The Government of Quebec announces an improvement of nearly $49 million in the Outaouais for municipal infrastructure
The Government of Quebec announces an improvement of nearly $49 million in the Outaouais for municipal infrastructure
As part of the improvement of the Programme de la taxe sur l’essence et de la contribution du Québec (TECQ 2019-2023), the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Andrée Laforest, as well as the Member for Papineau and Minister responsible of the Outaouais region, Mathieu Lacombe, announced that a sum of $ 48.7 million will allow 67 municipalities and towns in the Outaouais region to carry out work on their municipal infrastructures.
“As Member of Parliament for Papineau and Minister responsible for the Outaouais region, it is a great pride for me to announce to the 67 municipalities and cities of the region the significant amounts due to them under the TECQ program. Our government is mobilizing and deploying major means to put in place quality municipal infrastructures in our region while supporting economic recovery in all of our territories ”, Member of Parliament for Papineau, Minister of Families and Minister responsible for Outaouais region, Mathieu Lacombe.
This investment is part of the desire to stimulate economic recovery in all regions of Quebec by supporting the completion of projects that meet the priorities of municipalities, specifies the government. “The new sums will allow them to finance even more municipal infrastructure works, in particular those related to drinking water, wastewater treatment and local roads,” said the press release issued by the government of Quebec.
TECQ 2019-2033 enhancement for the municipality of Pontiac and within the municipalities of the MRC Pontiac
Municipality / City Amount
Municipality of Pontiac $ 482,778
Bristol $ 198,131
Shawville $ 230,437
Clarendon 212 $ 160
Portage-du-Fort 150 $ 399
Bryson $ 179,038
Campbell’s Bay $ 181,483
L’Île-du-Grand-Calumet $ 176,710
Litchfield $ 164,427
Thorne $ 165,534
Alleyn-et-Cawood $ 147,663
Otter Lake $ 192,310
Fort-Coulonge $ 220,949
Mansfield-et-Pontefract $ 273,629
Waltham $ 160,818
L’Isle-aux-Allumettes $ 215,943
Chichester $ 158,199
Sheenboro $ 144,927
Rapides-des-Joachims $ 146,789
