Inauguration of new wastewater treatment plant in the Saint-Samuel-Station district of Sainte-Cécile-Whitton

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A Canada-Quebec investment of $3,254,819

Sainte-Cécile-de-Whitton, August 23, 2014

Acting on behalf of the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, the Honourable Christian Paradis, Member of Parliament for Mégantic–L’Érable and Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, today joined Ghislain Bolduc, Member of the Quebec National Assembly for Mégantic, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Transport and Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister responsible for the Estrie region, acting on behalf of Pierre Moreau, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Land Occupancy, in taking the opportunity of the official inauguration of the new wastewater treatment plant in the Saint-Samuel-Station district to announce that $2,817,800 in joint government funding was granted to the Municipality of Sainte-Cécile-de-Whitton for the project under the Communities Component of the Building Canada Fund – Quebec (BCF-Q). The municipality also received an additional $437,019 through the Federal Gas Tax Fund and Government of Quebec’s Contribution (TECQ).

“By funding the construction of this water treatment plant in Sainte-Cécile-de-Whitton, the Government of Canada is showing that it is committed to putting the kind of conditions in place that promote quality of life and economic development in Canada’s communities,” said Minister Christian Paradis.

“I am very pleased with the assistance our government has granted for the construction of a new wastewater treatment plant in Sainte-Cécile-de-Whitton. Completion of this priority project is an important investment for the future of the municipality, and more particularly for the population in the Saint-Samuel-Station district. This major upgrade in wastewater collection and treatment in the sector will now enable the municipality to reduce the quantity and improve the quality of the wastewater discharged into the environment, thereby contributing to the better health of its citizens,” added Ghislain Bolduc.

Quick facts

The funding from the two governments was used for the construction of a new membrane filtration water treatment plant.
The project involved laying a new sanitary sewer system over a distance of about 2,075 metres along sections of Rancourt Street, Du Village Road and Highway 263 in the Saint-Samuel-Station district, adding two pumping stations and installing force mains between the gravity sewer system and the wastewater treatment site.
The project required an investment of $3,213,000, based on the costs eligible under the BCF-Q. The governments of Quebec and Canada each contributed $1,408,900, for a total of $2,817,800 in combined government funding, while the Municipality of Sainte-Cécile-de-Whitton paid $395,200 of the costs, as per the requirements for this project.
The Municipality of Sainte-Cécile-de-Whitton used the additional $437,019 from the 2009-2013 Federal Gas Tax Fund and Government of Quebec’s Contribution (TECQ), of which $309,410 came from the Government of Canada and $127,610 from the Government of Quebec, to complete the project.
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 able to use this assistance to build or modernize infrastructure in major need of revitalization, including water treatment plants, water supply systems and cultural and sports centres.
The Federal Gas Tax Fund provides predictable, long-term, stable funding for Canadian municipalities to help them build and revitalize their local public infrastructure while creating jobs and long-term prosperity. This fund has been extended, doubled from $1 billion to $2 billion annually, and legislated as a permanent source of federal infrastructure funding for municipalities. It is being indexed at two percent per year.

Sources:

Vincent Rabault
Press Secretary
Office of the Honourable Denis Lebel
Canada Economic Development
Tel.: 514-496-1282
E-mail: vincent.rabault@miga-maig.gc.ca

Catherine Poulin
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Land Occupancy
Tel.: 418-691-2050

Émilie Lord
Communications Branch
Department of Municipal Affairs and Land Occupancy
Tel.: 418-691-2015, ext. 3242

Infrastructure Canada
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