Project made possible by the New Building Canada Plan
May 19, 2015 – Grand Falls, New Brunswick – Infrastructure Canada
The Honourable Rob Moore, Regional Minister for New Brunswick and Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency), 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, was joined today by Mike Allen, Member of Parliament for Tobique–Mactaquac, the Honourable Brian Gallant, Premier of New Brunswick, Chuck Chiasson, Member of the Legislature for Victoria–La-Vallée, and Richard Keeley, Mayor of Grand Falls, to announce $1,413,535 in federal funding for important storm sewer upgrades in Grand Falls.
Grand Falls will use the funding to install a new dedicated storm sewer system on Broadway Boulevard. This work will decrease the flow of storm water into the sanitary sewer system, thus reducing the burden on the waste water treatment plant as well as overflow incidents. Once completed, the project will make water treatment systems in the area more efficient, improve protection against property damage from flooding and reduce river bank erosion.
The project announced today is among 38 projects recently approved for more than $79 million in joint funding under the Small Communities Fund in New Brunswick. These projects represent important investments in the drinking water, disaster mitigation and wastewater infrastructure that maintain safe, healthy communities. Once complete, the work will significantly improve key municipal services for residents and help boost regional development for years to come.
The $1-billion Small Communities Fund provides funding for priority public infrastructure projects that deliver on local needs across the country. Canada and New Brunswick will each provide $39,363,723 to support projects in New Brunswick communities with fewer than 100,000 residents over the course of the funding program. This will help address local infrastructure priorities and boost economies in small communities throughout the province well into the future.
Vincent Rabault
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and
Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec
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Kelsie Corey
Director of Communications
Office of the Honourable Rob Moore
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
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Jennifer Graham
Director of Communications
Department of Environment and Local Government
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