46 projects to modernize local infrastructure across the province
SASKATOON, Sept. 11, 2018 /CNW/ - The governments of Canada and Saskatchewan recognize that local infrastructure investments are key to economic growth, improving people's quality of life and creating good middle-class jobs.
Today, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, and the Honourable Warren Kaeding, Minister of Government Relations, announced more than $53.9 million in joint federal-provincial funding for 46 Saskatchewan projects through the Small Communities Fund.
Funding for these projects will help upgrade and expand water and wastewater systems, and enhance local roads. The completed work will contribute to building better communities and deliver on local needs.
More than $80.9 million in combined federal, provincial and local recipient funding will be invested in local projects across Saskatchewan.
Quotes
"Clean drinking water, efficient wastewater treatment and safe roadways are critical to building prosperous and sustainable communities in Saskatchewan and across Canada. The Government of Canada is proud to be supporting these 46 projects that will ensure everyone in the region benefits from solid infrastructure that helps maintain a high quality of life for years to come."
The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities
"The Government of Saskatchewan is proud to be investing more than $26.9 million toward these infrastructure projects across our great province. Thanks to federal-provincial programs and our municipal partners all working together, projects like these can make investments in core infrastructure go farther."
The Honourable Warren Kaeding, Minister of Government Relations
Quick facts
- The governments of Canada and Saskatchewan will each provide over $26.9 million for the 46 projects, representing approximately two-thirds of the total costs. The recipients will be responsible for the remaining costs.
- Of the 46 projects, a combined total of $48,252,136 in federal-provincial funding will go toward the 41 drinking water and wastewater projects, $4,731,082 will go toward the four road projects, and $994,666 will be allocated to a disaster mitigation project.
- Through the Investing in Canada infrastructure 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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Backgrounder
Funding to improve water quality and roads in Saskatchewan's small communities
The governments of Canada and Saskatchewan will each provide more than $26.9 million toward 46 infrastructure projects across the province under the New Building Canada Plan's Small Communities Fund (SCF). More than $80.9 million in combined federal, provincial and local community funding will be invested. Funding recipients will be responsible for any remaining costs. The SCF provides support for priority infrastructure projects that deliver on local needs in communities across Canada with fewer than 100,000 residents.
Recipients & Locations |
Project |
Total eligible costs |
Village of Abernethy |
Drinking Water Treatment System |
$1,254,000 |
Village of Albertville |
Sewage Lagoon |
$682,357 |
Town of Arborfield |
Water Treatment Plant Upgrade |
$1,925,000 |
Arlington Beach Camp and Conference Centre Inc. in the R.M. of Last Mountain Valley No. 250 |
Sewage Lagoon Construction |
$760,000 |
Town of Bengough |
Water Treatment Plant Upgrade |
$1,730,300 |
Town of Big River |
Water Treatment and Distribution System Upgrade |
$3,300,000 |
Town of Birch Hills |
Water Treatment Plant Upgrades |
$3,700,000 |
R.M. of Britannia No. 502 |
Greenstreet Water System Upgrade |
$353,050 |
Village of Caronport |
Lagoon Expansion |
$1,970,000 |
Town of Carrot River |
Water Treatment Plant Upgrade |
$3,625,000 |
Resort Village of Chitek Lake |
Sewage Treatment Lagoon Upgrade |
$3,300,000 |
Town of Churchbridge |
Water Treatment System Upgrades |
$2,245,000 |
Village of Coleville |
Water Treatment Upgrade |
$2,065,000 |
Village of Conquest |
Wastewater Lagoon Upgrade |
$532,130 |
R.M. of Cupar No. 218 |
Muscowpetung Hill Reconstruction |
$886,000 |
R.M. of Cymri No. 36 |
Terminal Road Paving |
$4,620,000 |
Town of Foam Lake |
Lift Station and Force Main Upgrade |
$2,054,500 |
Village of Gerald |
Lagoon Expansion |
$445,000 |
R.M. of Hoodoo No. 401 |
South Lagoon Expansion |
$588,679 |
Town of Lafleche |
Water Treatment Plant Upgrade |
$900,000 |
Village of Laird |
Sewage Lagoon Expansion |
$1,100,000 |
District of Lakeland No. 521 |
Emma Lake Wastewater System |
$3,568,725 |
Village of Lebret |
Lagoon Expansion and New Lift Station |
$2,582,000 |
Town of Lemberg |
Lagoon Expansion |
$2,685,000 |
R.M. of Lumsden No. 189 |
Grid Road 734 Upgrade |
$1,062,625 |
Town of Maidstone |
Surface Drainage Improvements |
$1,492,000 |
Village of Manor |
Lagoon Expansion |
$895,000 |
Village of Maymont |
Forcemain Upgrade |
$253,000 |
Village of Montmartre |
Sewage Lagoon Expansion |
$1,135,000 |
R.M. of Moose Creek No. 33 |
Alameda Dam Road Upgrade |
$528,000 |
Town of Ogema |
Water Treatment Plant Upgrade |
$2,000,000 |
SaskWater in the Village of Pierceland |
Pierceland Wastewater Lagoon Expansion |
$3,151,880 |
Town of Ponteix |
Water Tower System Upgrade |
$31,900 |
Town of Radisson |
Water Treatment Plant Upgrade |
$313,000 |
Town of Redvers |
Lagoon Expansion |
$2,805,000 |
Village of Riverhurst |
Wastewater Lagoon Expansion |
$401,000 |
Town of Saltcoats |
Water Plant Upgrade and Lagoon Expansion |
$4,340,000 |
Town of Springside |
Sewage System Replacement |
$2,150,000 |
Town of St. Brieux |
Well and Water Treatment Plant Upgrade |
$3,050,000 |
R.M. of Swift Current No. 137 |
Wymark New Lagoon |
$630,000 |
Town of Tisdale |
Lift Station and Lagoon Upgrade |
$3,685,000 |
Resort Village of Tobin Lake |
Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility |
$1,555,000 |
Village of Val Marie |
Wastewater Treatment System Upgrade |
$2,271,726 |
Village of Waldeck |
Lagoon Upgrades |
$375,000 |
Town of Whitewood |
Sewage Pump Station and Forcemain Upgrade |
$1,955,000 |
Village of Young |
Water System Upgrade |
$15,000 |
Total federal, provincial and recipient project contributions |
$80,966,872 |
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For more information on the Small Communities Fund, please visit: http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/plan/sc-cp-eng.html
Associated links
Investing in Canada: Canada's Long-Term Infrastructure Plan:
http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/plan/icp-publication-pic-eng.html
Investing in Canada Plan Project Map:
http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/map
Federal infrastructure investments in Saskatchewan:
http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/map-carte/sk-eng.html
Twitter: @INFC_eng
Web: Infrastructure Canada
SOURCE Infrastructure Canada
Kate Monfette, Director of Communications, Office of the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, 613-301-0894, [email protected]; Dan Palmer, Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations, Communications, 306-787-7151, [email protected]; Infrastructure Canada, 613-960-9251, Toll free: 1-877-250-7154, Email: [email protected]
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