HomeMy WebLinkAboutLakeshore Advance, 2013-10-23, Page 11Wednesday, October 23, 2013 • Lakeshore Advance 11
Milestone event to benefit thousands
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Lynda HNMnan-Rapiey
Grant Hoperoft here with Lambton Shores mayor Bill Weber. Hoperoft is the Director of intergovernmental and Community Liaison
for the City of London, Ontario, with responsibility for managing a broad range of relationships between the City and the federal,
provincial and local governments. He has been a keen participant in and observer of municipal Issues for over 25 years. Hoperoft is
also a former Vice -President of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, and former Chair of FCM's Ontario Caucus, the National
Nansportation and Communications Committee, and the FCM/CAMA Task Force on the Future of Local Government. In 2002, Grant
was Inducted to FCM's Roll of Honour In recognition of distinguished service to municipalities and FCM.
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Water), is a $150 million dollar
regional infrastructure initia-
tive funded equally by three
levels of government. Mile-
stones being celebrated
include the completion of the
Lake Huron Generator, ongo-
ing work on the Lake Huron
Residue Management Facility
and twinning sections of the
Lake Huron pipeline.
HELP (Huron Elgin Lon-
don Project) Clean Water is a
regional project that will
serve the needs of more than
500,000 people living and
working in this economic
region of Southwestern
Ontario. The project will be
implemented in phases over
the next 20 years, at an esti-
mated total cost of approxi-
mately $350 million.
In the region of Southwest-
ern Ontario, between the
shores of Lake Huron and
Lake Erie, the clean water
needs of half a million people
living and working in Targe
and small communities, both
rural and urban, are served
by two Boards of Manage-
ment for the Elgin Area Pri-
mary Water Supply System
and the Lake Huron Primary
Water Supply System.
Together, the two Boards
serve the clean water needs
of 14 municipalities; the City
of London, City of St. Tho-
mas, 'E'own of Aylmer, Munic-
ipality of Bayham, Munici-
pality of Central Elgin,
Township of Malahide,
Township of Southwold,
Municipality of Bluewater,
Municipality of South I luron,
Municipality of Lambton
Shores, Township of Lucan
Biddulph, Municipality of
North Middlesex, Municipal-
ity of Middlesex Centre and
the Municipality of Strathroy-
Caradoc.
The City of London is the
administrating municipality
and a member of both water
Boards.
In early 2004 the City of
London and the two Boards
entered into a partnership to
explore, develop and deliver
a strategic, long-term
infrastructure program that
would ensure a sustainable
high quality water supply for
the region while protecting
the natural environment and
conserving energy. HELP
Clean Water is a strategic,
multi-year infrastructure
program designed to benefit
the entire region environ-
mentally and economically
over the next 30-50 years.
Work continues on the
Lake Huron Residue Manage-
ment Facility and twinning
sections of the Lake Huron
Pineline. The Lake Huron
backup generator is now
installed and will enhance
the reliability of the water sys-
tem by providing increased
emergency power to the
water treatment and pump-
ing facility in the event of an
outage.'Ihe Lake Iluron Resi-
due Management Facility at
the Lake Huron Water Treat-
ment Facility will help the
system comply with current
standards and reduce envi-
ronmental impact. Twinning
will double approximately 8.5
kilometers of pipeline, and
reducing pressure on the line
while decreasing the risk of a
break.
Lynda Hillman-Rapley
South Huron deputy mayor Jim Dietrich speaks with London
Fanshaw MP Irene Mathyssen (with Bluewater mayor Bill
Dowson in foreground).
WHAT TIIEY SAID:
Diane Furey
-Minister of Public iVorks and Gol'ernment Services
"Our government's top priority is to create jobs, growth and
long-term prosperity for Canadians. We are proud to invest in
infrastructure projects that will improve the quality of life for
Canadian families and benefit the local economy.
Deb Matthews
(u'ho cook! not attend)
- Deputy Premier of Ontario
'lhe Ontario government is investing in infrastructure projects
like this to allow every comer of the province to thrive, create jobs
and grow local economies.
Harold Usher
-Chair of the Lake Iluron Board of Management
An infrastructure initiative of this magnitude is only possible
when all levels of government work together as equal partners.
We are grateful to our senior levels of government for their com-
mitment to clean water in our region. We are particularly proud
of our regional partnership, between the two regional water sup-
ply systems and the City of London, in Southwestern Ontario
who all share the vision of clean water for ours, and future
generations.
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