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Governments of Canada and Manitoba Support the Construction of Thompson's New Wastewater Treatment Plant

THOMPSON—The Honourable Shelly Glover, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages and Member of Parliament for Saint-Boniface, was joined today by the Honourable Steve Ashton, Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation, and Dennis Fenske, Mayor of the City of Thompson, to jointly announce funding of up to $24,333,333 for Thompson’s new Wastewater Treatment Plant.

When completed, this new plant will better protect the environment, local waterways and fish habitats by improving the quality ofeffluent being discharged into the Burntwood River. The project will also meet the long-term wastewater treatment needs of the City of Thompson over the next 20 years, and help the City accommodate population growth and meet current provincial and federal wastewater treatment standards and regulations.

The federal contribution to this project is being made available through the New Building Canada Plan, the largest and longest federal infrastructure plan in Canada’s history. This unprecedented commitment is providing $53 billion to support provincial, territorial and municipal infrastructure, between 2014-24.

Over this 10-year period, Manitoba will benefit from approximately $1.2 billion in dedicated federal funding, including almost $467 million under the Provincial Territorial Infrastructure Component of the New Building Canada Fund.

Quick Facts

• The Government of Canada has selected this project for funding consideration of up to
  one-third of eligible costs, to a maximum of $12,166,667 under the New Building Canada Fund’s Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Component-National and Regional Projects. This funding is conditional on the project meeting applicable federal eligibility requirements with respect to the New Building Canada Fund and the signing of a contribution agreement.
• The Government of Manitoba will be contributing $12,166,666 to the project.
• The City of Thompson will cover the balance of the costs. The total estimated cost of the project is $36.5 million.
• The $5- billion New Building Canada Plan provides stable funding for a 10-year period, and includes:
  • The Community Improvement Fund, consisting of the Gas Tax Fund and the incremental Goods and Services Tax Rebate for Municipalities, which will provide more than
    $32 billion to municipalities for projects such as roads, public transit and recreational facilities, and other community infrastructure.
  • The $14-billion New Building Canada Fund, which consists of:
    • The $4-billion National Infrastructure Component that will support projects of national significance; and
    • The $10-billion Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Component for projects of national, regional and local significance. Of this amount, $1 billion for projects in communities with fewer than 100,000 residents through the Small Communities Fund.
  • An additional $1.25 billion in funding for the Public-Private Partnerships (P3) Canada Fund administered by PPP Canada.
• Manitoba’s support for this project is drawn from its $5.5-billion, five-year plan to invest in core infrastructure including roads, bridges, clean water projects and flood protection.  Independent analysis conducted by the Conference Board of Canada projects Manitoba’s plan will create 58,900 jobs, boost the province’s economy by $6.3 billion and increase exports by $5.4 billion.

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