Supporting communities across Prince Edward Island

CHARLOTTETOWN, PE, June 11, 2020 /CNW/ - The Government of Canada is taking decisive action to support communities and stabilize the economy across Canada, while first and foremost ensuring that the health and safety of all Canadians are protected during this COVID-19 pandemic.  

Today, Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna announced that Prince Edward Island has received $16.5 million through the federal Gas Tax Fund (GTF) for the 2020–21 fiscal year to fund its most pressing infrastructure needs.

The GTF provides communities with stable and flexible funding for their infrastructure priorities across a wide range of categories. For example, the Town of Three Rivers will install a storage tank for wastewater sediment, optimizing water treatment and ensuring better quality water for residents. Upgrades to Kinkora Heritage park will include new playground equipment and picnic shelters. The park is used by residents, tourists and cyclists. Additionally, upgrades to municipal street lighting in Tyne Valley will reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, for a more sustainable community.

By enabling communities to plan for their current and future needs, and build or improve the infrastructure that will help them thrive through any circumstance, the GTF is a critical tool that will help ensure Prince Edward Island remains among the best places in the world to live for generations to come.

The Government of Canada will be announcing new measures in the coming weeks and months to help Canadian communities get back on their feet and make them even more resilient in the future.

Quotes

"Our Government is making immediate investments in infrastructure that will play a vital role in helping municipalities and First Nations communities revive their economies, and will improve the lives of Canadians. As a first step, we are accelerating this year's payment through the federal Gas Tax Fund. In partnership with Prince Edward Island, this will put $16.5 million in the hands of 63 communities to improve local infrastructure like drinking water systems, high-speed broadband, and recreation centres."

The Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities

"We have identified important projects in communities across the Island, and our rural municipalities need help now more than ever. We continue to work closely with the federal government, and know that these immediate support measures will help us get shovels in the ground."

The Honourable Steven Myers, Minister of Transportation, Infrastructure and Energy

Quick Facts

• The federal Gas Tax Fund is a long-term indexed source of funding for over 3,600 communities across the country. In recent years it has supported thousands of projects annually.
• The federal Gas Tax Fund has 18 project eligibility categories, including capacity building, sport infrastructure and roads. Communities can also use the funds immediately for priority projects, bank them for later use, pool the dollars with other communities for shared infrastructure projects, or use them to finance major infrastructure expenditures.

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Backgrounder

Prince Edward Island's 2020‒21 federal Gas Tax Fund allocations

The Government of Canada is providing $16.5 million under the GTF to Prince Edward Island. This includes over $9.2 million for the following 63 municipalities. $6.7 million will go to the province to rehabilitate roads and bridges, and to local governments and unincorporated areas for prioritizing water and wastewater projects through an application-based process, and the remainder of funds will go toward program administration.

ULTIMATE RECIPIENT	ALLOCATION 2020‒21 ($)
Abrams Village	100,000
Afton	37,032
Alberton	104,739
Alexandra	6,339
Annandale-L.Pond	6,052
Bedeque and Area	8,663
Belfast	47,903
Bonshaw	5,364
Borden-Carleton	100,000
Brackley (Winsloe South)	17,096
Breadalbane	4,790
Central Kings	9,724
Central Prince (Ellerslie-Bideford, Lady sl.)	31,897
Charlottetown	3,301,715
Clyde River	18,731
Cornwall	489,211
Crapaud	100,000
Darlington	2,610
Eastern Kings	20,337
Greenmount-Montrose	7,630
Hampshire	9,609
Hazelbrook	5,249
Hunter River	100,000
Kensington	148,099
Kingston	31,438
Kinkora	100,000
Linkletter	8,892
Lot 11 and Area	17,584
Malpeque Bay	29,545
Meadowbank	10,183
Miltonvale Park	32,930
Miminegash	4,245
Miscouche	100,000
Morell	100,000
Mount Stewart	100,000
Murray Harbour	100,000
Murray River	8,720
New Haven-Riverdale	14,916
North Rustico	100,000
North Shore (Grand Tracadie, Pleasant Gr.)	59,664
North Wiltshire	5,421
Northport	5,335
O'Leary	100,000
Resort Municipality	100,000
Sherbrooke	4,561
Souris	100,000
Souris West	10,212
St. Felix	9,552
St. Louis	1,893
St. Nicholas	6,052
St. Peters Bay	100,000
Stratford	887,861
Summerside	1,356,490
Three Rivers	656,885
Tignish	100,000
Tignish Shore	2,094
Tyne Valley	100,000
Union Road	5,852
Victoria	100,000
Warren Grove	10,212
Wellington	100,000
West River	22,976
York	8,146

Associated links

Prime Minister announces support to help communities create jobs and restart the economy: https://pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2020/06/01/prime-minister-announces-support-help-communities-create-jobs-and 

Government of Canada Resources - Coronavirus disease (COVID 19): www.canada.ca/coronavirus

Federal Gas Tax Fund: http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/plan/gtf-fte-eng.html 

Federal Gas Tax Fund in Prince Edward Island: 
https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/information/transportation-infrastructure-and-energy/gas-tax-fund

Federal infrastructure investments in Prince Edward Island: https://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/investments-2002-investissements/pe-eng.html

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SOURCE Infrastructure Canada

Chantalle Aubertin, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, 613-949-1759, [email protected]; Jill Edwards, Senior Communications Officer, 902-213-3059, [email protected]; Infrastructure Canada, 613-960-9251, Toll free: 1-877-250-7154, [email protected]

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