Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Bill Walker has announced that local municipalities will receive a combined total of $12,310,034 in 2022 through the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund.

The Ontario government is providing $12,310,034 to municipalities in Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound to help build and repair local infrastructure. This investment is part of the government’s plan to build Ontario by getting shovels in the ground on critical infrastructure projects that support economic recovery, growth and job creation.

In 2022, Local municipalities will receive:

• Arran-Elderslie – $665,851 ($330,386 in 2021)
• Bruce County – $1,387,939 ($660,950 in 2021)
• Chatsworth – $277,591 ($125,064 in 2021)
• Georgian Bluffs – $491,124 ($224,363 in 2021)
• Grey County – $2,645,238 ($1,279,946 in 2021)
• Grey Highlands – $886,088 ($436,207 in 2021)
• Hanover – $476,444 ($233,348 in 2021)
• Meaford – $995,889 ($458,173 in 2021)
• Owen Sound – $2,180,470 ($1,125,386 in 2021)
• Northern Bruce Peninsula – $407,991 ($181,355 in 2021)
• South Bruce Peninsula – $529,990 ($204,075 in 2021)
• Southgate – $485,177 ($236,674 in 2021)
• West Grey – $880,242 ($448,807 in 2021)

Funding allocations will be based on a formula that recognizes the different needs and economic conditions of communities across the province. The new formula will include an increased funding minimum of $100,000 for all communities per year, up from $50,000 over previous years.

The Province’s investment in OCIF is part of the 2021 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review: Build Ontario. The government’s planned infrastructure investments over the next decade total more than $148 billion.

source: media release