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Several regional communities benefit from Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund money will be used to stabilize the bridge and improve esthetics, like improved sightlines G R E E N H OtoUthe S Ewater S from the bridge. The work will begin immediately, and should be finished by the end of 2016. Leal went on to remind the audience that he spent many years as a municipal councillor in Peterborough, so understands the difficulty of keeping infrastructure in working order and the importance of maintaining them. “We heard loud and Hwy 43 Smiths clear Falls, Ontario from municipal representatives that they need predictable, stable funding,” he Ontario Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Jeff Leal announced at Perth Town Hall today funding of up to $2 million for Perth, and funding said. It is expected that for several other municipalities, under the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund. Pictured from the left: Mayor Bill Lowry, Loyalist; Mayor Ron Higgins, North Frontenac; MPP Randy Hillier, Lanark-Frontenac-Lennox & Addington; Minister Jeff Leal; Lanark County Warden Gail Code; Mayor John Fenik, funding for OCIF will Perth; Mayor Shawn Pankow, Smiths Falls. Photo Credit : Terry O’Hearn be tripled from $100 other means. terms, the Perth sew- cerning Perth, repre- million to $300 million Lanark County-Terry O’Hearn Leal addressed an age improvement is sentatives of four oth- per year by 2018-19. The infrastructure in enthusiastic audience a “large box or bed of er municipalities also many Eastern Ontario Jeff Leal, Ontario of municipal leaders rocks” used to both attended the briefing communities is failMinister of Agricul- and interested citizens, increase the quality to hear about their ing, or about to fail, in ture, Food and Ru- indicating that the of effluent going back own funding through part because much of ral Affairs, and MPP “Ontario government to the river, and allow OCIF. it was built shortly affor Peterborough has made infrastruc- the facilities to process Mayor Shawn Panannounced at Perth ture a key priority, as a greater volume of kow was on hand ter World War II, Leal Town Hall on April we demonstrated in sewage. “In effect, it and Smiths Falls will continued. He feels it 4 funding of up to $2 our 2016 budget – this allows Perth to grow,” receive up to $2 mil- is imperative that the million for Perth un- helps support jobs and he added. When he lion to rehabilitate the province partner with der the Ontario Com- growth for our econo- learned of the new Stone Arch Bridge; these municipalities munity Infrastructure my. Our government funding, Mayor John Mayor Ron Higgins now to rectify the sitFund (OCIF). The is making the largest Fenik indicated the of North Frontenac uation. Each of the mayors monies will be used infrastructure invest- town is “very pleased will be seeing up to gave a brief response to improve the town’s ment in the province’s with the announce- $300,000 to rehabilto the good news, insewage lagoon using history — more than ment of funding for itate the Head Road cluding a remark by submerged activat- $160 billion over 12 our valued and needed Bridge and Mayor Bill Perth’s Mayor Fenik ed growth reactor years, making 110,000 infrastructure proj- Lowry from Loyalist that Minister Leal was (SAGR) technology. jobs possible each year ects, and look forward will see his community correct in his opening The total cost of the across the province.” to cooperating with get up to $1.35 million project is expected to Perth Chief Admin- the province of Ontar- to repair and replace remarks that “the sun does always shine in reach $5 million, most istrative Officer John io in this endeavour.” watermains. Perth.” of which the town has deRosenroll noted In addition to the In Smiths Falls, the already secured by that in the simplest of announcement con-
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