PERTH-WELLINGTON – Matthew Rae, MPP for Perth-Wellington, announced the province has provided four municipalities with over $20.4 million through the Ministry of Infrastructure’s Housing Enabling Water Systems Fund (HEWSF) program.
“This funding will go a long way in assisting our rural municipalities in building the infrastructure necessary to get more homes built locally,” said Rae.
“Whether it is roads, water infrastructure or other housing enabling infrastructure, our provincial government will be there to support our municipal partners.
“This is a great day for communities across Perth-Wellington as we unlock the opportunity for over 3,100 families to have a place to call their own.”
HEWSF funding, as provided by the Ministry of Infrastructure, includes:
- Town of Minto is receiving $4.4 million towards reconstruction of Wellington Road 123 and Main Street West in Palmerston;
- Perth East is receiving $707,370 towards Milverton Parallel Forcemain Project
- Mapleton is receiving $9.8 million towards Mapleton wastewater treatment facility expansion; and
- North Perth is receiving $5.4 million towards the Listowel Fairlaine Road sanitary pump station.
HEWSF is part of the Government of Ontario’s Municipal Housing Infrastructure Program (MHIP).
It includes investments in housing and community-enabling infrastructure that will help municipalities deliver the core infrastructure needed, such as roads and water systems, to lay the foundation for new homes in communities across the province.
“In the face of economic uncertainty, our government is investing in the future for the people of Ontario by doubling down on our plan to build,” said Kinga Surma, Minister of Infrastructure.
“With our additional investments in the MHIP, we’re unlocking more housing and building critical infrastructure that will protect communities, keep workers on the job and lay the groundwork for a stronger economy.”
This round of funding brings the total number of homes enabled in Ontario through the MHIP to about 800,000, officials say.
Investing in local infrastructure is part of the province’s more than $200-billion capital plan to build and improve transit, highways, hospitals, schools and other critical public infrastructure.
This provincial infrastructure funding builds upon the $11.2 million communities across Perth-Wellington have previously received through the MHIP.
