The Town of The Blue Mountains is pleased to announce that the Town has received a $3.4 million grant from the federal and provincial governments to support the replacement of substandard watermain. The funds were received through the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program’s Green Infrastructure Funding Stream, and are designated for the continuation of the Town’s Substandard Watermain Replacement Project.
The scope of the project and use of the grant funds will include the replacement of approximately 3,205 meters of watermain on Lakeshore Drive, Harbour Street, Alice Street, Peel Street South, Baring Street, Napier Street West, Woodland Park Road, and Ann Heggtveit Drive, as well as the installation of fire hydrants and restoration of affected infrastructure.
“These are badly needed dollars that will greatly assist the Town in upgrading our infrastructure,” stated Mayor Alar Soever. I want to thank the federal and provincial governments for their funding, and I especially want to congratulate staff on their successful funding application.”
The news of the funding comes after the Town received a 100% compliance rating on the annual inspection of the Thornbury Drinking Water System administered by the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks. The Ministry's rigorous and comprehensive inspection program evaluates the drinking water system source, capacity, treatment processes, operations manuals, logbooks, certification and training, water quality monitoring, and reporting and corrective actions.
“On behalf of the community, I would like to thank our water team for the outstanding care, commitment, and hard work that has made this 100% result possible and a reality,” said Chief Administrative Officer, Shawn Everitt.
The Inspection Report Rating provides a quantitative summary of the drinking water system’s annual inspection and is published in the Ministry’s Chief Drinking Water Inspector’s Annual Report.
For more information, please contact:
Shawn Carey
Director of Operations
(519) 599-3131 ext. 265