Project approved under Canada's Small Communities Fund
July 10, 2015 –– Grand Forks, British Columbia– Infrastructure Canada
Residents of Grand Forks will benefit from upgrades to the community wastewater infrastructure thanks to joint funding from the governments of Canada and British Columbia through the Small Communities Fund.
The improvements to the wastewater treatment plant will see effluent being treated through a new ultra-violet disinfection process. The result will protect the fish and their aquatic habitat in the Kettle River from potentially harmful chlorine residuals left over from the wastewater treatment process.
The project announced today is among 55 recently approved in British Columbia that will collectively receive more than $128 million in joint federal-provincial funding under the Small Communities Fund. These projects represent important investments in municipal infrastructure that maintain safe, healthy communities. Once complete, the work will significantly improve key municipal services for residents and help boost regional development.
Through the Small Communities Fund, the governments of Canada and British Columbia are working in partnership to provide funding for priority public infrastructure projects that deliver on local needs in communities across the province that have fewer than 100,000 residents. These investments support job creation and economic growth, thus sustaining a high quality of life in small communities across British Columbia for years to come.
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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Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development
Communications
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Sarah Winton
Deputy Corporate Officer/Communications
City of Grand Forks
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Infrastructure Canada
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