federal-provincial Investing in Canada Infrastructure Fund

Prescott gets $5 million for new water tower

Prescott gets $5 million for new water tower

The Town of Prescott will receive $5.08 million in federal and provincial money to build a new water tower and tear down the old one. The money – about $2.7 million from Ottawa and $2.3 million from Ontario – will pay most of the estimated $6.9 million cost to replace the town’s aging water tower. The money was the largest share of $6.7 million in funds from the federal-provincial Investing in Canada Infrastructure Fund that will go toward three local municipalities for drinking-water projects. Edwardsburgh Cardinal will get $1.54 million toward replacement of a watermain and three fire hydrants to service 27 properties in Cardinal, including an apartment complex along Country Road 2. The Village of Westport will get $80,956 for a new propane generator for its water system.