The governments of Canada and Manitoba have announced that six southeast Manitoba communities will benefit from the New Building Canada Plan’s Small Communities Fund.
The Small Communities Fund is part of the $10-billion Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Component of the New Building Canada Fund. It will provide $1 billion to municipalities with fewer than 100,000 residents for priority public infrastructure projects that deliver on local needs.
The six projects in the southeast region benefiting from the funding are:
- Phase 1 of the Underground Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Renewal in the City of Steinbach
- Upgrade to the Drinking Water Infrastructure in the Rural Municipality of Ritchot
- Recycling Depots in the Rural Municipality of Piney
- Lagoon Expansion in the Rural Municipality of La Broquerie
- Sewage Lift Station and Forcemain Upgrade in the Rural Municipality of Springfield
- Wastewater Lift Station in the Town of Ste. Anne
These projects will help these small southeast Manitoba communities improve their water, wastewater and solid waste management infrastructure. When completed, the systems will better meet the needs of their residents today and into the future.
Our Government’s support for public infrastructure in municipalities, big and small, has never been stronger. Through the New Building Canada Fund, we continue, in partnership with the Province of Manitoba, to deliver long-term infrastructure funding to municipalities to address their local priorities. Through these solid waste management and water and wastewater treatment infrastructure projects, we focus on creating jobs, promoting growth, and building strong, prosperous communities across Manitoba. ~ Ted Falk
The six projects being announced are among a number of projects announced recently across the province that will benefit from funding from the governments of Canada and Manitoba under the Small Communities Fund. Including the previously announced projects in the Interlake Region, East St. Paul, the southwest region, the north central and south central region, the governments of Canada and Manitoba have jointly invested close to $12.5 million in funding each into 18 projects under this fund to date.
