Project made possible thanks to New Building Canada Plan
July 29, 2015 –– Pugwash, Nova Scotia – Infrastructure Canada
Scott Armstrong, Member of Parliament for Cumberland–Colchester–Musquodoboit, 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, was joined today by Terry Farrell, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Cumberland North, on behalf of Nova Scotia Municipal Affairs Minister, Zach Churchill, and Keith Hunter, Warden of the Municipality of the County of Cumberland, to announce federal funding of up to $4,977,360 for the Pugwash and Area Water Supply project under the New Building Canada Plan in Nova Scotia.
The project involves constructing a centralized water treatment plant, as well as associated reservoir and distribution infrastructure. Water meters for customers in the new drinking water system will also be installed as part of the project.
Residents and institutions in and around Pugwash currently rely on individual wells to supply drinking water. Many of these wells are contaminated with dangerous metals, including arsenic, lead and uranium, as well as elevated levels of chloride, making the water unsafe to drink. Once complete, this project will ensure the community has access to a clean and reliable supply of drinking water.
The New Building Canada Plan is the largest and longest federal infrastructure plan in Canada's history. This unprecedented commitment is providing $53 billion to support provincial, territorial and municipal infrastructure between 2014 and 2024.
Over this ten-year period, Nova Scotia will benefit from approximately $1 billion in dedicated federal funding, including almost $426 million under the New Building Canada Fund.
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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Province of Nova Scotia
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