Building stronger communities across Newfoundland and Labrador with federal Gas Tax Fund

First of two annual funding transfers now available for more than 275 municipalities and Inuit Community Governments across the province

ST. JOHN'S, Aug. 10, 2018 /CNW/ - Investing in modern, efficient public infrastructure is key to promoting economic growth, strengthening the middle class and developing healthy sustainable communities.

The Government of Canada delivered the first of two $16.4 million annual installments of the federal Gas Tax Fund (GTF) to Newfoundland and Labrador. In total, the province will be provided with over $32.8 million this year through the fund.

The GTF is a long-term, indexed source of funding that supports local infrastructure projects across the province each year. Burnt Islands will replace old water culverts as part of an emergency preparedness project to prevent future flooding and protect the local environment. The Town of Heart's Content will upgrade parking facilities at the heritage lighthouse to better accommodate growing tourism. Mount Moriah will use gas tax funds to enlarge its water system to provide clean drinking water to residents and businesses. In Labrador, Cartwright is upgrading its wastewater lift station to keep the local environment and waterways clean.

Drinking water and wastewater systems, culture and tourism infrastructure, and disaster mitigation are only four of the 18 project categories eligible for funding under the program. This wide range demonstrates the flexibility of the GTF in allowing communities to direct their allocations to their most pressing local needs.

Quotes

"Local governments know best what their communities need, and the Government of Canada is proud to deliver stable, long-term funding that they count on to develop and maintain their public infrastructure. By investing in our communities, the Government of Canada is promoting economic growth and environmental sustainability, strengthening the middle class and helping ensure all Canadians have access to the opportunities they need to succeed.

The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities

"Through Federal-Provincial cooperation on this fund we are continuing to enhance vital infrastructure, and ensure safe and sustainable communities across Newfoundland and Labrador.  We are pleased to see residents of municipalities and Inuit Community Governments continue to benefit from this Federal fund, and we look forward to accessing further federal support in future to advance even more projects in communities across our province."

The Honourable Andrew Parsons, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Environment, Newfoundland and Labrador

Quick Facts

• The two federal Gas Tax Fund installments for this year flow to communities through the provincial government under the Investing in Canada plan.
• Communities can invest across 18 different project categories. They can also use the funds immediately for priority projects, bank them for later use, pool the dollars with other communities for shared infrastructure projects or use them to finance major infrastructure expenditures.
• Through its Investing in Canada plan, 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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2018-2019 federal Gas Tax Fund allocations in Newfoundland and Labrador by community:

Backgrounder

Newfoundland and Labrador's 2018-19 federal Gas Tax Fund allocations

The Government of Canada delivered the first of two annual $16.4 million federal Gas Tax Fund (GTF) installments to Newfoundland and Labrador. The funding will flow through the provincial government to 271 municipalities and 5 Inuit Community Governments on a per capita basis. In total, the GTF will provide over $32.8 million this year for local infrastructure projects.

2018-19 GTF allocations per community¹

Ultimate Recipient	Allocation 2018-19
Admirals Beach	$15,264
Anchor Point	$22,992
Appleton	$36,215
Aquaforte	$12,137
Arnold's Cove	$52,654
Avondale	$36,840
Badger	$43,854
Baie Verte	$69,630
Baine Harbour	$14,549
Bauline	$26,164
Bay Bulls	$65,743
Bay de Verde	$26,208
Bay L'Argent	$21,160
Bay Roberts	$268,332
Baytona	$20,222
Beachside	$15,130
Bellburns	$11,199
Belleoram	$26,700
Birchy Bay	$33,713
Bird Cove	$16,559
Bishop's Cove	$20,714
Bishop's Falls	$157,679
Bonavista	$168,758
Botwood	$142,803
Branch	$19,463
Brent's Cove	$16,515
Brighton	$16,068
Brigus	$41,933
Bryant's Cove	$26,119
Buchans	$39,521
Burgeo	$73,829
Burin	$116,714
Burlington	$24,019
Burnt Islands	$37,510
Campbellton	$31,658
Cape Broyle	$31,033
Cape St. George	$50,823
Carbonear	$220,131
Carmanville	$41,352
Cartwright	$30,944
Centreville-Wareham-Trinity	$60,293
Chance Cove	$21,026
Change Islands	$19,910
Channel-Port aux Basques	$194,712
Chapel Arm	$29,335
Charlottetown (Labrador)	$22,188
Clarenville	$278,071
Clarke's Beach	$70,791
Coachman's Cove	$12,539
Colinet	$13,343
Colliers	$37,510
Come By Chance	$19,463
Comfort Cove-Newstead	$28,576
Conception Bay South	$1,118,445
Conception Harbour	$39,565
Conche	$16,515
Cook's Harbour	$16,291
Cormack	$35,456
Corner Brook	$896,781
Cottlesville	$20,580
Cow Head	$29,648
Cox's Cove	$37,913
Crow Head	$17,497
Cupids	$42,424
Daniel's Harbour	$20,267
Deer Lake	$231,567
Dover	$38,493
Eastport	$29,961
Elliston	$23,483
Embree	$39,297
Englee	$34,473
English Harbour East	$14,996
Fermeuse	$22,858
Ferryland	$29,201
Flatrock	$73,516
Fleur de Lys	$20,267
Flower's Cove	$22,188
Fogo Island	$115,419
Forteau	$27,593
Fortune	$72,846
Fox Cove-Mortier	$23,305
Fox Harbour	$20,490
Frenchman's Cove	$16,112
Gallants	$11,065
Gambo	$97,059
Gander	$502,236
Garnish	$32,775
Gaskiers Point La Haye	$18,837
Gaultois	$16,425
Gillams	$26,610
Glenburnie-Birchy Head-Shoal Brook	$19,954
Glenwood	$43,765
Glovertown	$103,223
Goose Cove East	$17,855
Grand Bank	$116,312
Grand Falls-Windsor	$621,556
Grand Le Pierre	$20,044
Greenspond	$22,054
Hampden	$28,844
Hant's Harbour	$23,885
Happy Adventure	$18,212
Happy Valley-Goose Bay	$345,794
Harbour Breton	$84,863
Harbour Grace	$148,298
Harbour Main-Chapel's Cove-Lakeview	$56,809
Hare Bay	$54,486
Hawke's Bay	$23,528
Heart's Content	$25,181
Heart's Delight-Islington	$39,878
Heart's Desire	$18,391
Hermitage-Sandyville	$28,531
Holyrood	$97,550
Howley	$18,301
Hughes Brook	$18,748
Humber Arm South	$83,523
Indian Bay	$16,202
Inuit Community Government of Hopedale	$33,267
Inuit Community Government of Makkovik	$24,556
Inuit Community Government of Nain	$61,500
Inuit Community Government of Postville	$17,631
Inuit Community Government Rigolet	$22,099
Irishtown-Summerside	$72,221
Isle aux Morts	$36,081
Jackson's Arm	$22,858
Keels	$11,154
King's Cove	$13,387
King's Point	$38,583
Kippens	$89,509
La Scie	$48,589
Labrador City	$337,529
Lamaline	$21,205
L'Anse au Clair	$17,006
L'Anse au Loup	$32,999
Lark Harbour	$31,212
Lawn	$38,449
Leading Tickles	$23,483
Lewin's Cove	$33,222
Lewisporte	$164,022
Little Bay East	$14,236
Little Bay Islands	$12,762
Little Bay	$13,253
Little Burnt Bay	$21,563
Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove	$102,151
Long Harbour-Mount Arlington Heights	$21,741
Lord's Cove	$16,247
Lourdes	$32,194
Lumsden	$32,775
Lushes Bight-Beaumont-Beaumont North	$18,257
Main Brook	$20,267
Mary's Harbour	$25,538
Marystown	$254,394
Massey Drive	$71,506
McIvers	$32,820
Meadows	$37,421
Middle Arm	$29,693
Miles Cove	$14,549
Millertown	$12,851
Milltown-Head of Bay D'Espoir	$43,675
Ming's Bight	$23,305
Morrisville	$13,656
Mount Carmel-Mitchells Brook-St.Catherine's	$24,422
Mount Moriah	$43,497
Mount Pearl	$1,093,250
Musgrave Harbour	$55,469
Musgravetown	$33,267
New Perlican	$17,810
New-Wes-Valley	$109,612
Nippers Harbour	$14,147
Norman's Cove-Long Cove	$40,593
Norris Arm	$49,170
Norris Point	$39,029
North River	$33,535
North West River	$33,133
Northern Arm	$26,164
Old Perlican	$37,957
Pacquet	$16,649
Paradise	$798,905
Parker's Cove	$21,875
Parson's Pond	$25,538
Pasadena	$158,170
Peterview	$44,569
Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove	$49,706
Pilley's Island	$21,875
Pinware	$13,209
Placentia	$171,170
Point au Gaul	$12,762
Point Lance	$13,790
Point Leamington	$36,081
Point May	$18,837
Point of Bay	$15,532
Pool's Cove	$16,559
Port Anson	$15,800
Port au Choix	$45,909
Port au Port East	$35,143
Port au Port West-Aguathuna-Felix Cove	$28,397
Port Blandford	$30,006
Port Hope Simpson	$28,129
Port Kirwan	$11,333
Port Rexton	$23,528
Port Saunders	$39,565
Portugal Cove South	$15,576
Portugal Cove-St. Philip's	$337,485
Pouch Cove	$91,787
Raleigh	$17,408
Ramea	$31,926
Red Bay	$17,095
Red Harbour	$16,961
Reidville	$29,604
Rencontre East	$14,728
Renews-Cappahayden	$22,277
River of Ponds	$18,614
Riverhead	$17,899
Robert's Arm	$44,479
Rocky Harbour	$52,163
Roddickton-Bide Arm	$55,647
Rose Blanche-Harbour Le Cou	$28,755
Rushoon	$21,294
Salmon Cove	$39,476
Salvage	$14,504
Sandringham	$20,669
Sandy Cove	$14,326
Seal Cove, F.B	$20,178
Seal Cove, W.B	$22,009
Small Point-Adam's Cove-Blackhead-	$25,806
South Brook	$30,184
South River	$37,689
Southern Harbour	$32,284
Spaniard's Bay	$125,560
Springdale	$138,291
St. Alban's	$63,510
St. Anthony	$116,446
St. Bernard's-Jacques Fontaine	$29,425
St. Brendan's	$14,996
St. Bride's	$22,188
St. George's	$62,348
St. Jacques-Coomb's Cove	$36,036
St. John's	$4,751,372
St. Joseph's	$13,566
St. Lawrence	$64,001
St. Lewis	$17,676
St. Lunaire-Griquet	$37,957
St. Mary's	$28,040
St. Pauls	$19,954
St. Shott's	$12,047
St. Vincent's-St. Stephen's-Peter's River	$23,617
Steady Brook	$26,655
Stephenville Crossing	$92,189
Stephenville	$308,582
Summerford	$46,534
Sunnyside (Trinity Bay)	$28,621
Terra Nova	$12,137
Terrenceville	$32,105
Tilt Cove	$8,652
Torbay	$338,870
Traytown	$21,071
Trepassey	$33,892
Trinity Bay North	$90,045
Trinity	$14,549
Triton	$53,012
Trout River	$34,160
Twillingate	$109,790
Upper Island Cove	$79,636
Victoria	$87,231
Wabana	$113,230
Wabush	$91,564
West St. Modeste	$13,790
Westport	$18,257
Whitbourne	$49,349
Whiteway	$21,518
Winterland	$24,645
Winterton	$30,050
Witless Bay	$60,561
Woodstock	$16,917
Woody Point	$20,982
York Harbour	$23,930

^1 Amounts listed exclude administrative costs.

For more information on the Gas Tax Fund, please visit: http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/plan/gtf-fte-eng.html

For more information on the federal Gas Tax Fund in Newfoundland Labrador, please visit:  http://www.mae.gov.nl.ca/for/gta.html

Associated links

Investing in Canada, Canada's long-term infrastructure plan: http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/plan/icp-publication-pic-eng.html

Federal infrastructure investments in Newfoundland and Labrador: http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/map-carte/nl-eng.html 

The federal Gas Tax Fund: http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/plan/gtf-fte-eng.html

The federal Gas Tax Fund in Newfoundland and Labrador: http://www.mae.gov.nl.ca/for/gta.html  

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SOURCE Infrastructure Canada

Kate Monfette, Director of Communications, Office of the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, 613-301-0894, [email protected]; Erin Shea, Director of Communications, Department of Municipal Affairs and Environment, 709-729-2575, [email protected]; Infrastructure Canada, 613-960-9251, Toll free: 1-877-250-7154, [email protected]

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