Executive Council
Municipal Affairs and Environment
September 1, 2017
Premier Ball Announces $38.8 Million for Municipal Infrastructure
The Honourable Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, today announced $38.8 million for projects that will support significant improvements in municipal infrastructure, as well as bring benefits to residents and businesses. The money is being allocated under the Small Communities Fund and provincial Municipal Capital Works program.
Premier Ball made the announcement in Botwood where he was joined by the Honourable Eddie Joyce, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Environment; Jerry Dean, MHA for Exploits; and Scott Simms, Member of Parliament for Coast of Bays-Central-Notre Dame on behalf of the Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities.
Approximately $29.3 million has been allocated for 77 projects under the Small Communities Fund for municipal infrastructure projects. The provincial share in these projects will be $17.4 million and the federal share is $11.9 million.
Through these investments, a wide variety of community-oriented projects have been approved, including:
- The Town of Botwood’s sewage system upgrades;
- The Town of Stephenville’s upgrades to its water and sewer system;
- The Town of Paradise’s upgrades to its road system; and
- Husky Energy Easter Seals House’s fully-accessible and inclusive community park.
Premier Ball and Minister Joyce also announced $9.5 million has been allocated for 28 communities under the new provincial Municipal Capital Works program. Funding information regarding the provincial-municipal cost-shared projects is provided in the backgrounder below.
A complete list of projects is enclosed in the backgrounder.
Quotes
“Contributing to well-developed infrastructure ensures a higher standard of living for residents. By working closely with the federal and municipal governments, we are able to advance infrastructure projects that benefit communities and contribute to economic development and businesses growth. Our government is leveraging available funds for maximum gain.”
Honourable Dwight Ball
Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador
“Our government is contributing significant provincial funds to invest in infrastructure upgrades in communities. Investments in these important projects contribute to strengthening our province’s infrastructure, providing better access to water, protecting our environment by investing in wastewater infrastructure and advancing regional collaboration and sharing of services. We have been working hard to secure and leverage funding that will ensure access to high quality infrastructure and services for Newfoundlanders and Labradorians.”
Honourable Eddie Joyce
Minister of Municipal Affairs and Environment
“Our government has made unprecedented commitments to support public infrastructure across Canada. By working in partnership with every order of government, we will target smart infrastructure investments to produce long-term prosperity and strengthen communities. The Government of Canada is proud to invest in these 77 infrastructure projects, which will have a positive and lasting impact on the quality of life for Newfoundlanders and Labradorians 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
“I am pleased to see this investment for the Town of Botwood and for the Exploits region. The funding for this region will be used to upgrade roads and improve water and sewer systems, which will ensure a safe and sustainable communities for years to come. The new municipal infrastructure projects announced under the Small Communities Fund will greatly benefit residents throughout Newfoundland and Labrador.”
Jerry Dean
MHA for Exploits
Learn More
Municipal Capital Works: www.mae.gov.nl.ca/capital_works/cwfunding.html#p3
Provincial Government Municipal Infrastructure Plan: www.tw.gov.nl.ca/TenderingandContracts/PDF/5yearplan.pdf 
Federal Government’s Infrastructure Plan: www.budget.gc.ca/2017/docs/plan/chap-02-en.html#Toc477707375 
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Media contacts
Michelle Cannizzaro
Office of the Premier
709-729-3960
michellecannizzaro@gov.nl.ca
Lynn Robinson
Municipal Affairs and Environment
709-729-5449, 691-9466
lynnrobinson@gov.nl.ca
Brook Simpson
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities
613-219-0149
brook.simpson@canada.ca
Infrastructure Canada
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Jillian Hood
Government Members Office
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jillianhood@gov.nl.ca
BACKGROUNDER
Cost-shared project funding for 2017-18 under the Small Communities Fund of the New Building Canada Fund is allocated as below.
|
Community |
Project |
Total Project Value |
Provincial Contribution |
Federal Contribution |
|
Arnold's Cove |
Water & Sewer Upgrading - Bar Haven Heights |
$834,900 |
$429,058 |
$252,347 |
|
Avondale |
2017 Water Extension Station Rd |
$567,812 |
$291,800 |
$171,620 |
|
Bauline |
Emergency Operating Centre - Alternate Power Supply |
$126,000 |
$28,565 |
$28,565 |
|
Bay St. George South |
New Pumphouse and Assoc. Work for St. Fintan's Area |
$158,789 |
$81,602 |
$47,994 |
|
Botwood |
2017 Sanitary Sewer Outfall - Phase 1 Circular Road |
$880,000 |
$452,235 |
$265,978 |
|
Burin |
Lift Station Retrofit - Port au Bras Lift Station |
$350,371 |
$180,057 |
$105,899 |
|
Carbonear |
Water and Sewer Upgrading Water Street – Additional Funding |
$550,000 |
$232,771 |
$166,236 |
|
Cartwright |
Lift Station Upgrading/ Replacement & Sewer Main Cleaning - Low Road & Point Road |
$626,939 |
$322,186 |
$189,491 |
|
Corner Brook |
Street Resurfacing |
$2,000,000 |
$453,417 |
$453,417 |
|
Daniel's Harbour |
Pump House Extension |
$358,023 |
$183,989 |
$108,212 |
|
Deer Lake |
Fourth Avenue Rehabilitation |
$1,384,799 |
$586,074 |
$418,553 |
|
Dover |
Up Grade Liftstation SPS No. 4 & SPS No. 5 |
$415,258 |
$213,403 |
$125,511 |
|
Husky Energy Easter Seals House |
Inclusive Park |
$2,000,000 |
$207,500 |
$207,500 |
|
Embree |
Water System Upgrades |
$927,960 |
$469,297 |
$280,474 |
|
Ferryland |
Water Treatment Plant Upgrades |
$852,999 |
$438,359 |
$257,817 |
|
Flower's Cove |
Main Waterline Upgrades/Repairs and Street Paving |
$1,326,496 |
$300,728 |
$300,728 |
|
Fogo Island |
Iceberg Arena Upgrades |
$209,616 |
$57,026 |
$57,026 |
|
Fogo Island |
Green's Lane - Water and Sewer |
$215,775 |
$110,887 |
$65,218 |
|
Fogo Island |
PH System - Fogo Water Supply |
$88,000 |
$45,223 |
$26,598 |
|
Fogo Island |
Water Drainage - Old Hospital Site |
$126,135 |
$64,821 |
$38,124 |
|
Gambo |
Road Upgrades - Centennial Road |
$270,926 |
$61,421 |
$61,421 |
|
Gander |
SCF 2019-1 Wilcockson Crescent |
$600,000 |
$199,522 |
$181,349 |
|
Gaskiers-Point La Haye |
Water Supply |
$549,973 |
$282,633 |
$166,228 |
|
Glovertown |
Road Upgrading/Paving |
$624,839 |
$141,656 |
$141,656 |
|
Grand Falls - Windsor |
Grenfell Heights (Upper Portion) New Water & Storm and Road Widening - Phase I |
$1,000,000 |
$332,536 |
$302,248 |
|
Greenspond |
Upgrade Sewage Pumping Station's |
$265,233 |
$136,304 |
$80,166 |
|
Happy Valley - Goose Bay |
Sewage Lift Station #1 Upgrading |
$385,000 |
$128,026 |
$116,365 |
|
Happy Valley - Goose Bay |
Hospital Pressure Reducing Valve Replacement |
$55,000 |
$18,290 |
$16,624 |
|
Happy Valley - Goose Bay |
Sewage Lift Station #7 Upgrading |
$192,500 |
$64,013 |
$58,183 |
|
Happy Valley - Goose Bay |
Storm Drainage Improvements |
$55,000 |
$12,469 |
$12,469 |
|
Harbour Grace |
Harvey Street - Phase 4 - Water, Sewer & Street Upgrading |
$2,032,090 |
$1,044,236 |
$614,257 |
|
Harbour Main-Chapel's Cove-Lakeview |
Water & Sewer Upgrading Chapel's Cove & Fewer's Hill |
$1,501,264 |
$771,504 |
$453,754 |
|
Heart's Content |
Track Road Upgrading and Paving |
$50,067 |
$11,351 |
$11,351 |
|
Heart's Delight-Islington |
2017/2018 Water System Upgrades |
$60,000 |
$30,834 |
$18,135 |
|
Hickman's Harbour-Robinson Bight |
Water System Improvements |
$363,000 |
$186,547 |
$109,716 |
|
Hopedale |
Water System Freeze Prevention Upgrades/Rehabilitation |
$605,000 |
$310,911 |
$182,860 |
|
Kippens |
Road Upgrading - Island Pond Drive - Phase 3 |
$1,083,500 |
$245,639 |
$245,639 |
|
Little Bay East |
Street Upgrading and Paving 2017 - Spruce Road |
$50,322 |
$11,409 |
$11,409 |
|
Little Bay East |
Street Upgrades and Paving 2017 - Cemetery Road |
$128,608 |
$29,156 |
$29,156 |
|
Logy Bay - Middle Cove - Outer Cove |
2018 MCW Culvert Replacements |
$331,315 |
$75,112 |
$75,112 |
|
Lumsden |
Beothic Arena Chiller Replacement |
$129,605 |
$43,098 |
$39,173 |
|
Marystown |
Road Upgrading 2017 - Forest Road Upgrading, Paving, and Water Laterals |
$552,834 |
$125,332 |
$125,332 |
|
Marysvale |
Well Upgrading - Main Road |
$189,829 |
$97,554 |
$57,375 |
|
Marysvale |
Water Line Valve & Post/Flush Hydrant Installation - Various Locations |
$92,323 |
$47,445 |
$27,904 |
|
Meadows |
Multi-Purpose Court (Rink) Upgrades - Roof Installation |
$660,000 |
$179,553 |
$179,553 |
|
Miles Cove |
Town of Miles Cove - Water and Sewer, Phase II |
$961,766 |
$494,255 |
$290,692 |
|
Millertown |
Water Treatment/ Chlorination Building |
$378,235 |
$194,376 |
$114,321 |
|
Millertown |
Sewage Pumping Station Upgrade |
$135,355 |
$69,559 |
$40,911 |
|
Mount Moriah |
Sweetapple Drive - Road Upgrading |
$288,960 |
$65,510 |
$65,510 |
|
Mount Pearl |
2017 - 2020 Street Upgrading (Second Street between St. Andrews and Sunrise) |
$704,846 |
$234,387 |
$213,038 |
|
Mount Pearl |
Glacier 1 (Elevator and HVAC Upgrades) |
$550,000 |
$149,628 |
$149,628 |
|
New Perlican |
Water Main Upgrades - Installing Poly Pigging System |
$150,851 |
$77,523 |
$45,594 |
|
North Harbour |
Water System Upgrade (2017) |
$859,062 |
$441,475 |
$259,650 |
|
Paradise |
Clearview Heights Upgrading |
$1,980,160 |
$448,919 |
$448,919 |
|
Pasadena |
Storm Sewer - Midland Row East |
$1,056,000 |
$446,920 |
$319,174 |
|
Phillips Head |
2017 Water Line Repair throughout Phillip's Head |
$261,956 |
$134,620 |
$79,176 |
|
Port au Port West-Aguathuna-Felix Cove |
Waterline Replacement, Phase 4 |
$167,290 |
$85,971 |
$50,563 |
|
Port Blandford |
Water Pumping System Improvements |
$495,000 |
$254,382 |
$149,613 |
|
Portugal Cove South |
Water Main Extension |
$364,541 |
$187,339 |
$110,182 |
|
Ramea |
Seawalls - Upgrades & Repairs |
$797,997 |
$482,459 |
$241,193 |
|
Rigolet |
Upgrade Water System Intake |
$506,000 |
$260,035 |
$152,938 |
|
Rigolet |
Upgrade Power Supply at PWDU and Tank Altitude Building |
$320,100 |
$72,569 |
$72,569 |
|
Salmon Cove |
Water and Sewer Installations |
$660,000 |
$339,176 |
$199,484 |
|
Shoe Cove (Notre Dame Bay) |
Water Treatment System |
$165,000 |
$84,794 |
$49,871 |
|
South Brook (Hall's Bay) |
Sewage Lift Station Retrofit |
$176,024 |
$90,459 |
$53,203 |
|
Springdale |
Orange Lane & Churchill Place |
$436,425 |
$224,280 |
$131,909 |
|
St. Alban's |
Refurbishment of Water Storage Reservoir |
$240,766 |
$123,731 |
$72,771 |
|
St. George's |
Chlorination Building Upgrading |
$99,000 |
$50,876 |
$29,923 |
|
St. Mary's |
Additional Artesian Wells |
$268,180 |
$137,819 |
$81,057 |
|
Stephenville |
Pleasant Avenue Reconstruction Phase 2 |
$1,325,632 |
$561,034 |
$400,670 |
|
Stephenville Crossing |
Lift Station Controls and SCADA upgrades |
$370,961 |
$190,638 |
$112,122 |
|
Victoria |
Cole's Road Water & Sewer/Road Upgrading |
$225,763 |
$116,021 |
$68,237 |
|
Wabana |
Pumphouse & wells replacement # 3 Yard -Wabana |
$1,737,109 |
$892,706 |
$525,038 |
|
Wabush |
Industrial Park Wastewater Treatment Plant – Engineering Design Initiative |
$1,100,000 |
$565,294 |
$332,473 |
|
Winterton |
Winterton Recreation Center Upgrades |
$247,250 |
$67,264 |
$67,264 |
|
Woody Point |
Woody Point Lift Station Upgrade |
$271,145 |
$139,342 |
$81,953 |
|
York Harbour |
Fill Station |
$63,250 |
$32,504 |
$19,117 |
|
Totals: |
|
$43,192,724 |
$17,451,414 |
$11,913,506 |
Municipal Capital Works Program
Cost-shared project funding for 2017-18 under the provincial Municipal Capital Works program is allocated as below.
|
Recipient |
Project |
Project Value |
Provincial Contribution |
|
Anchor Point |
Road paving |
$373,800 |
$169,487 |
|
Badger |
Water/wastewater and sewer system |
$230,226 |
$187,899 |
|
Bishop’s Falls |
Road upgrades |
$432,986 |
$196,323 |
|
Branch |
Water treatment system upgrades |
$660,000 |
$538,660 |
|
Channel-Port aux Basques |
Municipal town depot |
$2,889,407 |
$1,572,129 |
|
Cow Head |
Wastewater system upgrades |
$374,219 |
$305,419 |
|
Crow Head |
Water/Wastewater/sewer system |
$550,000 |
$448,883 |
|
Fox Cove-Mortier |
Water infrastructure upgrades |
$759,873 |
$620,171 |
|
Grand Bank |
Municipal fire hall upgrades |
$529,582 |
$288,146 |
|
Happy Adventure |
Water and sewer system upgrades |
$365,491 |
$298,296 |
|
Hermitage-Sandyville |
Water treatment system |
$330,000 |
$269,330 |
|
Hughes Brook |
Municipal building – town hall |
$50,000 |
$27,205 |
|
Humber Arm South |
Community centre upgrades |
$155,250 |
$84,472 |
|
Indian Bay |
Water pumping system |
$206,800 |
$168,780 |
|
Jackson’s Arm |
Wastewater upgrades Sewer system study |
$469,992 $120,000 |
$383,584 $97,938 |
|
Lamaline |
Road upgrades |
$315,000 |
$142,826 |
|
La Scie |
Street upgrading/paving |
$105,000 |
$47,609 |
|
Meadows |
Municipal depot |
$35,000 |
$19,044 |
|
NorPen Regional Service Board |
New fire hall |
$3,036,000 |
$1,927,205 |
|
North West River |
Water infrastructure assessment |
$552,805 |
$451,173 |
|
Port au Port East |
Water resevoir upgrade |
$338,428 |
$276,208 |
|
Random Island West |
Fire hall improvements |
$50,000 |
$27,205 |
|
Stephenville Crossing |
Emergency generators |
$190,830 |
$86,526 |
|
Traytown |
Water supply testing |
$31,498 |
$25,707.13 |
|
Trinity Bay North |
Wastewater upgrades Local road improvements |
$447,339 $645,939 |
$365,097 $292,880 |
|
Twillingate |
Water/Wastewater/sewer system upgrades |
$130,295 |
$106,340 |
|
West St. Modeste |
Town hall renovations |
$90,885 |
$49,451 |
|
Winterton |
Fire hall upgrades |
$50,000 |
$27,205 |
|
Totals |
$14,516,645 |
$9,501,198 |
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