Local projects made possible by the Federal Government’s New Building Canada Plan
June 12, 2015 –Trenton, Nova Scotia– Infrastructure Canada
The Honourable Peter MacKay, Regional Minister for Nova Scotia, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, and Member of Parliament for Central Nova, 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 $3,139,925 in federal funding for three wastewater projects and one drinking water improvement project in Nova Scotia through the Small Communities Fund. Minister MacKay was joined by the Honourable Michel Samson, Minister of Energy, Minister of Communications Nova Scotia, and Minister of Acadian Affairs, and municipal representatives from the Town of Trenton, the Town of Stellarton, the Municipality of the County of Richmond, and the Municipality of the District of Guysborough.
These projects will help Nova Scotia communities improve their water and wastewater infrastructure, thus improve the quality of life for families in those municipalities. When completed, the systems will better meet the needs of their residents today and into the future.
The projects announced today are among 16 projects recently approved for more than $22 million in joint funding under the Small Communities Fund in Nova Scotia. These projects represent important investments in the drinking water and wastewater infrastructure that maintains 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 Nova Scotia will each provide $42,649,416 to support projects in Nova Scotia 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
613-943-1838
Clarissa Lamb
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Justice
613-992-4621
Tracy Barron
Media Relations Advisor
Province of Nova Scotia
Phone: 902-424-2733
Tracy.Barron@novascotia.ca
Infrastructure Canada
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