Province announces $4.1M for Beausejour water treatment facility
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The Manitoba government is flowing $4.1 million to the Town of Beausejour to offset costs for a new water treatment facility in the community.
Labour, Consumer Protection and Government Services Minister Reg Helwer was in the eastern Manitoba town on Friday to announce the provincial contribution to the $12.3 million project.
“The Beausejour project consists of a construction of a new water treatment plant and reservoir to replace the current facility which reached its capacity and is at the end of its life,” Helwer said. The project also includes new raw water supply wells, a pump house and approximately three kilometres of raw water supply lines.
The project will also receive $4.9 million in funding from the federal government through the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program. The Town of Beausejour will spend $3.3 million.
The new water treatment plant is expected to open in 2023 and will support increased residential and commercial development opportunities for the town.
The province will fund three other water infrastructure projects in Oakview, St. Adolphe and Stonewall, in partnership with the federal government, Helwer said.
The two levels of government will spend over $3.6 million each to rebuild existing pump stations and gravity outfalls in St. Adolphe and to make riverbank stability improvements.
The Rapid City water distribution system in Oakview will also be upgraded and will see approximately 9,000 metres of water pipe replaced. The project will be cost shared between the three levels of government, with the province pitching in $2.1, Ottawa contributing $2.6 million and the municipality spending $1.7 million.
The Town of Stonewall will also receive $11.5 million from Ottawa and $9.5 million from the province for its Regional Water Supply Project.
The project increases access to reliable, quality water supply with reservoirs in Stonewall, Warren and Woodlands to be upgraded, according to a release. The municipality will spend $7.6 million on the project.
— staff