Today, Patrick Weiler, Member of Parliament for West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country, the Honourable Anne Kang, Minister of Municipal Affairs, and John Henderson, Mayor of the District of Sechelt, announced a joint investment of $914,288 to upgrade wastewater treatment in the District of Sechelt.
The project will increase the District's capacity to treat wastewater by closing the existing Wakefield lift station and replacing with a new lift station. Once completed, the project will protect the nearby Strait of Georgia from accidental discharges.
The investment will build a temporary bypass lift station during construction and remove the existing station and kiosks. In accordance with best practices in climate-resilient construction, the pump station will be raised, and a retaining wall will be installed to mitigate the impacts of tidal action on the facility. Further project works include the installation of electronic flow meters that will continuously transmit data to the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system and a standby generator.
In addition, the investment will improve the existing beach access and viewpoint for the Trail Bay Island, and will tie the lift station into Sechelt's SCADA system.
By investing in infrastructure, the Government of Canada is growing our country's economy, increasing the resiliency of our communities, and improving the lives of Canadians.
