Ontario Construction News staff writer
Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory is set to receive more than $38 million in federal funding for watermain infrastructure to support existing and future residential development.
The federal government is providing up to $38,074,968 through the Direct Delivery stream of the Build Communities Strong Fund.
The project will extend municipal watermain infrastructure to approximately 430 existing and future homes and residential lots along Rabbit Island Road and in the Ojibway Heights subdivision.
The work will eliminate the need for residents in the project area to rely on trucked water deliveries and household cistern systems.
The infrastructure project will also include new roads, fire hydrants, power lines and drainage infrastructure, according to the federal government.
The expanded servicing is intended to open additional areas for residential development and provide more properties with access to municipal water and wastewater services.
“By extending water services to Rabbit Island Road and Ojibway Heights, we can support hundreds of existing and future homes while putting the infrastructure in place for these areas to grow,” Ogimaa Tim Ominika of Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory said in a statement.
The project is being funded through the federal Build Communities Strong Fund, which will provide $51 billion over 10 years for infrastructure projects across Canada.
At least 10 per cent of funding under the fund’s Direct Delivery stream is earmarked for investments in Indigenous communities.
Project funding is subject to a contribution agreement between the federal government and Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory.
