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Les ministères, sociétés d’État et organismes du gouvernement de la Saskatchewan mettent en œuvre des plans d’urgence visant à réduire les répercussions de l’interruption du service des postes.
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Released on April 8, 2009
Nearly 800 Saskatchewan municipalities now have provincial money in hand to continue to make their cities, towns and rural municipalities better places to live.
The Government of Saskatchewan has delivered on its commitment to provide $100 million in Municipal Economic Enhancement Program (MEEP) funding on a per capita basis by March 31, 2009.
Urban, rural and northern municipalities can now start construction and/or repairs on wastewater, transportation and recreational projects - infrastructure that has been neglected for years, but is integral to the lives of every person in each of these communities.
"The Premier announced this economic booster shot in February and today I am happy to announce we have delivered on this commitment to accelerate funding," Municipal Affairs Minister Bill Hutchinson said. "Municipalities gave us a clear message - securing funding for critical infrastructure projects was taking too long. We needed to accelerate the process - and we did just that. The speed with which we delivered this government funding is unprecedented."
The City of Regina is putting some of its infrastructure funding toward roof repairs at the Lawson Aquatic Centre, a community pool that hundreds of adults and children use every day.
"We are pleased that the province recognizes the need to invest in municipal infrastructure, and that they are delivering the funding in a timely way," Regina Mayor Pat Fiacco said. "Projects like this improve our facilities, streets, sidewalks and water systems, and help us achieve our vision of an attractive, vibrant city where people thrive in opportunity."
Other projects being funded throughout the province include water, protective services, solid waste, municipal buildings, public health, and planning and development.
Under MEEP, Feb. 28 was the deadline for municipalities to submit a one-page infrastructure plan with a project list, estimated costing and construction timelines, along with a signed funding agreement prior to receiving funding. The application process was designed to be easy and straight-forward and the money was delivered to municipalities - as promised - by March 31, 2009.
Under MEEP, municipalities were eligible for $108.79 per capita. Based on the 2006 census, cities were eligible to receive approximately $58 million, towns $15.8 million, villages and resort villages $5.1 million, rural municipalities $19.2 million and northern municipalities $1.9 million.
In addition to the $100 million in MEEP funding, $31.6 million in funding was accelerated under the Building Canada Fund - Communities Component first intake and the second intake is underway.
Further information on the MEEP is available at www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/meep/.
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For more information, contact:
Jill Welke
Municipal Affairs
Regina
Phone: 306-787-2687
Email: jill.welke@gov.sk.ca
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