These projects show the commitment of both governments to provide immediate stimulus to create jobs and enhance local facilities.
These projects will help Canada emerge from this economic crisis with a more modern and greener infrastructure that is the foundation of sustainable long-run economic growth.
“The Government of Canada is taking immediate steps, through the Building Canada Fund – Communities Component, to improve this region’s drinking water and waste water infrastructure,” said Percy Mockler, senator for Saint-Léonard. “Our federal investment of nearly $1.3 million is building a stronger economy and improving the quality of life for Canadians.”
“These upgrades will ensure that the people of New Brunswick have good, reliable drinking water,” said Burt Paulin, MLA for Restigouche-La-Valée. “This is yet another example of what can be achieved through partnership and cooperation among the three levels of government.”
Saint-Léonard will use over $1 million in federal and provincial funding to install a new filtration plant to remove iron, manganese and minerals from local drinking water. In addition, the town will undertake necessary repairs to its wastewater system.
In Rivière-Verte, federal and provincial funding of over $1 million will go towards adding a complete water treatment system to the current facilities. Reducing the need for boil orders, the new technology called membrane filtration, will also eliminate the need for chemical products that can harm the environment.
Sainte-Anne-de-Madawaska will also benefit from combined funding of nearly $450,000 to install a water filtration system that will reduce concentrations of iron, manganese and arsenic to acceptable levels and allow residents to enjoy a higher quality of drinking water. In addition, the community will install a remote control system to monitor equipment.
These three projects are among 32 across the province that will get underway quickly, thanks to a joint federal- provincial investment of more than $48 million announced on July 24, 2009. The governments of Canada and New Brunswick have taken steps to advance projects and flow money faster for targeted infrastructure projects in New Brunswick communities in the 2009 and 2010 construction seasons.
The Government of Canada’s Economic Action Plan is accelerating and expanding the existing federal investment of $33 billion in infrastructure with almost $12 billion in new infrastructure stimulus funding over two years. The Government of Canada and the Province of New Brunswick are working closely together to ensure that these infrastructure funds are being spent on priority projects across the province.
