Project approved under the Small Communities Fund
July 3, 2015 – Millbrook, Ontario – Infrastructure Canada
Residents of Millbrook will benefit from upgrades to the Millbrook Dam thanks to joint funding from the Governments of Canada and Ontario through the Small Communities Fund.
This project will include the removal and replacement of the outflow structure, the installation of impermeable barriers to prevent seepage, the improvement of earthen embankments and the refurbishment of the pedestrian path and bridge over the dam, to make it accessible to all. These improvements will help to protect and reinforce this 200-year-old dam, which will help to ensure the safety and welfare of the local residents and safeguarding of the commercial core.
The $1-billion Small Communities Fund provides funding for priority public infrastructure projects that deliver on local needs. Canada and Ontario will each provide $272 million to support projects in communities across the province with fewer than 100,000 residents. This funding will help address local priorities, supporting job creation and economic growth, thus sustaining a high quality of life in small communities across Ontario for years to come.
"We are pleased to invest in projects like the upgrades to the Millbrook Dam that will benefit our community by improving much needed local infrastructure.Our Government's commitment to municipalities, big and small, has never been stronger. Through the New Building Canada Plan Small Communities Fund we are investing in priority infrastructure projects that have a strong impact on the quality of life of Ontario's residents while helping job creation and economic growth."
Barry Devolin
Member of Parliament for Haliburton — Kawartha Lakes — Brock 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
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