Backgrounder: Better water and wastewater treatment for Thunder Bay residents
Backgrounder
Twelve new projects approved in 11 communities
New water and wastewater projects have been approved under the Canada-Ontario Clean Water and Wastewater Fund (CWWF) agreement, which is designed to improve the safety and quality of water for Canadian families, while supporting a clean economy.
The Government of Canada is providing Ontario with over $569 million under CWWF (up to 50 per cent of the eligible project costs). The provincial government is providing up to $270 million (up to 25 per cent of total eligible project costs). The recipients will provide the balance of funding. In Phase 1, more than 1300 water and wastewater projects are improving the quality of life of residents in more than 470 communities. As part of the Government's long-term plan, more than $2.8 billion will be invested in green infrastructure projects throughout Ontario.
The following 12 projects across Ontario have been approved for federal funding totaling $974,924.
Location |
Project Name |
Federal Funding |
Provincial Funding |
Armstrong, |
Earlton water treatment plant filter refurbishment |
$15,975 |
$7,988 |
Chippewas of Nawash Unceded, First Nation |
Water System Upgrade/Rehabilitation consisting of upgrading of SCADA, Installation of Main Valves & Distribution Hydrants |
$9,632 |
$4,816 |
Cobalt, Town of |
Pump house Treatment Plant Flow meter |
$8,000 |
$4,000 |
Fort Frances, Town of |
Reconstruction of Nelson Street from Mosher Avenue to 90m West |
$148,424 |
$74,212 |
Kashechewan |
Surface Water Management |
$124,750 |
$62,375 |
La Vallee, |
Ditching-Stormwater management |
$21,606 |
$10,803 |
La Vallee, |
Erosion Away – to place rock protection and sheeting on the banks of the bridge conveyance constraint to provide bank stabilization and prevent erosion of a major drainage watercourse |
$18,854 |
$9,427 |
Lac La Croix |
Sewage Lagoon #1 Reinforcement |
$59,839 |
$29,920 |
Sagamok Anishnawbek |
Proposed Subdivision – New Water main |
$119,015 |
$59,507 |
Saugeen Shores, Town of |
Class Environmental Assessment for Southampton Wastewater Treatment Facility |
$73,048 |
$36,524 |
Thunder Bay, City of |
Construction of 1500mm Storm Sewer on James Street – Riverview Drive to Arthur Street |
$325,164 |
$162,582 |
Weenusk First Nation |
Upgrades at Sewage Pumping Station |
$50,617 |
$25,309 |