From roads and buildings, to water and wastewater systems - reliable infrastructure is key to building stronger communities. Investments in safer and more efficient wastewater treatment helps keep our communities healthy, green and sustainable.
Today, Serge Cormier, Member of Parliament for Acadie-Bathurst, on behalf of the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities; the Honourable Gary Crossman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for the Regional Development Corporation; His Worship Denis Losier, Mayor of the Regional Municipality of Tracadie; Louise Blanchard, Deputy Mayor of the Town of Caraquet, on behalf of His Worship Bernard Thériault, Mayor of the Town of Caraquet, and Guy Chiasson, Councillor of the Town of Lamèque, announced funding for three important wastewater improvement projects in Tracadie, Caraquet and Lamèque.
Funding will support the renewal of aging sanitary sewer lines, aqueduct lines and storm sewer lines on Principale Street in Tracadie. This will help reduce infiltration issues and avoid annual water main breaks. In addition, the street will be rebuilt with a focus on active transportation.
In Caraquet, funding will go towards upgrades to the Landry Street Lagoon, which consists of reducing the size of the lagoon, increasing depth, repairing dikes, adding a synthetic membrane to seal the lagoon and installing additional controls. In addition, Lamèque residents will benefit from updated wastewater infrastructure by constructing a new, deeper lagoon with a synthetic membrane and two basins that will deliver cleaner effluent.
These projects will benefit residents by improving wastewater treatment efficiency, providing more sustainable solutions for wastewater treatment and supporting future growth for all three areas.
The Government of Canada is investing more than $4.6 million towards these projects through the Green Infrastructure Stream of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program. The Government of New Brunswick is investing over $3.8 million, while the municipalities of Tracadie, Caraquet and Lamèque are providing more than $3 million in combined funding.
