Canada will provide C$10,093,907 for 10 water and wastewater projects in Newfoundland and Labrador, funding upgrades to aging systems and infrastructure intended to support new housing in Mount Pearl.
Newfoundland and Labrador will contribute C$9,467,281, and participating municipalities will provide C$4,107,013, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada said in an Oct. 19 backgrounder. The three levels of government are contributing C$23,668,201 in all. The federal money comes from the Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund’s Provincial and Territorial Agreement stream.
Mount Pearl’s Kenmount Hill Phase 1 project includes work on Holden Street, where aging water, sanitary sewer and stormwater infrastructure will be replaced. The government says the work is intended to make those systems more reliable and enable new housing development on Kenmount Hill. Federal and municipal contributions are C$1,590,138 each, while the province will provide C$2,120,184.
Twillingate has the largest federal allocation, at C$3,199,832. A steel standpipe built in 1972 is slated to be replaced by a new water storage tank. The province will contribute C$2,559,865 to that project, and the municipality will provide C$639,966.
In Stephenville, federal and provincial governments will each provide C$2,720,404 for the third phase of water and sewer upgrades on St. Clare Ave and Crescent Street. The municipality will add C$1,360,202. The project includes reconstruction of about 750 meters of underground infrastructure, along with road improvements and residential service connections.
Two projects are planned for Port au Choix: new water and sewer mains along Connector Road and a replacement for an unreliable sewage pumping station. Other allocations cover a chlorination facility in Beachside, a water main in Centreville-Wareham-Trinity, a sewage lift station upgrade in Gambo and wastewater outfall work in Leading Tickles. Witless Bay will upgrade stormwater drainage along Dunn’s Lane.
