Council members with MPP Laurie Scott are pleased to receive provincial support for water infrastructure upgrades required to support growth.
Last month, MPP Laurie Scott announced a grant from the province of up to $2,463,750.00 to upgrade water infrastructure in the Township of Cavan Monaghan.
The funding comes from the province’s Municipal Housing Infrastructure Pro-gram’s Health and Safety Water Stream (MHIP-HSWS), which has increased by $700million for a total of $875 million to support access to safe drinking water, housing, job creation and protection for communities in the event of extreme weather events. The MHIP-HSWS funding will be used in the Township of Cavan Monaghan to upgrade the Tupper Street Sewage Pumping Station to protect public health and ensure reliability.
“This investment will ensure communities such as Cavan Monaghan will have safe, reliable water services that support the existing and future housing supplies, and strengthen resilience against extreme weather events,” said Laurie Scott, MPP for Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock. “These investments in local infrastructure are part of our government’s plan to build the necessary infrastructure that makes new housing possible.”
According to Mayor Graham, “This upgrade to the Tupper Street Sewage Pump-ing Station is a critical investment in the health, safety, and future of our community…By expanding capacity and modernizing our infrastructure, we’re protecting residents from harmful sewage overflows, supporting the growing village of Millbrook, and ensuring that our wastewater system remains strong and reliable for decades to come.”
This funding is part of a $4 billion investment in the Municipal Housing Infrastructure Program (MHIP), included in Ontario’s $220 billion capital plan was established to build transit, highways, hospitals, schools and water infrastructure that enables new housing.
This grant was approved last November, and was included in the 2026 Water and Waste Water Capital Budget for the pumping station upgrades however the transfer payment agreement was just approved by Council at the last meeting.
The provincial government is investing in critical infrastructure through this 4 billion Municipal Housing Infrastructure Program as an economic driver in uncertain times. Todd McCarthy, Acting Minister of Infrastructure, explains that this program is designed to drive growth, create jobs and strengthen communities, laying the foundation for long-term prosperity across the province.