Project approved under Canada's Small Communities Fund
July 7, 2015 –– Alfred and Plantagenet – Infrastructure Canada
Residents in Presqu'île will benefit from the watermains project thanks to joint funding from the Governments of Canada and Ontario through the Small Communities Fund.
This project will see the extension of the municipal watermain network, connecting Presqu'île to the Township of Alfred and Plantagenet municipal water filtration plant located in the Village of Lefaivre. Once completed, the new connection will provide safe, clean, high-quality-drinking water to residents of Presqu'île.
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 Presqu'île watermain 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."
-Pierre Lemieux
Member of Parliament for Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, 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's investment, which will help to build a watermain extention to connect the Village of Presqu'ile to the Alfred and Plantagenet municipal water filtration plant, will ensure safe, clean drinking water for the residents of Presqu'ile for a long time to come. It's part of the largest infrastructure investment in Ontario's history – more than $130 billion over 10 years – which is supported by a number of initiatives, including unlocking the value of public assets to help make investments in transit, transportation and other priority infrastructure projects. It demonstrates our government's commitment to keeping our communities strong, creating jobs and making sure that people get the basic services they pay for now and in the future."
-Grant Crack
MPP for Glengarry-Prescott-Russell
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Office of the Minister of Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure
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Township of Alfred and Plantagenet
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