Sainte-Sabine, Quebec, January 5, 2010 – The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, today joined Pierre Paradis, Member of the National Assembly for Brome-Missisquoi, acting on behalf of Laurent Lessard, Minister of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy, in announcing that the Municipality of Sainte-Sabine will receive $4,822,502 in joint government financial assistance under the Communities Component of the Building Canada Fund – Quebec to supply drinking water to residents in the sector along Highway 235.
The municipality’s project involves building a storage reservoir of approximately 120 cubic metres for fire protection and the installation of a sewer system along Highway 235. This work will affect some 20 streets and supply 181 residences in the sector located in the urbanization perimeter adjacent to the city of Farnham. Directly benefiting 550 people, these improvements will enhance both drinking water quality and public health, while contributing to infrastructure renewal from a sustainable development standpoint.
“This project will benefit the residents and businesses of Sainte-Sabine. We are proud to be able to offer citizens the high quality of life for which our country is famous. The Government of Canada has made it its goal to ensure that every community is equipped with the infrastructure that is essential to the health, safety and well-being of our citizens. Public infrastructure renewal is part of a broad action plan that will allow us to prosper in the healthy environment,” explained Minister of State Denis Lebel.
“In supporting this project, the Government of Quebec is moving forward to ensure the province’s municipalities have infrastructure that suits their unique realities while fostering sustainable development. By injecting new capital into the Quebec Infrastructure Plan, our government is looking to accelerate the execution of numerous infrastructure projects throughout the province, like this one in Sainte-Sabine, in an effort to improve the well-being of Quebecers, create jobs and promote a high-performance economy. Our government wants to leave Quebec municipalities a legacy of quality infrastructure with which to face the challenges of the future,” added MNA Pierre Paradis.
Completion of this project will necessitate an overall eligible investment of $7,600,000. The governments of Quebec and Canada will each contribute $2,411,251 toward the work, for a total of $4,822,502 in combined government funding, while the Municipality of Sainte-Sabine will itself assume $2,777,498 of the project’s costs.
The Communities component of the Building Canada Fund – Quebec is a cost-sharing initiative aimed at funding infrastructure projects in communities with fewer than 100,000 inhabitants. These communities are thus able to use this assistance to improve infrastructure that is in major need of revitalization, including water treatment plants, water supply systems and cultural and sports centres.
An unprecedented funding commitment on the part of the Government of Canada, the Building Canada Fund – Quebec provides stable and predictable funding to support infrastructure projects. In Quebec, nearly $4 billion will be allocated to that end.
The contribution from the Government of Canada has been awarded through Canada’s Economic Action Plan. To learn more about this plan, visit www.actionplan.gc.ca
For further information on the Government of Quebec’s Quebec Infrastructure Plan, see www.infrastructures.gouv.qc.ca.
To find out more about the Building Canada Fund – Quebec or the process for submitting a funding application, visit www.buildingcanada-chantierscanada.gc.ca and www.mamrot.gouv.qc.ca.
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Sources:
Simon Bachand
Press Secretary
Office of the Honourable Denis Lebel
Canada Economic Development
Tel.: 613-996-6236
Sylvain Bourassa
Press Secretary
Office of the Quebec Minister of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy
Tel.: 418-691-2050
