News release

Water, Wastewater Upgrades for West Hants

Municipal Affairs and Housing

The Province is investing in infrastructure upgrades that will help West Hants Regional Municipality prepare for future growth and protect against storm surge.

“This is a significant investment in the safety of our community to ensure we have the improved infrastructure in place to protect our roads and properties during extreme weather events and storm surges,” said Melissa Sheehy-Richard, MLA for Hants West, on behalf of Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister John Lohr. “This investment will also ensure we have upgraded systems to treat stormwater and enhance our access to potable water. These are significant upgrades to our critical infrastructure that will serve our community now and into the future.”

The work includes replacing underground sanitary and storm sewers, as well as upgrading potable water services and roadway surface structures on College Road and Nesbitt Street in Windsor. These improvements will increase access to drinking water and the capacity to treat and manage wastewater and stormwater.

The Province is investing $1,373,000 in the project, the Government of Canada is investing $1,647,600, and West Hants Regional Municipality is contributing $1,098,400.

Quotes:

“The Government of Canada is committed to supporting infrastructure projects that ensure communities are able to grow and thrive. The investments in drinking water and wastewater infrastructure announced today in Windsor will help protect our water supply from environmental threats and ensure the community is able to manage their wastewater in an environmentally sustainable way.”

– Kody Blois, Member of Parliament for Kings–Hants, on behalf of Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities

“We are thrilled to have our College Road and Nesbitt Street projects approved for the federal Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program. These projects will allow West Hants to provide increased capacity in our treatment of wastewater and stormwater as well as increase access to potable water. It will also allow the municipality to make College Road and Nesbitt Street safer by widening the streets and installing curbs.”

– Abraham Zebian, Mayor, West Hants Regional Municipality

Additional Resources:

Federal infrastructure investments in Nova Scotia: https://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/plan/prog-proj-ns-eng.html

Department of Municipal Affairs and Housing: https://beta.novascotia.ca/government/municipal-affairs