{"id":53836,"date":"2025-04-24T15:59:41","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T18:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=53836"},"modified":"2025-04-24T15:59:41","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T18:59:41","slug":"n-s-shows-support-for-municipalities-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=53836","title":{"rendered":"N.S. shows support for municipalities&#8217; growth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;127&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;235&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>KINGS COUNTY:<\/strong> Nova Scotia is continuing to invest in municipal infrastructure projects through the Growth and Renewal for Infrastructure Development (GRID) Program.<br><br>Thirty-five projects will receive nearly $26.8 million in total, covering up to 50 per cent of eligible project costs.<br><br>\u201cOur government is investing in municipalities so they can build more homes and create more resilient communities,\u201d said John Lohr, Minister of Municipal Affairs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Growth and Renewal for Infrastructure Development Program will help build stronger municipalities that have the water, sewer and stormwater services they need.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Municipality of East Hants was approved for $150,000 for Backwash storage at the Shubenacadie Water Treatment Plant. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;31&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;148&#8243;]<br><br>The GRID program was announced in October 2024 as a $15-million annual program supporting municipal infrastructure projects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An additional $11.8 million was added for 2024-25, given demand.<br><br>Since 2021, the province has invested $257.6 million in municipal infrastructure, including water, stormwater and wastewater projects, disaster mitigation projects and accessibility upgrades.<br><br>The full list of projects receiving funding for the 2024-25 application year is at: <a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbeta.novascotia.ca%2Fdocuments%2Fgrowth-and-renewal-infrastructure-development-program-grant-recipients&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ccomns-release.provincewide%40lists.gov.ns.ca%7C406ccf44ec7e4665132c08dd8328fbe2%7C8eb23313ce754345a56a297a2412b4db%7C0%7C0%7C638810934214077652%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=IHH80MhZZwH2G0xsjnkPOoQiS27A80%2BJUinfWORJn3M%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/beta.novascotia.ca\/documents\/growth-and-renewal-infrastructure-development-program-grant-recipients<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;192&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate group=&#8221;6&#8243;]<br><br><strong>Quotes:<br><\/strong>\u201cThe Growth and Renewal for Infrastructure Development Program continues to be a critical investment in the long-term health and sustainability of Nova Scotia\u2019s municipalities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;These projects are not only strengthening essential infrastructure \u2013 they\u2019re supporting vibrant, resilient communities across the province. NSFM applauds the Province\u2019s ongoing commitment to helping municipalities build for the future.\u201d\u00a0<br>\u2014 <em>Pam Mood, Mayor, Town of Yarmouth, and President, Nova Scotia Federation of Municipalities<br><br><\/em>\u201cThe funding received from the Growth and Renewal for Infrastructure Development Program will help the Municipality of the County of Kings upgrade critical wastewater infrastructure in a growing village. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;These improvements will extend the lifespan and capacity of the wastewater treatment plant in Canning to support the continued delivery of a service that residents and businesses rely on 24 hours a day, seven days a week.\u201d\u00a0<br>\u2014 <em>Dave Corkum, Mayor, Municipality of the County of Kings<br><br><\/em><strong>Quick Facts:<br><\/strong>&#8211; the annual program is a commitment in the service exchange agreement to help municipalities support provincial priorities<br>&#8211; municipalities can have one active project at a time<br>&#8211; preference will be given to ready-to-implement projects<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;71&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;188&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;92&#8243;]<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;127&#8243;] [adrotate banner=&#8221;235&#8243;] KINGS COUNTY: Nova Scotia is continuing to invest in municipal infrastructure projects through the Growth and Renewal for Infrastructure Development (GRID) Program. Thirty-five projects will receive nearly $26.8 million in total, covering up to 50 per cent of eligible project costs. \u201cOur government is investing in municipalities so they can build [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":53837,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[957],"tags":[121,2732,8209,48],"class_list":["post-53836","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-hrm","tag-john-lohr","tag-municipality-of-east-hnats","tag-n-s"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53836","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=53836"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53836\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/53837"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=53836"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=53836"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=53836"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}