Infrastructure Improvements in Store for Northwestern Ontario

Province Building Stronger Communities, Creating Jobs

Ontario is investing close to $14 million to support improvements to critical infrastructure while creating local construction jobs in northwestern Ontario.

The province is supporting these improvements through the Small, Rural and Northern Municipal Infrastructure Fund, which is providing $100 million to help municipalities across the province build and maintain key infrastructure.

Projects include:

• Replacing the Court Street bridge in Thunder Bay is ($2 million)
• Upgrading the filtration system in a water treatment plant in Nipigon ($360,000)
• Repairing the Geraldton Ward and Longlac Ward water towers in Greenstone ($713,600)
• Upgrading water and sewer lines in Atikokan ($2 million)
• Improving water infrastructure on Highway 594 and Duke Street in Dryden ($1.3 million)
• Upgrading emergency water mains in Emo near the hospital ($2 million)
• Refurbishing the sewage treatment plant in Ignace ($2 million)
• Replacing water and sewer infrastructure in Rainy River on Fourth Street ($2 million)
• Renewing Red Lake's water and sewer infrastructure in Balmertown ($810,000)
• Installing new water treatment equipment in Redditt ($375,000)

Investing in modern infrastructure is part of the government's economic plan that is creating jobs for today and tomorrow. The comprehensive plan and its six priorities focus on Ontario's greatest strengths -- its people and strategic partnerships. Investing in infrastructure helps deliver on the Growth Plan for Northern Ontario.

Quick Facts

• Since 2003, the Ontario government has provided approximately $13 billion to help municipalities repair and upgrade roads, bridges, water, wastewater treatment facilities and other critical community infrastructure.
• Over the next three years, Ontario is investing more than $35 billion in infrastructure across the province, which will support more than 100,000 jobs on average each year.

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