Member of Parliament for Kelowna‒Lake Country, Stephen Fuhr, also participated in the event.
The federal government is providing $26,450,000 and the provincial government is providing $17,457,000 for the project through the Clean Water and Wastewater Fund.
The City of Kelowna is providing $19,100,000.
A new separated water distribution system will also be created to provide South East Kelowna Irrigation District residents with year-round clean water and improve storage capacity.
The Water Integration Project will improve the quality of water for thousands in South Mission and South East Kelowna and create a more efficient sustainable water system that can meet the needs of B.C.
‘s fastest growing community well into the future."
"It’s not every day that we receive $44 million from our government partners.
Quick facts Through the Investing in Canada infrastructure plan, the Government of Canada will invest more than $180 billion over 12 years in public transit projects, green infrastructure, social infrastructure, trade and transportation routes, and Canada’s rural and northern communities.
$26.9 billion of this funding will support green infrastructure projects, including $5 billion that will be available for investment through the Canada Infrastructure Bank.
Associated links Federal infrastructure investments in British Columbia: http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/map-carte/bc-eng.html City of Kelowna Phase 1 Integrated Water Project: kelowna.ca/water SOURCE Infrastructure Canada For further information: Kate Monfette, Director of Communications, Office of the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, 613-301-0894, kate.monfette@canada.ca; Kate Mukasa, Acting Communications Director, Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Government of British Columbia, 250-361-6839, Kate.Mukasa@gov.bc.ca; Kelly Kay, Communications Advisor, City of Kelowna, 250-469-8751, KKay@kelowna.ca; Infrastructure Canada, 613-960-9251, Toll free: 1-877-250-7154, Email: infc.media.infc@canada.ca Also from this source: