Thursday, 24 September 2009.
It took seven months, but B-C and Ottawa have finally signed a deal that will see more than 700 million dollars in stimulus spending on public works projects in the province.
Eleven million dollars worth of North Okanagan infrastructure projects have got the green light to proceed.
Vernon Monashee MLA Eric Foster made the announcements today.
The biggest project is a new $6.9 million grid road in Coldstream.
Coldstream's administrator Mike Stamhuis says the project has been on the books for about 20 years and will connect Kalamalka Road near Husband Road with the highway.
"It would go up through the area of Crown land on the east side of the seed orchard and then in between the seed orchard and the Sage Point subdivison, connecting to College Drive where the hairpin turn is, just before it goes into Kickwillie Loop. In effect it provides a much improved connection between 90 percent of Coldstream and Highway 97."
Stamhuis says as part of the grant, the project has to be finished by March 2011 with designs currently underway.
He says the District has been "squirreling" away funds for years and has its share of the project in place.
Stamhuis says a big part of the cost is for a bridge over Vernon Creek and an underpass for the railway tracks.
A separate bike and pedestrian pathway alongside will cost another $1.7.
Foster says the other projects include three million dollars worth of improvements to 34th Street in Vernon and more than $680,000 for stage three water supply in Lumby.
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Total grant is $4,614,278 ($2,307,179 from each of the senior governments). Coldstream's share is also $2,307,179 from the road DCC account.
Eleven million dollars worth of North Okanagan infrastructure projects have got the green light to proceed.
Vernon Monashee MLA Eric Foster made the announcements today.
The biggest project is a new $6.9 million grid road in Coldstream.
Coldstream's administrator Mike Stamhuis says the project has been on the books for about 20 years and will connect Kalamalka Road near Husband Road with the highway.
"It would go up through the area of Crown land on the east side of the seed orchard and then in between the seed orchard and the Sage Point subdivison, connecting to College Drive where the hairpin turn is, just before it goes into Kickwillie Loop. In effect it provides a much improved connection between 90 percent of Coldstream and Highway 97."
Stamhuis says as part of the grant, the project has to be finished by March 2011 with designs currently underway.
He says the District has been "squirreling" away funds for years and has its share of the project in place.
Stamhuis says a big part of the cost is for a bridge over Vernon Creek and an underpass for the railway tracks.
A separate bike and pedestrian pathway alongside will cost another $1.7.
Foster says the other projects include three million dollars worth of improvements to 34th Street in Vernon and more than $680,000 for stage three water supply in Lumby.
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Total grant is $4,614,278 ($2,307,179 from each of the senior governments). Coldstream's share is also $2,307,179 from the road DCC account.
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