Another Comox Valley municipality is receiving funding through the Strategic Priorities Fund.
The Village of Cumberland announced it will receive $2.7 million to help replace the No. 2 Dam and spillway.
Mayor Vickey Brown said the funding comes at a critical time for the community.
“The No. 2 Dam is a piece of infrastructure our community has relied on for generations, and upgrading it means our residents can count on safe, reliable drinking water for decades to come.”
The village said the current dam requires seismic upgrades and additional infrastructure to ensure heavy rain events do not create downstream challenges.
The Strategic Priorities Fund is a federally funded program under the Build Communities Strong Fund community stream in British Columbia. It supports infrastructure projects beyond the financial capacity of a single local government.
“Our council pushed hard to secure this support, meeting several times with both our MP Gord Johns and MLA Josie Osborne,” said Brown.
The project is one of 54 announced through the program, with more than $152 million in joint federal and provincial funding being distributed through the Union of B.C. Municipalities.
Both Courtenay and Comox also received funding from the Strategic Priorities Fund.
