Sainte-Justine, December 18, 2006 Acting on behalf of
Nathalie Normandeau, Quebec's Ministre des Affaires municipales et des
Régions, Dominique Vien, Member of the National Assembly for
Bellechasse and Parliamentary Assistant to the Ministre de la Culture et des
Communications, today joined Steven Blaney, Member of Parliament for
Lévis-Bellechasse, acting on behalf of the Honourable
Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Minister of Labour and Minister of
Canada Economic Development, in announcing that the Municipality of
Sainte-Justine will receive $284,672 in combined government funding under the
Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund (MRIF) for water system improvements.
This funding will mainly serve for the installation of a water
treatment system and a continuous disinfection system to enable the municipality
to improve the quality of its drinking water. The project also calls for the
implementation of measurement and monitoring equipment, the protection of
existing wells and the execution of various complementary work. These upgrades
will benefit some 1,450 local residents.
Completion of this project will necessitate a total eligible
investment of $569,344 under component 1 of the MRIF. As such, the
Government of Quebec and Government of Canada will each contribute $142,336
toward these upgrades, for a total of $284,672 in combined government funding,
while the Municipality of Sainte-Justine will assume $284,672 of the
project's costs.
Sainte-Justine Mayor Marcel Morissette said he is delighted
that this project, considered a priority for the development of the municipality
and well-being of the population, will 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 Régions418-691-2050
Roxane MarchandPress SecretaryOffice of the Honourable
Jean-Pierre BlackburnCanada Economic Development
819-953-5646613-816-5094
Nadja RaphaëlCommunicationsCanada Economic
Development 514-283-2634
