Innisfil shut out of latest round of COMRIF funding
Adjala-Tos only successful candidate in Simcoe County

Two bridges in Adjala- Tosorontio will get rebuilt under funding from the federal and provincial infrastructure. Every other Simcoe County application was refused.

The federal and provincial governments announced funding under Intake Three of the Canada-Ontario Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund (COMRIF) to rehabilitate bridges No. 8 and No. 15 in Adjala- Tosorontio.

The governments of Canada and Ontario will each invest up to $429,667 in the local bridge projects. The Township of Adjala- Tosorontio will contribute the balance of the total eligible project cost of up to $1,289,000.

"It is vital that communities have a reliable network of roads and bridges for use by residents and emergency vehicles," said Helena Guergis, MP for Simcoe- Grey. "Canada's new government is pleased to invest in strengthening this community's infrastructure and improving the quality of life of residents."

"I am delighted that our community has been awarded funding for these high priority bridge projects," said Doug Little, Deputy Mayor of the Township of Adjala- Tosorontio.

This project is part of a total federal-provincial investment announced of $93 million in 72 communities under Intake Three of COMRIF. Together with municipal contributions, the total COMRIF Intake Three investment in local infrastructure improvements exceeds $139 million. These investments will provide small urban and rural municipalities with the support they need to renew essential infrastructure in their communities.

Under the five-year, $900-million COMRIF program, the governments of Canada and Ontario are working together with the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) and local partners to enhance and renew Ontario's public infrastructure.

New Tecumseth tried to get funding for the engineering portion of its sewage plant but was turned down.