The provincial government has awarded more than $1.8 million for a project for wastewater lift stations linking the hamlets of Lac La Biche and Plamondon.The project was from an application submitted by Lac La Biche County officials late last year for the construction of two wastewater lift stations between Plamondon and Lac La Biche to help pump wastewater from Plamondon to the BNR wastewater treatment plant in Lac La Biche.
The grant, coming from the Strategic Transportation Infrastructure Program, will help to create jobs and needed projects in the community, says Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche MLA Laila Goodridge.
Part of the “single largest investment” of almost $10 billion in financial aid to municipalities and business, Goodridge said the STIP grant for the Plamondon project is part of $50 million handed out from the program across the province, helping to create 70 new projects and creating 475 jobs.
The Plamondon project will create eight new jobs in the area.
“This government is committed to providing the funding to get people back to work,” Goodridge told the POST late last month. “I believe this investment is very welcome news for the region.”
Creating projects that will provide critical infrastructure in rural Alberta is a priority, she said.
"It’s important to invest in core municipal infrastructure across our communities. These shovel-ready projects are all part of the greater economic recovery plan we have put together. It will not only support long-term economic growth, but also provides immediate jobs for Albertans.”
The $1.8 million grant is about $200,000 of the $2 million budgeted price tag for the job.
