Canada provides $30.8 million for British Columbia wastewater infrastructure

The Canadian government has announced federal funding of more than $30.8 million for 10 municipal wastewater projects across British Columbia.

The funding comes as part of an announcement of $103.5 million for 45 community infrastructure projects in the territory.

“As British Columbia continues to grow and welcome newcomers, communities face increasing demands for services and infrastructure,” said The Anne Kang, Minister of Municipal Affairs. “This is why our government is supporting projects like road development and wastewater management. We’re ensuring that British Columbians have access to these essential services and amenities that they can rely on within their communities.”

The Government of Canada’s funding comes from the third application-based intake of the Strategic Priorities Fund stream of the Canada Community-Building Fund, formerly known as the federal Gas Tax Fund. The Canada Community-Building Fund is a permanent source of funding provided twice- a-year to provinces and territories, who in turn deliver this funding to local governments for local infrastructure priorities.

In B.C., the Canada Community-Building Fund is administered by UBCM.

The Canada Community-Building Fund delivers more than $2 billion every year to 3,600 communities across the country. In recent years the funding has supported approximately 4,000 projects each year.

The Canada Community-Building Fund has 19 project eligibility categories, including capacity building, sport infrastructure, and broadband connectivity.

Infrastructure Canada, which distributes this funding, helps address complex challenges that Canadians face every day—ranging from the rapid growth of our cities, to climate change, and environmental threats to our water and land.

The funding is distributed as follows:

• City of Cranbrook Wastewater Treatment Upgrades: $2,920,000
• District of Chetwynd Sewer Lift Station Upgrades: $1,762,500
• District of Peachland Wastewater Master Plan: $200,000
• District of Sparwood Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrades - Phase 2: $5,856,300
• Town of Golden Sanitary Sewer Master Plan: $85,000
• Village of Cache Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements: $2,282,800
• Village of Chase Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements - Phase 2: $5,899,000
• Village of Cumberland High Performance Wastewater Lagoon Upgrade, Phase 2: $2,500,000
• Village of Fraser Lake Water Quality, Drainage and Connectivity Improvements: $6,000,000
• Village of Valemount Dogwood Lift Station Project: $3,308,182