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By Tanner Smith
Provincial Funding

Budget 2023 Grant Funding for Peace Region infrastructure announcement

Apr 19, 2023 | 1:26 PM

Some provincial grants included in Budget 2023 to support road, bridge, community airports, and water projects across Alberta will be finding their way to the Peace Region.

The province budgeted $179.5 million in grants for road, bridge, airport, and water projects, with a $120 million increase in funding for Alberta Municipal Water/Waterwaste projects, (AMWWP) for a total of $211 million over the next three years. Also, $169.3 million has been allocated over the next three years to allowi the government to maintain support funds for Water For Life projects.

Fifty-three Alberta Municipal Water/Waterwaste projects are taking place across Alberta, creating 672 jobs.

Eight of the Alberta Municipal Water/Waterwaste Projects are taking place in the Peace:

Municipality: Project: Total Project Cost: Provincial Grant:
Ct Grande Prairie Hythe Well House 1 Replacement and Improvements $484,916 $363,687
Paddle Prairie Metis WTP and Transfer/Pumping Station Upgrades $1,570,000 $1,177,500
Town of High Prairie High Prairie WTP Upgrades Phase 2 $3,135,000 $1,908,588
Town of Peace River Wastewater Treatment Plant $24,229,201 $9,599,609.44
Municipal District of Greenview Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade – Hamlet of Ridgevalley $6,000,000 $4,500,000
Town of Beaverlodge Wastewater Lagoon Upgrades $7,857,000 $2,406,000
Municipal District of Greenview Grande Cache Reservoir Upgrades $2,680,000 $1,400,300
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In total, the Peace region is receiving $38,296,587.28 in provincial grants to improve rural water and wastewater infrastructure.

In Budget 2023 as well, the provincial government included funding for Strategic Transportation Infrastructure Program (STIP) projects, with $93.2 million allocated over the next three years, with the province funding a total of 69 infrastructure projects.

Out of those 69, 15 road infrastructure projects will take place in the Peace, including an Airport overlay and two local municipal initiatives:

Municipality: Project: Total Project Cost: Provincial Grant:
Paddle Prairie Metis BF 81933- Replacement $678,000 $508,500
Paddle Prairie Metis BF 81932- Replacement $790,000 $592,500
Ct Northern Lights BF 80687- Replacement $600,000 $450,000
Ct Grande Prairie BF 09115-Culvert Replacement and Other Works $900,000 $675,000
Ct Birch Hills BF 78144 Culvert Replacement $1,041,167 $780,876
Ct Birch Hills BF 74749 Culvert Replacement $957,720 $718,290
Ct Grande Prairie BF 08417- Culvert Replacement and Other Works $960,000 $720,000
Md Greenview BF 77159- BridgeSized Culvert Replacement $766,000 $574,500
Md Smoky River BF 78678 Bridge Culvert Replacement and Other Work $521,000 $390,750
Ct Northern Lights BF 72589- Replacement $920,000 $690,000
Ct Birch Hills BF 74084 Bridge Replacement $1,976,141 $1,482,105
MD Fairview BF 72864 Bridge Replacement and other work $260,000 $195,000
Ct Grande Prairie BF 13632 Bridge Culvert Replacement and Other Works $1,100,000.00 $825,000.00
Md Fairview Fairview Airport Overlay $1,157,365 $868,024
Ct Big Lakes Hwy 750 to end of pavement-Overlay $2,912,979 $2,184,734
Paddle Prairie Meti Main Access Road $383,650 $191,825

Throughout the Peace, a total of $10,979,080 in grant funding will be put towards transportation infrastructure.

The Peace is also receiving an additional $3.3 million in provincial grant funding, through the Water For Life projects, which will be used to support two projects taking place in Sexsmith.

Project: Total Project Cost: Provincial Grant:
Aquatera WTP Reservoir Expansion and Pumphouse $25,990,000 $1,377,602
Aquatera River Intake #4 $6,347,211.64 $1,978,794.22

Altogether, the Town of Sexsmith is receiving $3,356,396.22 in grant funds from Water For Life projects.

The total of all the grant funds the Peace region is receiving from Budget 2023 for road, bridge, community airport and water infrastructure adds up to, $52,632,063.5.

In a release, the provincial government says this funding shows its commitment to supporting rural and small urban municipalities and maintaining critical local transportation and infrastructure.

by Tanner Smith

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