Construction Of Water Treatment Plant Set To Begin

A planned sod turning ceremony for the new North Bay Water Treatment Plant is scheduled for Friday to officially kick-off the construction of the city’s new Water Treatment Plant.

MP Anthony Rota, who cannot attend the ceremony sent out a media release today stating the construction of the filtration plant is an example of how North Bay benefited from the previous Liberal Government’s commitment to regional development programs such as COMRIF and FedNor.

Full details are contained in the release below.

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MP Anthony Rota says he’s very pleased that construction of the new North Bay Water Treatment Plant will officially begin on Friday. The project, which received nearly $15 million in federal funding through COMRIF Intake One, was approved under the previous Liberal Government.

“North Bay benefited greatly from the Liberal Government’s commitment to regional development programs such as COMRIF and FedNor. The North Bay Water Treatment Plant stands as the single largest COMRIF project ever approved by the federal government,” says Mr. Rota.

The City of North Bay will begin construction on a new membrane filtration water treatment plant to be connected to the city’s existing water system. The new plant will replace current treatment facilities with modern, energy-efficient equipment, as well as state-of-the-art controls.

According to Mr. Rota, “The previous Liberal government recognized the importance of investing in infrastructure projects such as this, in Nipissing-Timiskaming and throughout Northern Ontario, so that our communities remain safe and healthy places to live.”

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Tony Clement, Federal Minister of Health and Federal Minister responsible for COMRIF will join Monique Smith, MPP for Nipissing and Victor Fedeli, Mayor of the City of North Bay to turn the sod and officially launch the construction 10 a.m. Friday at 248 Lakeside Drive.