Canada-Saskatchewan Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund (MRIF)

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Status

Through the cost-shared Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund, the federal and provincial governments committed 50 per cent of project costs to renew Saskatchewan’s municipal infrastructure.

While numerous projects are still under construction or planned for completion in 2009, the program is fully subscribed. The Saskatchewan MRIF Agreement was amended in July 2008 extending the project completion date to March 31, 2010 and a program completion date to March 31, 2011.

A new federal infrastructure program "Building Canada" will invest an unprecedented $33 billion towards building a national, modern infrastructure system. For more information, Saskatchewan municipalities are directed to: http://www.buildingcanada-chantierscanada.gc.ca/regions/sk/sk-eng.html

Objectives

The Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund was designed to help municipalities build stronger, safer, better communities with:

• Clean drinking water
• Improved waste water and solid waste infrastructure
• Efficient public transit
• Better roads
• Municipal energy improvements
• Culture, tourism & recreational facilities

Results

Three hundred and twenty Saskatchewan infrastructure projects were approved under the program. Currently there are 191 active projects. The Government of Canada’s investment toward these projects is $45.4 million.

Project examples include:

Transportation

• Saskatoon - 25th Street improvements
• Regina – Albert Street reconstruction
• RM of Aberdeen – Clarkboro road construction

Green/Energy

• Watrous – Energy retrofit to Civic Centre
• Nipawin – Energy efficiency retrofit of Evergreen Centre

Water Quality/Supply

• Macklin – New water treatment plant
• RM of Emerald – New well for Hamlet of Wishart

Wastewater

• La Loche – Sewage lagoon expansion
• Weyburn – Waste water treatment plant upgrade
• Moose Jaw – Waste water system upgrade

Culture & Recreation

• Maple Creek – Swimming pool upgrade
• Rosthern – Station Arts Theatre renovation
• Melville – Curling rink upgrade

For more information

Visit the Canada Saskatchewan Municipal Infrastructure Fund website, or please contact:

Deanne Belisle
Manager, Infrastructure Programs
Western Economic Diversification Canada
Telephone: (306)-975-6093
Fax: (306)-975-5484