The Government of Canada is using every tool at its disposal, leveraging technology, innovation and partnerships, to build homes at scale.
To that end, Member of Parliament for Madawaska-Restigouche, Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for the Regional Development Corporation, Honorable Gilles LePage, and Mayor for the Grand Falls Regional Municipality, Mr. Bertrand Beaulieu, announced a federal investment of more than $890,000, a provincial contribution of more than $593,000, and a municipal investment of more than $296,000 through the Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund (CHIF) to improve water, stormwater, and sanitary sewer infrastructure needed to build more homes, faster.
The project consists of relocating and replacing older sanitary sewer infrastructure and upgrading the water distribution and stormwater systems on Taylor Street, Park Street, and O'Regan Street. This includes installing hundreds of metres of new sanitary sewer, stormwater sewer and watermains. Additional work includes the installation of manholes, hydrants, and services connections, as well as full roadway reinstatement. The project is expected to enable the construction of up to 40 new housing units.
These types of important infrastructure projects support the Government of Canada's goal to address the housing crisis, and complement the work of Build Canada Homes, a new federal agency that will build affordable houses, support builders with financing, and encourage better building methods.
Together, we will make housing more affordable by unleashing the power of public-private cooperation, catalysing a modern housing industry, and creating new careers in the skilled trades.
