Residents in Cornwallis Park, Annapolis County, will have an upgraded water treatment plant, thanks to funding through the Canada-Nova Scotia Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund. 

This project will provide for the design and upgrade to the Cornwallis Park water treatment facility.  More than 250 households in Cornwallis Park currently connected to the municipal water system will have improved drinking water and improved service reliability.  Completion of this project will ensure compliance with Nova Scotia’s drinking water quality standards. 

Federal and provincial funding of $700,000 was announced today (October 16).  The Municipality of the County of Annapolis will fund the balance upon formal acceptance of the agreement and environmental assessment approval.

“Canada’s New Government`s investment in this plant will  provide a steady supply of very good quality water for the people of  Cornwallis Park for years to come,” said the Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA).

“Providing safe and a reliable supply of drinking water is essential to build strong communities and improve our quality of life,” said Jamie Muir, Minister of Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations.  “Residents in Cornwallis Park will notice an immediate change for the better once this project is completed.”

“Today’s announcement will enable us to move forward with providing our residents with safer drinking water,” said Peter Newton, Warden of the Municipality of the County of Annapolis.  “This project will have a significant impact for the health of our community.”

The $111-million, six-year Canada-Nova Scotia Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund is administered by the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations. Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation and the Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities are members of the management committee.

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For more information:

David Harrigan

Communications - ACOA Nova Scotia

902-426-4238

Deborah Bayer

Communications Advisor

Canada-Nova Scotia Infrastructure Secretariat

902-424-0112