May 20, 2014 - Buctouche First Nation, NB - Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
The Honourable Bernard Valcourt, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development today congratulated the Buctouche First Nation in eastern New Brunswick on completing its water supply system upgrades. The upgrades will allow the First Nation to better serve the community’s 75 members with clean safe drinking water.
The Government of Canada invested over $2.3 million over four years in the project which includes a feasibility study, the design and installation of a water transmission line, construction of a booster station, a new pump house and a water storage tank.
Between 2006 and 2014, the Government of Canada will have invested approximately $3 billion to support First Nation communities in managing their water and wastewater infrastructure.These expenditures are part of a comprehensive long-term plan to improve drinking water and wastewater systems on First Nation lands founded on four pillars: enhanced capacity building and operator training; enforceable standards and protocols; infrastructure investments; and protection of public health.
“First Nations, like all Canadians, should have access to safe, clean drinking water, and thanks to the hard work of everyone involved in this project, the residents of Buctouche First Nation will be better served with clean, safe drinking water. Canada’s participation in this project is a direct result of our commitment to taking concrete steps to create the conditions for stronger, healthier, more self-sufficient communities.”
- Honourable Bernard Valcourt,
Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development
Erica Meekes
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development
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