Building a strong Canada starts with investing in the modern and reliable infrastructure that makes it possible to increase housing supply and create resilient communities.
The Build Communities Strong Fund is investing $51 billion in a wide range of infrastructure projects across the country that support economic prosperity, housing, sport, education, health, transit, and climate adaptation.
To that end, Dominique O'Rourke, Member of Parliament for Guelph, announced a federal investment of more than $33.4 million to upgrade a wastewater tertiary treatment facility and trunk sewer network in Guelph through the Direct Delivery stream of the Build Communities Strong Fund. Upon completion, this project is expected to enable the construction of nearly 4,400 housing units across Guelph.
Tertiary treatment is an important step in removing pollutants in wastewater. Today's investment will upgrade the Water Resource Recovery Centre (WRRC) in Guelph by constructing a new tertiary treatment building, enabling this area of the process to increase treatment capacity by 24 per cent. Improvements will also transition the WRRC's current disinfection system to ultraviolet (UV) technology. This is an effective and efficient method of treating wastewater, eliminating the need for chlorination and dechlorination while maintaining a high standard of wastewater treatment.
Upgrades to the adjacent trunk sewer will also be undertaken as part of the project. Trunk sewers receive and transport sewage from regular sewers to a few central places like a wastewater treatment plant. This project will twin about 850 metres of trunk sewer and rehabilitate 250 metres of existing trunk sewers, including at a key crossing under the Hanlon Expressway.
The Build Communities Strong Fund is a cornerstone of the Government of Canada's plan to build the infrastructure needed to build Canada strong - today and for generations to come.
