JOSHUA ALLAN
The 1019 Report

Nine small municipalities in Vaudreuil-Soulanges are receiving thousands of dollars in new provincial grants to support municipal infrastructure projects.

The nine towns, each with a population of fewer than 3,000 residents, will receive a total of just over $910,000.

The municipalities benefiting from this support are Pointe des Cascades, Pointe Fortune, Rivière Beaudette, St. Clet, Ste. Justine de Newton, Ste. Marthe, St. Polycarpe, St. Télésphore and Très St. Rédempteur. The grants range from $75,000, which will be received by Pointe Fortune, which has a population of 593; to just over $132,500, which will go to Rivière Beaudette, the largest town in the category, with a population of 2,651.

The initiative comes after the Quebec government announced a $90-million increase to its Water and Community Infrastructure Transfer Program, aimed at providing financial assistance to small municipalities across the province.

The municipalities must decide how to spend the funds so long as it is used on municipal buildings, including town halls, community centres and public parks.

“Infrastructure improvements and construction are essential to ensuring quality services for the population, and that’s what these additional funds will make it possible to do,” said Soulanges MNA Marilyne Picard in a statement.