July 2, 2014
Ensuring Sustainable Communities
$400,000 Invested in Capital Works Funding for Campbellton
The Provincial Government is partnering with the Town of Campbellton to provide $400,000 in cost-shared funding for a water storage tank.
“The Provincial Government continues to make drinking water a high priority for communities throughout Newfoundland and Labrador. Since 2008, $184 million has been invested in water-related projects. This $400,000 investment in Campbellton shows our commitment to sustaining rural communities, and ensuring that they are viable places for residents to live, and raise families.”
- The Honourable Steve Kent, Minister of Municipal and Intergovernmental Affairs
The investment will be cost-shared with the Provincial Government providing 90 per cent of the funding and the Town of Campbellton contributing the remaining 10 percent.
“This investment will help with the storage of drinking water and ensure its availability for the residents of Campbellton. I would like to thank the Provincial Government for continuing to invest in infrastructure which directly benefits residents.”
- Wade Verge, MHA for Lewisporte
Budget 2014: Shared Prosperity, Fair Society, Balanced Outlook, allocates $200 million for a three-year program for municipal infrastructure projects.
QUICK FACTS
- The Provincial Government, together with the Town of Campbellton is investing $400,000 for a water storage tank.
- The investment will be cost-shared, with the Provincial Government providing 90 per cent of the funding and the Town of Campbellton contributing the remaining 10 per cent.
- Budget 2014 allocates $200 million for a three-year program for municipal infrastructure projects.
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Media contact:
| Hugh Donnan Director of Communications Department of Municipal and Intergovernmental Affairs 709-729-1983, 725-6511 hughdonnan@gov.nl.ca |
Robert Poirier Constituency Assistant to Wade Verge, MHA for Lewisporte 709-535-2131 robertpoirier@gov.nl.ca |
2014 07 02 12:45 p.m.