Bill Walker, former MPP for Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound. (CKNXNewsToday.ca stock photo)Bill Walker, former MPP for Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound. (CKNXNewsToday.ca stock photo)
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Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP announces infrastructure funding

Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Bill Walker announced nearly 6 million dollars in infrastructure funding for local municipalities.

In a release on January 25th, MPP Walker announced that local municipal governments will split $5,944,642 through funding from the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund (OCIF). Municipalities can use the funding to build and repair roads, bridges, water and wastewater infrastructure. Municipalities such as the City of Owen Sound, the Town of Hanover and Bruce and Grey counties will split the announced funding.

The full funding breakdown for the Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound riding is as follows:

City of Owen Sound  $1,125,294.00 County of Grey  $1,279,946.00 Municipality of Arran-Elderslie  $330,386.00 Municipality of Grey Highlands  $436,207.00 Municipality of Meaford  $458,173.00 Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula  $181,355.00 Municipality of West Grey  $448,807.00 Town of Hanover  $233,348.00 Town of South Bruce Peninsula  $204,075.00 Township of Chatsworth  $125,064.00 Township of Georgian Bluffs  $224,363.00 Township of Southgate  $236,674.00 County of Bruce $660,950.00 Total for riding  $5,944,642.00 

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