Households in the Lowden’s Brook area of the Town of Trenton should witness reducing flooding thanks to funding through the Canada - Nova Scotia Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund.

Federal and provincial funding of more than $144,000 was announced today by Canada’s New Government and the province The Town of Trenton will fund an additional $48,000 towards the balance of the project costs.

The project represents the first phase of Trenton’s storm water management plan. The work will include dredging to improve the flow into Lowden’s Brook which will reduce flooding at the site. Other benefits of phase one will be to enable the downstream culvert to work more efficiently to reduce flooding of the roadway and a pumping station.

"The federal government is getting things done for the people of Trenton," said Peter MacKay, Minister of Defence and Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. "The federal investment of more than $48,000 will mean that the town is better able to manage the collection and discharge of storm water and thereby reduce flooding."

"Our government is committed to helping build safer communities and enhancing infrastructure," said Jamie Muir, Minister of Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations. "This project is another example of the federal, provincial and municipal governments working in partnership to make improvements in our communities."

The infrastructure program supports sustainable community infrastructure improvements, such as water, wastewater, and solid waste management.

"Today's announcement is good news for these residents," said James Fraser (?), Mayor of the Town of Trenton. "Partnering with the federal and provincial governments makes it possible to develop a higher quality of municipal services for our community."

Today's investment is part of the $133-million, six-year Canada-Nova Scotia Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund, which 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 program management committee.

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For more information:

David Harrigan

Media Relations Officer

ACOA Nova Scotia

902-426-4238

Deborah Bayer

Communications Advisor

Canada-Nova Scotia Infrastructure Secretariat

902-424-0112