Project made possible by the New Building Canada Plan
July 2, 2015 – Bridgewater, Nova Scotia – Infrastructure Canada
Gerald Keddy, Member of Parliament for South Shore-St. Margaret's, 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 $444,514 in federal funding for water infrastructure improvements in Lunenburg through the Small Communities Fund. MP Keddy was joined by the Honourable Mark Furey, Minister of Municipal Affairs, Minister of Business, Minister of Service Nova Scotia, and Minister responsible for Nova Scotia Business Incorporated, and David Walker, Mayor of the Town of Bridgewater.
Bridgewater will use this funding to improve water and sewer infrastructure along King Street. Work includes upgrading water mains, sanitary sewer mains and storm sewer mains. The project will make the community's water treatment and distribution system more efficient, reduce wastewater overflows, and provide residents with more reliable access to high-quality drinking water.
The project announced today is 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
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Brian Taylor
Media Relations Advisor
Province of Nova Scotia
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Infrastructure Canada
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