Municipal Affairs
November 27, 2009
Federal and Provincial
Governments Provide $1.8 Million to
Upgrade Water and Sewer Services for Grand Bank and
Fortune
The Town of Grand Bank
and the Town of Fortune will make upgrades to their
shared municipal water and sewer systems with assistance
from the federal and provincial governments under the
Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Municipal Rural
Infrastructure Fund (MRIF).
Funding for the new water
and sewer systems was announced today by the Honourable
Peter MacKay, Minister for National Defense, Minister
for the Atlantic Gateway and Minister Responsible for
Newfoundland and Labrador; and the Honourable Tom
Hedderson, Minister of Municipal Affairs (Acting).
The Town of Grand Bank
will undertake two projects under the MRIF program to
improve the municipal water supply at a total cost of
$559,115 to purchase a computerized monitoring and
control system for its water system and will also
undertake improvements to the existing storage tank and
some dredging of the intake area. The other three
projects will assist with water and sewer and street
upgrades in the Marine Drive, Pearson Place and Courtney
Street areas of the town with a total cost for all three
projects at just over $813,228.
The Town of Fortune will
replace water and sewer services in the Pinchmarsh Road
area of town at a cost of just over $409,000.
�These projects will
greatly improve the quality of the muncipal water and
sewage systems in these two communities,� said Minister
MacKay. �Through our investment of just over $583,000,
we are helping these rural communities improve
infrastructure and the quality of life for residents.�
�The Provincial
Government is pleased to contribute $954,726 to
strengthen infrastructure for Grand Bank and Fortune,
which supports the delivery of reliable and efficient
water and sewer service,� said Minister Hedderson.
�Projects will secure municipal infrastructure and
modernize water and sewer services for residents.
Reliable, effective services are essential to ensure
that municipalities remain vibrant.�
The Federal Government
will contribute $186,372 towards the computerized
monitoring and control systems for the Town of Grand
Bank, while the Provincial Government will contribute
$316,832 and the Town of Grand Bank will provide
$55,912.
Contributions for the
Courtney Street upgrades in Grand Bank will include
$32,199 federal, $54,737 provincial and $9,660 from the
Town of Grand Bank.
Contributions for the
Pearson Place upgrades will include $162,446 from the
federal government, $276,159 from the province, and
$48,734 from the municipality.
Contributions for the
Marine Drive work will include $76,431 federal, $129,933
provincial and $22,929 from the Town of Grand Bank.
The federal contribution
for the project in Fortune will be $136,354, while the
provincial contribution will total $231,802, and the
Town of Fortune will contribute $40,906.
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Media contacts:
Heather MacLean
Director of Communications
Department of Municipal Affairs
709-729-1983, 697-4137
heathermaclean@gov.nl.ca |
Doug Burgess
Director, Public Affairs
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
709-772-2935 |
2009 11 27
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