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Nearly $38M allotted for Northern Ontario infrastructure projects

Funding for 2021 comes from the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund
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The province is investing close to $38 million in projects to build and repair roads, bridges, and water and wastewater infrastructure in Northern Ontario.

Announced on Jan. 26, the funds come from the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund (OCIF) and will be parceled out to 144 communities in the North.

“By investing in infrastructure projects across the province, we are strengthening and building communities,” said Laurie Scott, minister of infrastructure, in a news release.

“This is part of our ongoing commitment to support small, rural and Northern municipalities, providing stable funding needed to build long-term economic resilience.”

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Among the recipients, the five large Northern Ontario cities received the biggest allotments, including Sudbury, which received $9,292,749; Thunder Bay, which received $5,816,059; North Bay, which received $2,632,581; Sault Ste. Marie, which received $2,015,467; and Timmins, which received $905,873.

Other sizeable allotments will go to Kenora ($831,156), Fort Frances ($682,746), Dryden ($666,969), and Kirkland Lake ($608,544).

A full list of recipients is available here.

The OCIF provides funding to municipalities with populations under 100,000, including all rural and Northern municipalities, and local service boards that own water/wastewater assets.