Backgrounder: Eleven Northwest Territories infrastructure projects benefitting from joint government funding
Backgrounder
The governments of Canada and the Northwest Territories are announcing funding for 11 infrastructure improvement projects across the Territory. The Government of Canada will provide $8,569,000 for these projects, which have a total eligible cost of $15,866,334. The community governments will contribute the remaining $7,297,334.
The Small Communities Fund provides support for priority public infrastructure projects that deliver on local needs in communities across Canada that have fewer than 100,000 residents.
The federal Gas Tax Fund is a permanent, long-term source of funding that offers Canadian municipalities significant flexibility to make strategic investments across many different project categories, including roads and bridges, public transit, drinking water and wastewater infrastructure, and recreational facilities.
The projects are as follows:
| Recipient | Project Description | Community Contribution |
Federal Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village of Fort Simpson |
Recreation Centre Upgrades |
$383,167 |
$1,149,500 |
| Yellowknives Dene First Nation |
Fire-Hall Expansion |
$1,375,000 |
$125,000 |
| Lustel K'e Dene First Nation |
Arena Upgrade |
$58,000 |
$172,000 |
| Hamlet of Enterprise |
New Community Office |
$1,425,000 |
$125,000 |
| Ka'a'gee Tu First Nation (Kakisa) |
Sewage Vacuum Truck Purchase |
$45,000 |
$125,000 |
| Jean Marie River First Nation |
Water Reservoir Upgrade |
$42,000 |
$125,000 |
| Hamlet of Tulita |
Baseball Field Construction |
$102,000 |
$306,000 |
| Ka'asho Got'ine Charter Community Council |
Arena Upgrade |
$197,667 |
$593,000 |
| Deline Got'ine Government |
Community Roads Upgrade |
$130,000 |
$388,000 |
| Town of Fort Smith |
Recreation and Community Centre Renovations |
$1,021,000 |
$2,479,000 |
| Hamlet of Fort McPherson |
Arena Upgrade and Community Hall Replacement |
$2,518,500 |
$2,981,500* |
*The federal contribution for the Hamlet of Fort McPherson includes both the Small Communities Fund and federal Gas Tax Fund amounts.
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