The City of Trail will seek $4.6 million from a provincial fund to twin a watermain on Charles Lakes Drive.
City council gave its blessing last week to submitting the application to the Strategic Priorities Fund, which is administered by the Union of BC Municipalities.
In a memo, city staff said the watermain is a “critical piece of infrastructure,” which leads from the water treatment facility in Sunningdale. If it fails, most of the city is affected, including the regional hospital.
The city has a plan for the project almost completed. If they are successful with the grant application, it would cover the entire cost of the project.
But virtually every other local government is also seeking a piece of the same pie, which awards up to $7 million per project. For example, Rossland is applying for the full amount to upgrade its Wagon Road sewer line while the Regional District of Central Kootenay is hoping for a grant to offset the cost of adding a second sheet of ice to the Castlegar and District Recreation Complex.
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