Almaguin
municipalities get millions for roads and bridges
As published in the
Almaguin Forester on March 30, 2006
by Jesse Kohl,
Staff Reporter
Millions of dollars will flow into municipal coffers across the Almaguin
Highlands after the Ontario government announced $1.2 billion in funding
for roads, bridges
and transit in the provincial budget last week.
Although two thirds of that money was immediately earmarked for the Greater
Toronto area, Almaguin municipalities will get more than $2.5 million of
the money remaining
in the new ‘Move Ontario’ investment.
According to figures obtained from Liberal MPP Monique Smith (Nipissing)
and Conservative MPP Norm Miller (Parry Sound-Muskoka), municipalities across
the
two ridings will get funding.
More than $1.2 million will go to municipalities on the east side of Parry
Sound District. The west side of Parry Sound District will get more than
$1.6 million.
Municipalities in the District of Muskoka will receive almost $4.5 million.
Municipalities in Nipissing, including north Almaguin, will get about $5,394,776.
The following list includes specific amounts designated under ‘Move Ontario’ for
municipalities in the Districts of Parry Sound, Muskoka and Nipissing.
• Armour
Township: $140,878
• Bonfield: $219,285
• Bracebridge: $584,378
•
Burk’s Falls: $99,868
• Callander: $291,233
• Calvin Township: $64,064
• Carling Township: $112,936
• Chisholm Township: $130,679
• East Ferris Township: $455,888
• Georgian Bay: $84,612
• Gravenhurst: $463,176
• Huntsville: $736,815
• Joly Township: $30,810
• Kearney: $82,126
• Lake of Bays: $123,242
• Machar Township: $90,200
• Magnetawan: $142,578
• Mattawa: $241,171
• Mattawan: $12,112
• McDougall Township: $277,081
• McKellar Township: $99,125
• McMurrich-Monteith Township: $81,382
• Muskoka Lakes Township: $256,768
• Muskoka District: $2,248,990
• Nipissing Township: $164,995
• North Bay: $3,363,923
• Papineau-Cameron Township: $105,924
• Town of Parry Sound: $650,631
• Perry Township: $239,259
• Powassan: $345,502
• Ryerson Township: $67,145
• Seguin Township: $392,886
• Strong Township: $145,446
• Sundridge: $104,437
• The Archipelago: $53,653
• Whitestone: $90,625
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