Backgrounder: Canada and Alberta invest in healthier communities with recreation and water infrastructure for residents of southeastern Alberta
Backgrounder
Canada and Alberta invest in healthier communities with recreation and water infrastructure for residents of southeastern Alberta
Joint federal, provincial, and municipal funding through the Investing in Canada infrastructure plan will support 6 projects in southeastern Alberta. These investments will create jobs, grow the economy, and support healthier and more sustainable communities.
The Government of Canada is investing more than $16.7 million in these projects through the Green Infrastructure Stream (GIS) and the Rural and Northern Communities Infrastructure Stream (RNIS) of the Investing in Canada infrastructure plan. The Government of Alberta is providing over $15 million, while the municipalities and communities are contributing more than $11.2 million.
Project Information:
| Location | Project Name | Project Details | Federal Funding | Provincial Funding | Municipal / Other Funding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brooks |
Sanitary Wastewater Replacement and Hort Lift Station Connection |
Expansion of wastewater lines, a new connection vault at the lift station, and a new sanitary dump station. |
$1,332,400 | $1,110,222 | $888,378 |
Municipal District of Acadia No. 34 |
Acadia Valley Community Hall |
Construction of a new community hall and the demolition of the existing hall. |
$560,000 | $466,420 | $973,580 |
Municipal District of Taber |
Horsefly Emergency Spillway (Phase 1) |
Construction of a concrete spillway and upgrades to canals attached to Taber Lake to allow the controlled release of excess water from Taber Lake to the Oldman River to improve the flood attenuation capacity of the St. Mary River Irrigation District’s main canal. |
$8,878,049 | $7,397,610 | $5,919,391 |
Raymond |
Wastewater Treatment System Expansion |
Construction of new anaerobic cells, a new facultative cell, a new storage cell, and the rehabilitation of the existing storage cell to increase the capacity of the Town to service the community. |
$3,200,000 | $2,666,666 | $2,133,334 |
Town of Taber |
Water Treatment Plant pH Adjustment CO2 Injection |
Installation of new C02 injector pump in the Town’s water treatment plant facility. |
$176,000 | $146,652 | $117,348 |
Town of Taber |
East Taber Constructed Wetland |
Construction of an engineered wetland to manage excess storm water during excessive rainfall. |
$2,531,000* | $3,228,870 | $1,211,130 |
* An additional $429,000 will be provided to the East Taber Constructed Wetland project through the federal Gas Tax Fund.
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