SPRINGDALE, NL, Sept. 1, 2017 /CNW/ - Investing in local infrastructure helps create jobs while improving Canadians' quality of life. The governments of Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador are working together to provide residents and businesses with modern, reliable and sustainable water and wastewater services that meet their needs, while also laying the foundation for new economic opportunities to strengthen the middle class across the province.
Today, the Honourable Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador; Scott Simms, Member of Parliament for Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame, on behalf of the Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities; the Honourable Eddie Joyce, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Environment; and Brian Warr, Member of the House Assembly for the District of Baie Verte-Green Bay, announced over $356,000 in federal and provincial funding to upgrade the infrastructure on Orange Lane and Churchill Place in Springdale.
Thanks to this investment, local residents will benefit from new water, sewer and storm water infrastructure, including new pipe lines on both Orange Lane and Churchill Place. Once the underground systems are complete, workers will repave these roads to ensure smoother and safer travel as people come and go from their homes.
In addition to this project, 76 other public infrastructure projects were announced today across Newfoundland and Labrador for a total federal-provincial investment of over $29 million.
Quotes
"Today's announcement reflects the value of governments working together and highlights the importance of well-developed municipal infrastructure. These projects will benefit residents, help create jobs and make communities more attractive places to live and work. Through implementation of The Way Forward, we will continue to leverage all sources of available funding to maximize our provincial investments."
The Honourable Dwight Ball,
Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador
"Investing in water and wastewater infrastructure is essential to maintaining a healthy environment and providing access to clean, reliable drinking water. The Government of Canada is working with provinces, territories and municipalities across the country to support important projects, like the Orange Lane and Churchill Place infrastructure project in Springdale, which ensure that Canadian communities are healthy and sustainable now and for years to come."
Scott Simms, Member of Parliament for Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame,
On behalf of the Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities
"The investments we are making in these communities will be used to advance local water and wastewater systems and upgrade municipal roads, which are priorities for the residents of this region. We will continue to collaborate with our federal and municipal partners, and together we will work to build communities and improve services for residents and visitors alike."
The Honourable Eddie Joyce,
Minister of Municipal Affairs and Environment
Quick facts
- The Government of Canada will provide up to $131,908 for the Orange Lane & Churchill Place infrastructure project through the Small Communities Fund.
- The Province of Newfoundland and Labrador will contribute up to $224,280 for this project and the Town of Springdale will contribute up to $39,576.
- The Government of Canada will invest more than $180 billion over 12 years in public transit projects, green infrastructure, social infrastructure, trade and transportation routes, and Canada's rural and northern communities.
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Read the backgrounder to learn more: https://www.canada.ca/en/office-infrastructure/news/2017/08/backgrounder_morethan293millioningovernmentfundinggoingtopublici.html
Backgrounder
The governments of Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador are announcing funding for 77 infrastructure improvement projects across the province. The Government of Canada will provide $11,913,506 under the Small Communities Fund for these projects and the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador will contribute up to $17,451,414. The municipalities will contribute the remaining funding for these projects, which have a total eligible cost of $39,224,560.
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 projects are as follows:
| Location |
Project Description |
Federal Contribution |
Provincial Contribution |
| Arnold's Cove |
Water & Sewer Upgrading - Bar Haven Heights |
$252,347 |
$429,058 |
| Avondale |
2017 Water Extension Station Rd |
$171,620 |
$291,800 |
| Bauline |
Emergency Operating Centre - Alternate Power Supply |
$28,565 |
$28,565 |
| Bay St. George South |
New Pumphouse and Assoc. Work for St. Fintan's Area |
$47,994 |
$81,602 |
| Botwood |
2017 Sanitary Sewer Outfall - Phase 1 Circular Road |
$265,978 |
$452,235 |
| Burin |
Lift Station Retrofit - Port au Bras Lift Station |
$105,899 |
$180,057 |
| Carbonear |
Water and Sewer Upgrading Water Street |
$166,236 |
$232,771 |
| Cartwright |
Lift Station Upgrading/Replacement & Sewer Main Cleaning - Low Road & Point Road |
$189,491 |
$322,186 |
| Corner Brook |
Street Resurfacing |
$453,417 |
$453,417 |
| Daniel's Harbour |
Pump House Extension |
$108,212 |
$183,989 |
| Deer Lake |
Fourth Avenue Rehabilitation |
$418,553 |
$586,074 |
| Dover |
Up Grade Liftstation SPS No. 4 & SPS No. 5 |
$125,511 |
$213,403 |
| Embree |
Water System Upgrades |
$280,474 |
$469,297 |
| Ferryland |
Water Treatment Plant Upgrades |
$257,817 |
$438,359 |
| Flower's Cove |
Main Waterline Upgrades/Repairs and Street Paving |
$300,728 |
$300,728 |
| Fogo Island |
Water Drainage - Old Hospital Site |
$38,124 |
$64,821 |
| Fogo Island |
PH System - Fogo Water Supply |
$26,598 |
$45,223 |
| Fogo Island |
Green's Lane - Water and Sewer |
$65,218 |
$110,887 |
| Fogo Island |
Iceberg Arena Upgrades |
$57,026 |
$57,026 |
| Gambo |
Road Upgrades - Centennial Road |
$61,421 |
$61,421 |
| Gander |
SCF 2019-1 Wilcockson Crescent |
$181,349 |
$199,522 |
| Gaskiers Point La Haye |
Water Supply |
$166,228 |
$282,633 |
| Glovertown |
Road Upgrading/Paving |
$141,656 |
$141,656 |
| Grand Falls-Windsor |
Grenfell Heights (Upper Portion) New Water & Storm and Road Widening - Phase I |
$302,248 |
$332,536 |
| Greenspond |
Upgrade Sewage Pumping Station's |
$80,166 |
$136,304 |
| Happy Valley-Goose Bay |
Storm Drainage Improvements |
$12,469 |
$12,469 |
| Happy Valley-Goose Bay |
Sewage Lift Station #7 Upgrading |
$58,183 |
$64,013 |
| Happy Valley-Goose Bay |
Hospital Pressure Reducing Valve Replacement |
$16,624 |
$18,290 |
| Happy Valley-Goose Bay |
Sewage Lift Station #1 Upgrading |
$116,365 |
$128,026 |
| Harbour Grace |
Harvey Street – Phase 4 – Water, Sewer and Street Upgrading |
$614,257 |
$1,044,236 |
| Harbour Main-Chapel's Cove-Lakeview |
Water & Sewer Upgrading Chapel's Cove & Fewer's Hill |
$453,754 |
$771,504 |
| Heart's Content |
Track Road Upgrading and Paving |
$11,351 |
$11,351 |
| Heart's Delight-Islington |
2017/2018 Water System Upgrades |
$18,135 |
$30,834 |
| Hickman's Harbour-Robinson Bight |
Water System Improvements |
$109,716 |
$186,547 |
| Inuit Community Government of Hopedale |
Water System Freeze Prevention Upgrades/Rehabilitation |
$182,860 |
$310,911 |
| Inuit Community Government of Rigolet |
Upgrade Power Supply at PWDU and Tank Altitude Building |
$72,569 |
$72,569 |
| Inuit Community Government of Rigolet |
Upgrade Water System Intake |
$152,938 |
$260,035 |
| Kippens |
Road Upgrading - Island Pond Drive - Phase 3 |
$245,639 |
$245,639 |
| Little Bay East |
Street Upgrades and Paving 2017 - Cemetery Road |
$29,156 |
$29,156 |
| Little Bay East |
Street Upgrading and Paving 2017 - Spruce Road |
$11,409 |
$11,409 |
| Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove |
2018 MCW Culvert Replacements |
$75,112 |
$75,112 |
| Lumsden |
Beothic Arena Chiller Replacement |
$39,173 |
$43,098 |
| Marystown |
Road Upgrading 2017 - Forest Road Upgrading, Paving, and Water Laterals |
$125,332 |
$125,332 |
| Marysvale |
Water Line Valve & Post/Flush Hydrant Installation - Various Locations |
$27,904 |
$47,445 |
| Marysvale |
Well Upgrading - Main Road |
$57,375 |
$97,554 |
| Meadows |
Multi-Purpose Court (Rink) Upgrades - Roof Installation |
$179,553 |
$179,553 |
| Miles Cove |
Town of Miles Cove - Water and Sewer, Phase II |
$290,692 |
$494,255 |
| Millertown |
Water Treatment/ Chlorination Building |
$114,321 |
$194,376 |
| Millertown |
Sewage Pumping Station Upgrade |
$40,911 |
$69,559 |
| Mount Moriah |
Sweetapple Drive - Road Upgrading |
$65,510 |
$65,510 |
| Mount Pearl |
Glacier 1 (Elevator and HVAC Upgrades) |
$149,628 |
$149,628 |
| Mount Pearl |
2017 - 2020 Street Upgrading (Second Street between St. Andrews and Sunrise) |
$213,038 |
$234,387 |
| New Perlican |
Water Main Upgrades - Installing Poly Pigging System |
$45,594 |
$77,523 |
| North Harbour |
Water System Upgrade (2017) |
$259,650 |
$441,475 |
| Paradise |
Clearview Heights Upgrading |
$448,919 |
$448,919 |
| Husky Energy Easter Seals House |
Inclusive Park |
$207,500 |
$207,500 |
| Pasadena |
Storm Sewer - Midland Row East |
$319,174 |
$446,920 |
| Phillips Head |
2017 Water Line Repair throughout Phillip's Head |
$79,176 |
$134,620 |
| Port au Port West-Aguathuna-Felix Cove |
Waterline Replacement - Phase 4 |
$50,563 |
$85,971 |
| Port Blandford |
Water Pumping System Improvements |
$149,613 |
$254,382 |
| Portugal Cove South |
Water Main Extension |
$110,182 |
$187,339 |
| Ramea |
Seawalls - Upgrades & Repairs |
$241,193 |
$482,459 |
| Salmon Cove |
Water and Sewer Installations |
$199,484 |
$339,176 |
| Shoe Cove (Notre Dame Bay) |
Water Treatment System |
$49,871 |
$84,794 |
| South Brook (Hall's Bay) |
Sewage Lift Station Retrofit |
$53,203 |
$90,459 |
| Springdale |
Orange Lane & Churchill Place |
$131,909 |
$224,280 |
| St. Alban's |
Refurbishment of Water Storage Reservoir |
$72,771 |
$123,731 |
| St. George's |
Chlorination Building Upgrading |
$29,923 |
$50,876 |
| St. Mary's |
Additional Artesian Wells |
$81,057 |
$137,819 |
| Stephenville |
Pleasant Avenue Reconstruction Phase 2 |
$400,670 |
$561,034 |
| Stephenville Crossing |
Lift Station Controls and SCADA upgrades |
$112,122 |
$190,638 |
| Victoria |
Cole's Road Water & Sewer/Road Upgrading |
$68,237 |
$116,021 |
| Wabana |
Pumphouse & wells replacement # 3 Yard -Wabana |
$525,038 |
$892,706 |
| Wabush |
Industrial Park Wastewater Treatment Plant |
$332,473 |
$565,294 |
| Winterton |
Winterton Recreation Center Upgrades |
$67,264 |
$67,264 |
| Woody Point |
Woody Point Lift Station Upgrade |
$81,953 |
$139,342 |
| York Harbour |
Fill Station |
$19,117 |
$32,504 |
For more information on the Small Communities Fund, please visit: http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/plan/sc-cp-eng.html.
Associated links
Government of Canada's $180-billion+ infrastructure plan in Budget 2017
Federal infrastructure investments in Newfoundland and Labrador
Municipal Capital Works Funding
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SOURCE Infrastructure Canada
Michelle Cannizzaro, Director of Communications, Office of the Premier, 709-729-3960, [email protected]; Brook Simpson, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, 613-219-0149, [email protected]; Lynn Robinson, Municipal Affairs and Environment, 709-729-5449, 691-9466, [email protected]; Infrastructure Canada, 613-960-9251, Toll free: 1-877-250-7154, Email: [email protected]
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