Whitbourne – Churence Rogers, Member of Parliament for Bonavista–Burin–Trinity, Elvis Loveless, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, Sherry Gambin-Walsh, Member of the House of Assembly for Placentia – St. Mary’s, and Her Worship Hilda Whelan, Mayor of Whitbourne, announced a joint investment of more than $1.5 million to support water and sewer infrastructure upgrades in Whitbourne.
This investment will support water, storm and sewage system upgrades along Brigus Road, including a new watermain, storm sewer ditching, culvert upgrades and replace an existing sanitary sewer lift station. These upgrades will improve the reliability and energy efficiency of the drinking water distribution, stormwater management and sewage treatment systems, helping to create a greener community and improve climate change preparedness. By investing in infrastructure, the Government of Canada is growing our country’s economy, increasing the resiliency of our communities, and improving the lives of Canadians.
“Creating environmentally safe and healthy communities is important in all settings, rural and urban. Work done on the water infrastructure in Whitbourne will help achieve that and will help protect against possible adverse effects of climate change. The Government of Canada will always be there to support the development and well-being of rural communities.”- Churence Rogers, Member of Parliament for Bonavista-Burin-Trinity, on behalf of Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities