing a continuous chlorine
disinfection system with chlorine residual analyzer and contact tank, as well as
an alarm control and transmission system. These upgrades will benefit some
60 local residents.
Completion of this project will necessitate a total eligible
investment of $72,595 under component 1 of the MRIF. As such, the
Government of Quebec and the Government of Canada will each contribute
$18,149 towards this work, for a total of $36,298 in combined government
assistance, while the City of Mirabel will assume $36,297 of the
project's costs.
Mirabel Mayor Hubert Meilleur said he is delighted that this
project, which will enable the city to offer better quality drinking water and
enhance the quality of life for local residents, will now be carried out.
The Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund is a $390 million
cost-sharing initiative of the Government of Quebec and the Government of Canada
to help finance municipal infrastructure projects in Quebec. With the financial
participation of municipalities, this initiative could result in investments of
nearly $576 million for infrastructure work in the province. The objectives
of the MRIF are to upgrade community infrastructure, improve the quality of the
environment, promote long-term economic growth and enhance citizens' quality of
life.
Implementation of the MRIF in Quebec is the result of a joint
agreement signed by the Government of Quebec and the Government of Canada in
July 2005. The program, which is in force until March 31, 2010,
is administered by Quebec's Ministère des Affaires
municipales et des Régions. Canada Economic Development is
responsible for delivering the federal portion of the MRIF
on behalf of the Government of Canada.
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Source:
Johanne LevesqueCommunications AdvisorCommunications
BranchMinistère des Affaires municipales et des
Régions514-873-6910
Information:
Jonathan TrudeauPress SecretaryOffice of the Ministre des
Affaires municipales et des Régions 418-691-2050
Roxane MarchandPress SecretaryOffice of the Honourable
Jean-Pierre BlackburnCanada Economic
Development819-953-5646613-816-5094
Nadja RaphaelCommunications AdvisorCanada Economic
Development 514-283-2634
