Project approved under the Small Communities Fund
June 30, 2015 –Campbellton New Brunswick– Infrastructure Canada
The Honourable Bernard Valcourt, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development and Member of Parliament for Madawaska-Restigouche, 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, today announced $552,642 in federal funding for wastewater infrastructure upgrades in Campbellton. Minister Valcourt was joined by the Honourable Donald Arseneault, New Brunswick Minister of Energy and Mines and Minister responsible for Official Languages, and Bruce MacIntosh, Mayor of the City of Campbellton.
The project involves installing mechanical screens, a back-up power system, and an effluent disinfection system at Campbellton's municipal wastewater treatment plant. This new technology will make it possible to remove all inorganic matter from the raw sewage prior to treatment and provide wastewater treatment even during a power failure. Once completed, the project will make the wastewater treatment plant more efficient and enhance the wastewater treatment process.
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
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Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec
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