Canada-Quebec investment of $3,343,334 in Saint-Cuthbert for wastewater treatment

Building Canada Fund – Quebec, Communities Component

Saint-Cuthbert, Quebec, July 20, 2010 – The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, today joined Guy Ouellette, Member of the Quebec National Assembly for Chomedey and Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Transport and the Minister of Revenue, acting on behalf of Laurent Lessard, Quebec Minister of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy, in announcing that the Municipality of Saint-Cuthbert will receive $3,343,334 in combined government financial assistance under the Communities Component of the Building Canada Fund – Quebec for wastewater treatment.

The municipality’s project will involve laying a network of gravity sewer mains for the collection and catchment of municipal wastewater and building a sewage treatment plant.

“This investment in Saint-Cuthbert’s sanitation facilities will serve the interests of the municipality’s residents and businesses. In supporting this initiative, we are seeing to it that the population continues to enjoy the high quality of life for which our country is famous. Indeed, the Government of Canada is committed to equipping every community with modern facilities and equipment to ensure citizens’ health and safety. The renewal of public infrastructure is part of a broad action plan that will enable us to thrive and prosper in a healthy environment,” explained Minister Lebel.

“In supporting this project, the Government of Quebec is moving forward to ensure the province’s municipalities have infrastructure that meets their unique realities while fostering sustainable development. By injecting new capital into the Quebec Infrastructure Plan, our government is looking to accelerate the execution of numerous infrastructure projects throughout the province, like this one in Saint-Cuthbert, in an effort to improve Quebecers’ well-being, create jobs and promote a high-performance economy. In this way, we are leaving the municipality a legacy of quality infrastructure with which to face the challenges of the future,” added MNA Ouellette.

Completion of this project will necessitate an overall eligible investment of $4,630,000. The governments of Quebec and Canada will each contribute $1,671,667 toward the work, for a total of $3,343,334 in combined government funding, while the Municipality of Saint-Cuthbert will assume $1,286,666 of the project’s costs.

The Communities Component of the Building Canada Fund – Quebec is a cost-sharing initiative aimed at funding infrastructure projects in communities with fewer than 100,000 inhabitants. These communities are thus able to use this assistance to improve infrastructure that is in major need of revitalization, including water treatment plants, water supply systems and cultural and sports centres.

The contribution from the Government of Canada has been awarded through Canada’s Economic Action Plan. To learn more about this plan, visit www.actionplan.gc.ca. For further information on the Government of Quebec’s Quebec Infrastructure Plan, see www.infrastructures.gouv.qc.ca. To find out more about the Building Canada Fund – Quebec or the process for submitting a funding application, visit www.buildingcanada-chantierscanada.gc.ca and www.mamrot.gouv.qc.ca.

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Sources:

Ève Cardinal
Special Assistant, Communications
Office of the Honourable Denis Lebel
Canada Economic Development
Tel.: 819-997-3319

Sylvain Bourassa
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy
Tel.: 418-691-2050