Project made possible by the New Building Canada Plan
July 13, 2015 – Richibucto, New Brunswick – Infrastructure Canada
Senator Rose-May Poirier, 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 $156,626 in federal funding for wastewater infrastructure upgrades in Richibucto. Senator Poirier was joined by Bertrand LeBlanc, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Kent North, on behalf of Brian Kenny, New Brunswick Minister of Environment and Local Government, and Roger Doiron, Mayor of the Town of Richibucto.
Richibucto will use the funding to upgrade the Mooney Street Lift Station. The project involves replacing the existing steel wet well with a concrete one, installing two new submersible pumps and a diesel back-up generator, and modifying the building to accommodate the new equipment. This work will reduce wastewater overflows and sewer-related basement back-ups. Once completed, the project will make water treatment systems in the area more efficient and improve protection against property damage from flooding.
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
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