The Province has announced the funding secured by Saugeen Shores and many other area municipalities through the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund (OCIF) which supports municipalities with less than 100,000 residents on road repairs, bridges water and wastewater infrastructure.
In total Huron-Bruce will receive $8.8. million; across 14 municipalities.
The funds have increased over last year's amount by almost $4,000 with Saugeen Shores to receive $848,610.00 from the Province.
Other areas receiving OCIF funding include:
Township of Huron-Kinloss $275,793.00
Municipality of Brockton $301,518.00
Municipality of South Bruce $432,080.00
Municipality of Kincardine $584,570.00
Town of Goderich $628,685.00
County of Bruce $660,950.00
Town of Saugeen Shores Director of Infrastructure and Development – Amanda Froese says its positive funding is increasing.
“It is a bit more than last year; it normally goes up every year. We use the funding from the Province to partially fund roads projects and those will be agreed upon by Council (February 24).”
In 2019 approximately $200 million was allocated to small, rural and northern communities through the fund.