Investing In Water And Wastewater Infrastructure To Strengthen Saskatchewan Communities

The funding will support a variety of water and wastewater projects, such as upgrading the water treatment plant in Melfort to meet the long-term needs of residents, improving the wastewater treatment and water distribution systems in Martensville to better protect the environment and provide drinking water to more households, and upgrading North Battleford’s sanitary sewer system to improve operations and reduce the risk of flooding.

The Governments of Canada and Saskatchewan are each contributing up to $27,370,034 for the eight projects through the New Building Canada Fund.  Funding recipients are responsible for the remaining costs.

“Modern water and wastewater infrastructure is essential to safeguarding the well-being of Canadian families and building the Canada we want for tomorrow,” said Goodale.  “Our government has ramped up new investments in Saskatchewan communities’ water and wastewater systems that will help protect the environment, keep people healthy, and bolster economic growth.”

“The Government of Saskatchewan is proud to be investing more than $27.3 million toward these important water and wastewater infrastructure projects that strengthen our communities for the future, protect our environment and help keep our great province strong,” Kaeding said.

Quick facts:

• Announcements in Budget 2019 build on the government’s Investing in Canada Plan, under which the Government is investing more than $180 billion over 12 years to build infrastructure in communities across the country.
• $26.9 billion of this funding is supporting green infrastructure projects, including $5 billion available for investment through the Canada Infrastructure Bank.
• Since 2016, the Government of Canada has approved close to 180 new water and wastewater projects across Saskatchewan.
• With many municipalities across Canada facing serious infrastructure deficits, Budget 2019 proposes a one-time transfer of $2.2 billion through the federal Gas Tax Fund to address short-term priorities in municipalities and First Nations communities.

Associated links:

• Budget 2019: https://www.budget.gc.ca/2019/home-accueil-en.html 
• Investing in Canada Plan Project Map: http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/map 
• Federal infrastructure investments in Saskatchewan: https://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/investments-2002-investissements/sk-eng.html 
• Investing in Canada: Canada’s Long-Term Infrastructure Plan: http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/plan/icp-publication-pic-eng.html

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For more information, contact:

Ann-Clara Vaillancourt
Office of the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities
Ottawa
Phone: 613-697-3778
Email: ann-clara.vaillancourt@canada.ca

Dan Palmer
Government Relations
Regina
Phone: 306-787-7151
Email: dan.palmer@gov.sk.ca

Media Relations
Infrastructure Canada 
Ottawa
Phone: 613-960-9251
Email: infc.media.infc@canada.ca