Residents of Paquetville will soon benefit from an upgraded wastewater system, thanks to an investment of almost $700,000 from the Canada-New Brunswick Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund. The announcement was made today by the Honourable Greg Thompson, Minister of Veterans Affairs on behalf of the Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence and Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA); the Honourable Denis Landry, Minister of Transportation; and Mr. André Gozzo, Mayor of Paquetville.

“The Government of Canada is working with its partners to get things done for the people of Paquetville,” said Minister Thompson. “Our investment of more than $233,000 to upgrade Paquetville’s wastewater treatment system will improve the quality of life in Paquetville and encourage residential and commercial growth in the Village.”

The Province of New Brunswick is proud to be a partner in this important municipal wastewater treatment upgrade project," Landry said. "Investing in important infrastructure projects will improve the quality of life for the residents of Paquetville, which will help us work toward our goal of self-sufficiency." He spoke on behalf of Environment Minister Roland Haché.

“We are pleased to have been able to establish a partnership with the federal and provincial governments to make major improvements to municipal wastewater treatment," stated Mr. Gozzo.

The project involves increasing the capacity of the existing wastewater treatment system and the decommissioning of the existing and overloaded treatment lagoon. Eighteen new households will be connected to the municipal wastewater treatment facility and 150 families will benefit from higher quality wastewater treatment as a result of the undertaking.

The Government of Canada, through ACOA, the Government of New Brunswick and the Village of Paquetville will each contribute one third, or $233,051, towards the eligible costs of the project.

More information on Government of Canada and New Brunswick infrastructure programs can be found at www.infrastructure.gc.ca and www.gnb.ca

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Residents of Paquetville will soon benefit from an upgraded wastewater system, thanks to an investment of almost $700,000 from the Canada-New Brunswick Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund. The project will connect 18 new households to the municipal wastewater treatment facility and provide 150 families with higher quality wastewater treatment.

The Government of Canada, through ACOA, the Government of New Brunswick, and the Village of Paquetville will share equally in the costs of this project.

The Honourable Greg Thompson, Minister of Veterans Affairs, made the announcement today on behalf of Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence and Minister of ACOA, together with the Honourable Denis Landry, Minister of Transportation; and Mr. André Gozzo, Mayor of Paquetville.

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Gisele Savoie
Senior Communications Officer
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency – NB 
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Michael Wesson
Communications Officer
New Brunswick Department of Environment
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