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July 14 2015 –– Neguac, New Brunswick – Infrastructure Canada
Tilly O'Neill Gordon, Member of Parliament for Miramichi, 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 $1,990,015 in federal funding for wastewater infrastructure upgrades in Neguac. MP O'Neill Gordon was joined by Lisa Harris, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Miramichi Bay–Neguac, on behalf of the Honourable Brian Kenny, New Brunswick Minister of the Environment and Local Government, and Georges R. Savoie, Mayor of the Village of Neguac.
The project involves installing a wastewater collection system along Alexandre, Amand, Eddy, Emery, Fairisle, L. Allain, Lebel, LeGresley, Lionel, Martin, Michel, Principale North, Principale South, Robichaud and St-Coeur streets. With only approximately half of the households in the village currently connected to the municipal system, this project will greatly improve waste water services for residents.
The project announced today is among 39 projects recently approved for more than $85 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
613-943-1838
Jennifer Graham
Director of Communications
Department of Environment and Local Government
Phone: 506-444-2179
Jennifer.Graham@gnb.ca
www.gnb.ca
Infrastructure Canada
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