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Sewer project gets the nod in Girouxville
Kevin Laliberte
Smoky River Express
Girouxville is one of 50 communities in Alberta to benefit directly from a cash injection of $25 million in federal/provincial grant funding under the Infrastructure Canada-Alberta Program (ICAP).
The village recently learned of its acceptance for funding under the program for the installation of a storm sewer main (pegged at a price tag of $63,800) in the community along 51st Street between 50th and 52nd Avenue.
Estelle Girard, municipal administrator for the village, says the storm sewer addition will provide better flood protection within the community, adding that the work eliminates an open ditch which has been deemed a safety concern in the past.
“We do have a problem with water runoff in the north end of the community which will be addressed by the installation of this storm line,” Girard said last week.
Under ICAP, the federal and provincial governments provide up to two-thirds of the funding for eligible project costs with partnering communities absorbing the remaining expense. In Girouxville’s case the federal/provincial grant funding contribution breaks down to $40,998 with the municipality picking up $22,802 of the overall project cost.
The storm line installation will coincide with a secondary sewer project being subsidized by annual grant funding under the province’s Streets Improvement Program.
The specific project is being carried out along 52nd Ave. between 50th and 51st St. at a cost of $62,000 – $46,500 of which is Government of Alberta grant funding.
The village applied for the ICAP funding in January of this year and received approval under the program in a written letter dated March 23.
Canada’s Deputy Prime Minister, the Honourable Anne McLellan says the funding allocation confirms that the “Government of Canada places a high priority on investments in community infrastructure,” adding that the projects announced across Alberta “highlight our commitment to building sustainable communities while improving our environment and ensuring a continued high quality of life for Albertans.”
A total of 59 projects are included in the ICAP funding blueprint for 2004 – all of which focus on the enhancement of cultural and recreational facilities, roadway upgrades, safe and reliable drinking water sources, effective wastewater management and environmental practices.
More than 50 percent of the funding is earmarked directly to improve “green” municipal infrastructure projects in Alberta communities.
Girard, meanwhile, says the ICAP-funded storm sewer main project is presently in the capable hands of an engineer and will be going out for tender in the near future.
Both projects are expected to be completed by this summer.
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