The provincial government has announced support for municipal infrastructure projects, including some locally.
The Municipal Affairs Department says it is supporting 35 projects at a cost of $26.8 million, covering 50 per cent of eligible costs.
Locally, the largest jobs include $1.3 million for Stellarton’s Rutherford Street Infrastructure Renewal Project, and $1.1 million for the Bay Street Municipal Servicing Project in the Town of Antigonish.
The Municipality of Pictou County receives $515,801 for the Blue Acres Sidewalk, while the Town of Pictou gets $500,000 for Grange Street Underground Utilities Upgrading and Storm Separation.
The Town of Port Hawkesbury received $309,651 for Phase one of Municipal Services Extension on Artie Reynolds Road,and Trenton gets $464,428 for Phase 2 of Seventh Street Sewer Separation.
There is also $66,591 going to Westville for Potable Water and Sewage Monitoring Equipment upgrades and $43,339 for the District of St. Mary’s for Phase 3 of a Sewer Inflow and Infiltration project.