More than 700 Balmoral households will soon benefit from improvements to the local wastewater treatment system, thanks to an investment from the Canada-New Brunswick Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund. Funding for the project was announced today by Mike Allen, Member of Parliament for Tobique-Mactaquac, the Honourable Donald Arseneault, Minister of Natural Resources and Hébert D. Arseneault, Mayor of Balmoral.

“Our government is committed to helping communities like Balmoral invest in modern, efficient and secure infrastructure to improve their long-term prosperity,” said MP Allen on behalf of the Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence and Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA). “Our investment of more than $830,000 to upgrade Balmoral’s wastewater services will help sustain a strong and healthy community and improve the quality of life of residents.”

“The Province of New Brunswick is proud to be a partner in this important wastewater treatment project,” said Minister Arseneault. “Investing in important infrastructure projects will improve the sustainability of the community and the quality of life of the residents of Balmoral as we strive to become self-sufficient by 2026.”

“The Village of Balmoral is pleased about the federal- provincial-municipal partnership formed to upgrade its wastewater treatment lagoon. After four years of work and studies, we will finally be able to provide better service to our current and future clients, as well as minimize the impact on the environment,” added Mayor Hébert. D. Arsenault.

The $2.5 million project involves increasing the capacity of the existing wastewater treatment system by 90 per cent and improving its outlet control system. The work will connect an additional 100 households to the municipal system, while 600 households will benefit from improved levels of wastewater treatment.

The Government of Canada, through ACOA, the Province of New Brunswick and the Village of Balmoral each contributed $834,692 toward the total project costs.

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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More than 700 Balmoral households will soon benefit from improvements to the local wastewater treatment system, thanks to an investment from the Canada-New Brunswick Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund. Mike Allen, Member of Parliament for Tobique-Mactaquac, the Honourable Donald Arseneault, Minister of Natural Resources and Hébert D. Arseneault, Mayor of Balmoral, today announced funding of more than $2.5 million toward the project.

The project involves increasing the capacity of the existing wastewater treatment system by 90 per cent and improving the outlet control system. The work will connect an additional 100 households to the municipal system, while 600 households will benefit from improved levels of wastewater treatment.

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

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Lisa Gautreau
Communications, ACOA NB
506-452-3917

Mike Wesson
Department of Environment
506-453-3700