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VERNON – The North Okanagan Regional District will benefit from $400,000 in federal and provincial Towns for Tomorrow funding announced today to improve the drinking water system at Silver Star, near Vernon.
“These investments will help stimulate the economy, create jobs, and improve the quality of life for Silver Star residents,” said Colin Mayes, MP for Okanagan-Shuswap.
The Silver Star Water Treatment Upgrade project, includes installation of UV disinfection and associated equipment benefitting 500 permanent residents and an estimated 5,000 people in the resort area each day during the winter.
“This
grant is critical to the community at Silver Star,” said Okanagan-Vernon MLA
Tom Christensen. “These funds will support necessary upgrades to the water
treatment facilities and ensure Silver Star remains a significant economic
benefit to the whole of the North Okanagan.”
This
Towns for Tomorrow project is part of an overall $14-billion capital
infrastructure program supported by the Province that will create up to 88,000
jobs and help build vital public infrastructure in every region of B.C.
Beyond this funding announcement, the Government of Canada is taking important steps to support economic growth. Canada’s Economic Action Plan, announced in Budget 2009, is a balanced stimulus plan that includes massive investments in infrastructure, tax relief and transfers. This plan will provide close to $12 billion in new infrastructure stimulus funding over two years which will address needs in communities across Canada, as well as contributing to long-term economic growth through investments in public infrastructure, such as roads, water treatment, green energy and transit.
Towns for Tomorrow is a five-year, $71-million program that helps smaller communities and regional districts with infrastructure projects, providing up to 80 per cent of funding for communities under 5,000, to a maximum of $400,000.Visit www.townsfortomorrow.gov.bc.ca to learn more.
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Ministry of Community Development 250 387-4089 |
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