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| | GOVERNMENT OF CANADA SETS ASIDE $27.3 MILLION FOR REGIONAL WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS IN SASKATCHEWAN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22) |
 | | REGINA, Saskatchewan – Residents from several Saskatchewan towns, villages and rural municipalities, including the towns of White City, Balgonie, Pilot Butte, the Village of Edenwold and the RM of Edenwold including Emerald Park, may soon have a more reliable, sustainable source of domestic quality water. |
 | | Potential projects, as listed in the attached backgrounder, were selected based on their expected contributions to: providing a highly-reliable, secure, quality water source to rural communities in Saskatchewan; reducing barriers to expanding regional economic development opportunities; and meeting the Government of Canada’s commitment to provide safe, clean drinking water to First Nations communities. |
 | | An additional $147.7 million will be provided to Saskatchewan through the federal gas tax transfer and Saskatchewan communities are already receiving a full refund of their GST payments. |
| www.infrastructure.gc.ca /csif/publication/newsreleases/2005/20050704regina_e.shtml (1055 words) |
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