An investment of approximately $3 million from provincial, federal and municipal governments will improve drinking water for the Town of Holyrood, helping ensure a more reliable system.
Through the funding, the town will install a new watermain and water treatment facility and build a gravel road and watermain to North Arm River, thereby providing residents with safe, uninterrupted water into the future.
This project is one of 19 infrastructure projects spanning 11 municipalities in the region approved under the Municipal Capital Works Program and funding commitments from the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program. A complete list of projects for the region is included in the backgrounder below.
Budget 2024 includes more than $172 million for community infrastructure projects being completed under the Municipal Capital Works Program and the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program.
Quotes
“Our government invests millions of dollars each year to help Newfoundland and Labrador municipalities improve municipal infrastructure. Sharing the cost of municipal infrastructure helps communities complete work on important projects that benefit their residents. We will continue to invest in infrastructure upgrades that impact the well-being of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians all throughout our province.”
Honourable Fred Hutton
Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure
Minister of Rural Economic Development
“With this announcement, our government is proud to support upgrades to infrastructure in Holyrood and communities throughout Avalon. These projects will help ensure that community members have safe and reliable access to clean drinking water, and that expanded wastewater systems pave the way for new homes in our communities.”
Honourable Ken McDonald
Member of Parliament for Avalon on behalf of the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities
“The Town of Holyrood is very grateful for the support of both levels of government as it strives to provide safe, reliable drinking water for residents. A small rural town such as Holyrood would find it financially challenging to achieve its goals to provide safe, secure services to residents without the support of our governments through these infrastructure programs.”
His Worship Gary Goobie
Mayor of the Town of Holyrood
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BACKGROUNDER
Project information
| Location | Project Name | Project Details | Funding Stream | Federal Funding | Provincial Funding | Municipal Funding |
| Avondale | Station Road Water Extension | Extend waterlines to supply clean drinking water to residents. | Green Infrastructure Stream | $354,687 | $443,358 | $88,672 |
| Bay Roberts | Water, Sanitary and Storm Sewer Upgrades – Shearstown Road – Phase 1 | Road upgrades and installation of new water and sewer lines to create better water quality, better access to sewer, and improved vehicular and pedestrian safety. | Rural and Northern Communities Stream | $737,706 | $737,485 | $737,485 |
| Brigus | Conception Bay Highway Phase 1 | Installation of 600 metres of sewer pipe to provide eight homes on Conception Bay Highway with municipal sewer services. | Green Infrastructure Stream | $281,577 | $351,971 | $70,394 |
| Bryant’s Cove | Cove Road Retaining Wall Rehabilitation | Slope stabilization and rehabilitation on Cove Road. | COVID-19 Resilience Stream | $1,061,908 | $265,477 | $0 |
| Carbonear | Adelaide Street Water Sewer Storm Street Upgrades Phase 2 | Watermain, sanitary sewer, and storm sewer replacement to increase quality and reliability, and decrease maintenance costs, and upgrade storm capacity to safely channel storm runoff. | Green Infrastructure Stream | $587,629 | $587,629 | $293,814 |
| Carbonear | Cross Roads Water Sewer Road Upgrades | Upgrade approximately 230 metres of watermain and replace the sewer on Cross Roads, as well as replace the asphalt and install new sidewalk. | Green Infrastructure Stream | $325,747 | $325,747 | $162,874 |
| Carbonear | Beach Road Sewer Sizing Upgrade | Upgrade 225 metres of sewer main to improve the reliability of services. | Green Infrastructure Stream | $174,399 | $174,399 | $87,199 |
| Carbonear | Grassey Lane Water Sewer Storm Upgrades | Approximately 210 metres of watermain replacement to service nine homes and new sewer construction to increase quality and reliability of municipal services while decreasing maintenance costs. The project will safely channel storm runoff, and upgrade road infrastructure. | Green Infrastructure Stream | $130,584 | $130,584 | $65,292 |
| Carbonear | Screenhouse and Chlorine Building Upgrades | Upgrades to improve water system reliability. | Green Infrastructure Stream | $101,449 | $101,449 | $50,724 |
| Conception Bay South | Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrades | Complete upgrades to the wastewater treatment plant to improve compliance with federal regulations and extend the useful life of the building. | Green Infrastructure Stream | $362,734 | $272,050 | $272,050 |
| Conception Bay South | Chaytors Road Forcemain Replacement and Gully Pond Lift Station | Replacing the Gully Pond lift station as well as replacing 290 metres of forcemain on Chaytors Road to treat and manage wastewater, improve wastewater services to residents, as well as improve management of wastewater by the Town. | Green Infrastructure Stream | $317,392 | $238,044 | $238,044 |
| Harbour Grace | LeMarchant Street Water & Sewer Upgrading | Rehabilitation of water mains, storm sewers and sanitary sewer mains on Lemarchant Street. | Green Infrastructure Stream | $398,938 | $498,672 | $99,734 |
| Harbour Grace | Riverhead – New Sewer Pumping Station (2022 C) | Upgrade of the sewer pumping station in Riverhead to meet the necessary capacity requirements from the Mercer’s Road project and any other future development. | Green Infrastructure Stream | $167,395 | $209,244 | $41,849 |
| Harbour Main-Chapel’s Cove-Lakeview | 2022 Booster Pump Station for Water System Improvement, Harbour Drive | Installation of a new pumping station. | Green Infrastructure Stream | $129,496 | $161,870 | $32,374 |
| Harbour Main-Chapel’s Cove-Lakeview | 2022 Ballfield & Playground Revitalization Project | Addition of recreational amenities on Conran’s Road to add new recreational features such as a granular walk, asphalt walkway, multi-court, skate park, sliding hill, an exercise area, horse shoe pits, site furnishings, and other features including some landscaping. | Community, Culture and Recreation Stream | $109,934 | $109,901 | $109,901 |
| Holyrood | Water Stability and sustainability | New watermain and water treatment facility in Holyrood provide a gravel road and watermain to the North Arm River, and to provide residents with safe, uninterrupted and reliable water into the future. | Green Infrastructure Stream | $1,206,490 | $1,508,112 | $301,622 |
| Paradise | Windmill Road Water and Sewer | Installation of water and sewer services on Windmill Road. | Green Infrastructure Stream | $317,392 | $238,044 | $238,044 |
| Paradise | Bayview Heights Water and Sewer | Installation of water and sewer services on Bayview Heights. | Green Infrastructure Stream | $220,905 | $165,679 | $165,679 |
| Upper Island Cove | Waterline Replacements – Mountain Road and Lundrigan’s Lane | Replacement of old copper lines with new modern municipex to provide the residents with a more reliable service with fewer interruptions and lower maintenance costs for the Town. In addition, this project will also include repairs to existing storm infrastructure along with upgrades to road sub-base and replacement of existing asphalt surface. |
Green Infrastructure Stream | $134,008 | $138,381 | $27,676 |