New Treatment Facility will Stop Raw Sewage from Flowing into the Minas Basin
August 14, 2014 – Windsor, NS – Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Windsor is moving forward with the construction of a modern wastewater treatment facility. All three levels of government announced new support for the project today.
The facility will treat wastewater from nearly half of the households in Windsor, eliminating raw sewage flow into the Minas Basin. The project includes treatment lagoons, piping, pumping stations, mechanical equipment and a modern screening system. The treatment technology will reduce health and safety risks to protect community residents and the environment.
In 2009, the Government of Canada invested $2,177,700 in the project through the Building Canada Fund (BCF). Today, Parliamentary Secretary and local MP Gerald Keddy announced an additional $592,241 in BCF support for a total investment of $2,769,941. Provincial and municipal governments also announced additional support for the project today. The Government of Nova Scotia will now invest a total of $3,753,942 through Municipal Affairs and the Town of Windsor is investing $3,537,669.
The upgraded support ensures that the facility meets current federal and provincial regulations and accommodates future growth of the community.
Quick Facts:
- The Town of Windsor is home to 4,095 residents as of 2011, according to Statistics Canada.
- The new wastewater treatment facility will serve an area of 780 households.
- The total increase in wastewater collected will be an estimated 877,000 cubic metres per year.
- The facility is expected to have the capacity to treat wastewater from surrounding Hants County, if required.
- The project is now designed to meet the current guidelines of the Council of Canadian Ministers of the Environment (CCME), provincial regulation requirements of secondary treatment and the Town of Windsor’s Integrated Sustainability Plan.
Quotes:
“A new wastewater treatment facility will keep Windsor safe, healthy and environmentally sustainable for many years to come. Our Government is pleased to partner with our provincial and municipal colleagues to invest in critical community assets such as this one. Dependable public infrastructure is essential to the well-being of Canadian families and to Canada’s long-term prosperity.”
- Gerald Keddy, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Revenue and for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and Member of Parliament for South Shore-St. Margaret’s, on behalf of the Honourable Rob Moore, Minister of State (ACOA)
“The province is pleased to partner with the federal government and the Town of Windsor to contribute to this much needed facility. Through the construction of the new wastewater treatment facility, and by better managing existing facilities, we will keep our communities healthier, and help to protect our environment."
- Municipal Affairs Minister Mark Furey
“This is a project that is long overdue and will serve our community and future generations as a legacy of good governance and safe and healthy living.”
- Paul Beazley, Mayor, Town of Windsor
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Contacts:
Kelsie Corey
Director of Communications
Office of the Minister of State
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
613-941-7241
Paul Moore
Acting Communications Director
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
902-426-3470 / 902-222-3360 (cell)
Email: Paul.Moore@acoa-apeca.gc.ca
Tracy Barron
Media Relations Advisor
Government of Nova Scotia
902-424-2633
Email: barrontb@gov.ns.ca
Paul Beazley
Mayor
Town of Windsor
902-798-2275
Email: pbeazley@town.windsor.ns.ca
Don Beatty
Director of Public Works
Town of Windsor
902-798-2275
Email: DBeatty@town.windsor.ns.ca
