Ontario spending nearly $44M to rehabilitate Niagara water infrastructure

The Ontario government is spending almost $44 million in Niagara to rehabilitate aging water infrastructure.

St. Catharines, Welland, Fort Erie and the Niagara Region will all receive money in this latest round of funding through the Municipal Housing Infrastructure Program’s Health and Safety Water Stream program.

The funding will be distributed with:

• $3.8 million will go into the Martindale Pond Weir Rehabilitation project in St. Catharines;
• $10.7 million will be spent to renew Broadway Area Sanitary, Water and Storm Infrastructure in Welland;
• $4.5 million will be used to replace an existing watermain along Colony Road, Windmill Point Lane and Staniland Park Road in Fort Erie and;
• $24.5 million will fund primary treatment upgrades to the Niagara Falls Wastewater Treatment Plant in the Regional Municipality of Niagara.

“As we continue to navigate economic uncertainty, our government is protecting Ontario by investing in critical infrastructure that drives growth, creates jobs and strengthens communities,”” said the Acting Minister of Infrastructure Todd McCarthy in a statement. “Through our historic $4 billion Municipal Housing Infrastructure Program, we are giving communities, including those across the Niagara Region, the help they need to deliver more homes, modernize aging water systems and lay the foundation for long-term prosperity.”

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