[캐나다] 퍼스트 네이션 수처리 플랜트 확장에 260만 달러 투자

원주민 및 북부 장관인 캐롤린 베네트(Carolyn Bennett)는 조지나(Georgina)섬 퍼스트 네이션(First Nation) 치페와(Chippewas)의 족장인 도나 빅 카누(Donna Big Canoe)와 함께 퍼스트 네이션이 안정적인 식수를 확보하는 데 도움이 될 새로운 투자를 발표했다.

캐나다 정부는 퍼스트 네이션의 수처리 플랜트를 업그레이드하고 확장하기 위해 약 260만 달러를 투자할 계획이다. 이 기부금은 인프라스트럭처 캐나다(Infrastructure Canada) 및 온타리오(Ontario) 주정부 간의 공동 정책인 소규모 공동체 기금(Small Communities Fund)을 통해 만들어진 투자를 기반으로 한다. 이 프로젝트는 지역 주민 208명이 깨끗하고 안전한 식수에 접근할 수 있도록 보장할 것이다. 업그레이드는 2019년 3월에 완료될 것으로 예상된다.

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GOV. OF CANADA TO INVEST APPROXIMATELY $2.6M TO UPGRADE AND EXPAND THE FIRST NATION'S WATER TREATMENT PLANT

Today, Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs, along with Chief Donna Big Canoe of Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation, announced new investments that will that will help ensure reliable drinking water for the First Nation.

 
"Our government is committed to providing safe, clean and reliable drinking water," Carolyn Bennett, minister of indigenous and northern affairs said. "It is an honor to be here at Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation to make this announcement with Chief Big Canoe. Investing in projects like this demonstrates our dedication to ending long-term drinking water advisories for First Nations communities in Ontario."

 
The Government of Canada will invest approximately $2.6 million to upgrade and expand the First Nation's water treatment plant. This contribution from Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada builds on investments made through the Small Communities Fund, a joint initiative between Infrastructure Canada and the Ontario Government. The project will ensure the community's 208 residents will have access to clean, safe drinking water. The upgrades are expected to be complete by March 2019.

 
"I am glad Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada is partnering with us and committing to the rest of the funds needed to ensure that members of the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation can look forward to clean, safe and reliable drinking water," Chief Donna Big Canoe, Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation. "This is a basic necessity for our members that is why the First Nation secured over half the funds required from other resources a year ago to get this project."

Once complete, this project will lift the drinking water advisory at Georgina Island. Further, the Government's long-term strategy has a specific focus on "high risk" systems, and includes funding for infrastructure and capacity building to prevent short-term DWAs from becoming long-term DWAs.

[출처 = Water World / 2017년 8월 15일]