By Cecilia Nasmith
Northumberland-Peterborough South MPP David Piccini has announced $1.2-million in funding for Northumberland municipalities to help ensure the delivery of critical services during the pandemic and keep capital projects on track.
This breaks down to $52,555 for Cramahe Township, $90,353 for Hamilton Township, $62,495 for Alnwick-Haldimand Township, $98,295 for the Municipality of Brighton, $127,093 for the Town of Cobourg, $132,604 for the Municipality of Trent Hills, $135,857 for the Municipality of Port Hope, and $496,168 for the County of Northumberland.
Municipalities have the flexibility to use this funding to address the specific priorities of their communities based on their unique pressures related to COVID-19. This might mean bylaw enforcement, municipal costs associated with testing centres, and offsetting lost revenue as a result of facilities being closed – like the Town of Cobourg's move to close down one of the ice surfaces at the Cobourg Community Centre to devote that space to a mass vaccination site.
“We need to ensure Ontarians continue to receive the critical supports they rely on,” Piccini said in the press release.
“Our municipalities deliver important local services our communities and residents rely on each and every day. In addition, they are supporting the vaccine roll-out while also proceeding with planned projects that will help drive Ontario's economic recovery. This funding from the Government of Ontario is a message to everyone in our local community that we will continue to be a strong partner in recovery.”
