STOUGHTON - The Town of Stoughton and the RM of Tecumseh are celebrating a significant milestone with the resent announcement of their successful application for the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP) grant.
This funding is aimed at fostering sustainable community development and will support a key project that promises to enhance the quality of life for residents and boost the local economy with a new water line and truck-filling station.
The ICIP grant, a collaborative initiative between federal, provincial and municipal governments is designed to address Canada’s need while promoting environmental sustainability and economic growth.
For Stoughton and the RM of Tecumseh, this grant represents a crucial opportunity to upgrade essential waterlines.
Stoughton has been applying for this grant since 2015, as the original water lines were placed in the early 1960s.
This time around, they had drawings completed before they applied, and they partnered with the RM of Tecumseh as the government encourages collaboration with neighbouring RMs.
They applied for the green stream grant which had three target sub-streams: climate change mitigation; environmental quality; and adaption, resilience and disaster mitigation.
Stoughton chief administrator Danielle Hoffman said they are shovel-ready projects, they had funding in place and approval from all necessary groups such as the Saskatchewan Municipal Board for borrowing, the Ministry of Highways and Infrasture, oil companies and the Water Security Agency.
The ICIP grant will replace the original waterline coming into Stoughton from the wells in the community pasture.
The new pipes will be in a trench adjacent to the original one and the RM will also run pipes in the same trench from their wells, which will service their new water station for raw bulk water.
Alongside the pipes, a tracer line will be added to aid with locating the trench in the future, for any breaks or issues that will require attention.
Finding a break without the tracer can be difficult and very time consuming, especially if this break happens in the winter. The tracer line is a valuable asset to both parties.
They will also upgrade a few areas inside the well houses to better support the system.
Since 2015, the town has worked with MBC Group, formerly known as Walker Projects, located in Regina.
It is hoped that the project will begin in mid-august and be completed by the end of 2024.
The Town of Stoughton and the RM of Tecumseh are excited about these much-needed upgrades and look forward to a greener and brighter future.
