Peter Van Loan Continues to Deliver Results
for Lake Simcoe
$335,000 Stormwater Management Retrofit
Program
For Immediate Release
July 27, 2010
(York--Simcoe) -
The Honourable Peter Van Loan, Minister of
International Trade and Member of Parliament
for York-Simcoe, on behalf of Canada's
Environment Minister, the Honourable Jim
Prentice, today announced $335,000 for the
Stormwater Management Retrofit project in
East Gwillimbury.
"The restoration of Lake Simcoe is a crucial
part of the Government of Canada’s
comprehensive approach to deliver clean
water for all Canadians," said Minister Van
Loan. "Projects funded in the previous
rounds have produced positive results and we
are proud to continue working together with
local partners."
Initiatives funded by the Lake Simcoe
Clean-Up Fund are designed to preserve and
protect the environment of Lake Simcoe.
"Lake Simcoe is an important natural
resource, as well as a regional economic
driver, and this Government’s Clean-Up Fund
to restore the health of the lake is an
investment in the future of the region,"
said Minister Prentice.
The Holland River Stormwater Management
Retrofit program received funding under
round five of the Lake Simcoe Clean-Up Fund.
The funding provides for a new micro-wetland
that will filter out contaminants and help
remove more phosphorus.
"This urban residential area, located in
East Gwillimbury, is an important part of
the East Holland River watershed," said
Virginia Hackson, Chair of the Lake Simcoe
Region Conservation Authority. "We are
pleased to join the federal government on
this initiative to improve our environment"
This investment to clean up Lake Simcoe is
part of the Government of Canada’s Action
Plan for Clean Water. The $30 million Lake
Simcoe Clean-Up Fund supports projects
within the Lake Simcoe Basin watershed.
Funding is used to support projects such as
the creation of stream buffers, tree
plantings, septic system upgrades, and the
promotion of best management practices for
soil, crops, livestock, water, urban runoff,
and municipal wastewater.
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For more information please contact Peter
Van Loan at (613) 996-7752.
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