EDMONTON – The money has begun to flow to Alberta’s municipalities for infrastructure projects.
Municipal Affairs Minister Deron Bilous said Thursday that $880 million will be dispatched this calendar year to communities under the Municipal Sustainability Initiative.
Bilous said the new NDP government remains committed to providing sustainable, stable funding to communities.
He said if oil drops or stays low, it definitely impacts provincial revenues, but municipalities still have the same number of people that they need to provide services for.
Municipal funding is to be addressed in the 2015-16 budget, which the NDP has said will be introduced in October.
Nolan Crouse, mayor of St. Albert and chairman of the Capital Region Board, said the money sends a positive message.
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