The Honourable Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness and the Honourable Jim Reiter, Minister of Government Relations, recently announced funding for 11 projects in communities across Saskatchewan under the Government of Canada’s Small Communities Fund.
Funding for these projects will help Saskatchewan communities upgrade and expand water and wastewater systems. Once complete, the work will significantly improve key municipal services for residents and help build stronger, more sustainable communities.
Through the Small Communities Fund, the governments of Canada and Saskatchewan are working in partnership to provide funding for priority public infrastructure projects that deliver on local needs in communities across the province.
The village of Yarbo Water Treatment Plant upgrade will go ahead with $119,000 in funds provided. The Government of Canada will provide up to $5,399,443 of the total eligible cost of $16,198,338 for these 11 projects.
The Government of Saskatchewan will also contribute $5,399,443. The Small Communities Fund allocation for Saskatchewan
