Nearly 3.3 million dollars in provincial funding is flowing to 11 communities in Nipissing for infrastructure.
MPP Vic Fedeli announced the money from the Ontario Community Infrastucture Fund Friday morning.
The City of North Bay is receiving most of the funding, 2.6 million dollars.
Mayor Al McDonald says the funds will add to the funds they use for various infrastructure projects.

“It is about $100,000 more than last year. This council believes in growth and re-investing in infrastructure. It will be spent on infrastructure this year,” he says.

It can be used to build and repair roads, bridges, water and wastewater infrastructure.

Fedeli says the government has raised the minimum for each community in this announcement and that’s especially important for the smaller centres like Mattawan Township for example.

“They have 112 people and would have got nothing without this change. They need infrastructure for the ski hill and road and bridge infrastructure too. This is critical that there’s a sustainable and minimum amount they can count on every year,” he says.

Fedeli says the money can be earmarked for smaller projects or larger ones whatever the municipality wishes.

Communities in the riding receiving funding include:
Bonfield – $50,000
Callander – $76,402
Calvin – $50,000
Chisholm – $88,423
East Ferris – $50,000
Mattawa – $98,263
Mattawan – $50,000
Nipissing – $95,150
City of North Bay – $2,632,581
Papineau-Cameron – $50,000
Powassan – $50,000

Other communities in the region are receiving:
Armour Township – $87,003
Burk’s Falls – $130,463
Joly Township – $50,000
Kearney – $86,630
Machar – $50,000
Magnetawan – $68,261
McMurrich-Monteith – $50,000
South River – $50,000
Strong – $78,626
Sundridge – $73,322
West Nipissing – $607,089

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Filed under: Infrastructure funding, Mayor Al McDonald, MPP Vic Fedeli