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Friday, November 5, 2010

Mayors Send Message To Harper Government On New Wastewater Regulations












(Mayor Ivan Court)
    (File Photo)


Mayors from Atlantic Canada have a message for the Harper Government.......If you bring in new wastewater regulations which cost more to implement then you should pick up part of the cost.

Mayor Ivan Court, who hosted the meeting, tells CHSJ News the overall cost for cities in New Brunswick will exceed the estimate of 362 million dollars and 2 billion dollars for Atlantic Canada as a whole. He says those numbers are conservative and always wind up costing more when it's all said and done.

Court says the Mayors support the new regulations but need a commitment from Ottawa of some funding help before they become law. He also maintains the provincial government should be at the table as well.