15 February 2007
Lewisporte, Newfoundland and Labrador
The Town of Lewisporte will undertake improvements to their
municipal water and sewer systems, thanks to federal and
provincial contributions made under the Canada/Newfoundland
and Labrador Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund (MRIF).The $319,577 project will include installation and upgrades
to three parts of the town Second Avenue, Church Street
and First Avenue to improve water and waste water
services to a total of 78 households. Funding for this
project will include $106,526 from the federal government,
$128,895 from the province and $84,156 from the
municipality."Canada's New Government is helping to ensure that our
municipalities are able to replace and upgrade aging water
and sewer distribution and collection systems which will
increase water quality and improve sewage collection for
the residents," said the Honourable Loyola Hearn, Minister
of Fisheries and Oceans and Regional Minister for
Newfoundland and Labrador, on behalf of the Honourable
Peter MacKay, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of
the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA). "Helping
municipalities improve their infrastructure systems has a
direct impact on quality of life for families, and our
government is pleased to help support these projects in
Lewisporte."
"We are pleased with the partnership with our federal and
municipal counterparts to support important water and sewer
infrastructure improvements for the town of Lewisporte,"
stated the Honourable Jack Byrne, Minister of Municipal
Affairs, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. "The
installation of new municipal infrastructure will improve
efficiencies and eliminate ongoing maintenance issues with
an old water system." The $84 million, six-year Canada-NL MRIF Agreement is
administered jointly by the Department of Municipal Affairs
on behalf of the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador,
and ACOA, on behalf of Infrastructure Canada. The
Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Municipalities,
acting on behalf of communities, helps set the strategic
direction of the Agreement and identify priorities under
the capacity-building component of the Agreement.For more information on MRIF, visit
http://www.mpa.gov.nl.ca/mpa/mrifa/default.htm or e-mail
MRIF@gov.nl.ca. For additional information on this and
other infrastructure programs administered by the
Government of Canada, visit www.infrastructure.gc.ca.FOR BROADCAST USE:The federal and provincial governments will provide funding
under the Canada/Newfoundland and Labrador Municipal Rural
Infrastructure Fund to improve the water and waste water
systems in Lewisporte. The $319,577 project will include
installation and upgrades to three parts of the town
Second Avenue, Church Street and First Avenue - to improve
water and waste water services to a total of 78 households.
Funding for this project will include $106,526 from the
federal government, $128,895 from the province and $84,156
from the municipality. The announcement was made today by Newfoundland and
Labrador's representative in the federal cabinet, Loyola
Hearn, and the provincial Minister of Municipal Affairs,
Jack Byrne.
For more information, please contact:
Julie Afonso
A/Director, Public Affairs
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
709-772-2984
Heather MacLean
Director of Communications
Department of Municipal Affairs
709-729-1983, 709-690-2498
