Government of Canada supports 24 infrastructure projects in Central Newfoundland

TOOGOOD ARM, NL, July 26, 2019 /CNW/ - Strategic investments in public infrastructure, including funding for water and wastewater infrastructure, improved roads and highways, and community and cultural centres, play a key role in ensuring Canadians and their families have access to modern, reliable infrastructure that meets their needs, while creating good jobs that help grow the middle class.

Scott Simms, Member of Parliament for Coast of Bays–Central–Notre Dame, on behalf of the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, today announced funding for 24 infrastructure projects in the Central Newfoundland.

Projects include improving municipal water, wastewater, and storm sewer infrastructure. Investments will also be made in projects that upgrade local roads and improve schools, recreation, and cultural centres.

The Government of Canada is investing over $8.4 million to these projects through the Investing in Canada infrastructure plan.

Quotes

"Smart investments in green infrastructure, roads and highways, and community centres, help build strong communities and improve the quality of life for our residents. We are proud to support projects that ensure that our communities remain among the best places to live, work and raise a family."

Scott Simms, Member of Parliament for Coast of Bays–Central–Notre Dame, on behalf of the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities

"Ensuring that communities across Canada have modern infrastructure is essential to building a healthy, sustainable future. These investments are critical to ensuring communities in Central Newfoundland can reach their full potential."  

The Honourable Bernadette Jordan, Minister of Rural and Economic Development

Quick facts

• Through the Investing in Canada infrastructure plan, the Government of Canada is investing 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.
• $26.9 billion of this funding is supporting green infrastructure projects, including $5 billion available for investment through the Canada Infrastructure Bank.
• $25.3 billion of this funding is supporting social infrastructure in Canadian communities.
• More than $10.1 billion of this funding is supporting trade and transportation projects, including $5 billion available for investment through the Canada Infrastructure Bank.
• $2 billion of this funding is supporting infrastructure projects that meet the unique needs of rural and northern communities like facilities to support food security, local access roads and enhanced broadband connectivity.
• The Rural Economic Development Strategy leverages ongoing federal investments and provides a vision for the future, identifying practical steps to take in the short term, and serving as a foundation to guide further work.
• These investments complement the Atlantic Growth Strategy, a federal-provincial action plan aimed at stimulating economic growth in the region through five priority areas:
• Skilled workforce/Immigration;
• Innovation;
• Clean growth and climate change;
• Trade and investment;
• Infrastructure.

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Backgrounder

Canada supports 24 infrastructure projects in Central Newfoundland

Federal funding through the Investing in Canada infrastructure plan will support 24 projects in Central Newfoundland. The Government of Canada is investing more than $8.4 million for these projects through the plan. The province and municipalities are responsible for the remainder of the project costs.

Project Information:

Project Name	Location	Stream	Federal Funding
Regional Community Centre Retrofit	Baie Verte	Community, Culture and Recreation	$751,825
Potable Drinking Water Unit	Fogo Island	Green	$70,666
Water Main Replacement	Roberts Arm	Green	$417,832
New Water, Storm Sewer and Road Widening – Grenfell Heights	Grand Falls-Windsor	Green	$1,233,295
Sanitary Sewer Extension	Pacquet	Rural and Northern Communities	$175,115
Road Upgrades	Change Island	Rural and Northern Communities	$17,774
Water System Upgrades - Mine Hill	Little Bay	Green	$112,823
Change Islands Recreation and Culture Centre Repairs	Change Islands	Community, Culture and Recreation	$23,404
Daniel's Road Water Main Upgrades	Summerford	Green	$182,466
Drainage Upgrades- Chipps Hill	Middle Arm	Green	$68,681
Main Street Softball Clubhouse Extension	Grand Falls-Windsor	Community, Culture and Recreation	$31,141
Main Street Water main Replacement	Twillingate	Green	$1,040,455
Marine Drive Sanitary Sewer Improvements	St. Alban's	Green	$163,230
New Submersible Pumps	King's Point	Green	$18,839
Sewage Lift station	Norris Arm	Green	$90,683
Sewage Pumping Stations Retrofit	Nippers Harbour	Rural and Northern Communities	$90,683
St. Anne's School Re-Use Project	Conne River	Community, Culture and Recreation	$1,290,711
Water and Sewer Upgrades Steele Avenue	Appleton	Rural and Northern Communities	$185,158
Partial Water, Sewer and Roads Replacement/Improvement - Scott Avenue	Buchans	Rural and Northern Communities	$547,572
Sewage Collection and Outfall Consolidation	Lewisporte	Green	$638,587
Replacement of Waterlines and Relocation of Valves	Fairbanks-Hillgrade	Green	$132,071
Water Main Upgrading	Point Leamington	Green	$394,862
Street Paving and Upgrading	Seal Cove	Rural and Northern Communities	$110,565
Rural Road Rehabilitation - Central Region	Central Newfoundland	Rural and Northern Communities	$611,800

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: https://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/investments-2002-investissements/nl-eng.html

Investing in Canada plan project map: http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/gmap-gcarte/index-eng.html

Rural Opportunity, National Prosperity: An Economic Development Strategy for Rural Canada:
https://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/rural/strat-eng.html

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SOURCE Infrastructure Canada

Ann-Clara Vaillancourt, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, 613-697-3778, [email protected]; Emilie Simard, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Rural Economic Development, 613-996-4649, [email protected]; Media Relations, Infrastructure Canada, 613-960-9251, Toll free: 1-877-250-7154, Email: [email protected]

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