PARRY SOUND, ON-Three local road infrastructure projects in Wasausking First Nation, Carling and Georgian Bay have been approved to receive provincial funding.
MPP for Parry Sound-Muskoka Norm Miller joined federal and municipal funding partners on behalf of Ontario’s Infrastructure Minister, Laurie Scott, to make this significant announcement of a total of over $2 million being allocated to the Cottage Country region.
“I’m excited to finally receive federal government approval on the projects Ontario nominated last July,” said Miller. “The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has brought instability and uncertainty, but important investment in infrastructure like the ones being announced today will kick-start our local economy, attracting jobs to get people back to work.”
Wasausking First Nation has been given $907,472.48 for its Wawbawzee Road Reconstruction project, Carling Township has been allocated $1,171,732.82 for its Dillion Road Improvements project, and Georgian bay Township has received $235,652 for it Ogemawahj Road Reconstruction project.
“I know our small municipalities struggle to fund important projects like road infrastructure and wouldn’t be able to do with work without help from both the provincial and federal governments, so I am pleased to see these three projects go ahead,” said Miller. “I want to thank Minister Scott for nominating these projects, and I look forward to future announcements that the federal government has approved more projects.”
This funding is part of the 144 projects nominated by the federal government for funding approval via the Rural and Northern stream of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program last summer.