The New Brunswick government recently announced that the Village of Baker-Brook will get $1.5 million in funding for well construction and equipment for its water system.
BAKER-BROOK, N.B.
The New Brunswick government recently announced that the Village of Baker-Brook will get $1.5 million in funding for well construction and equipment for its water system.
At press time, Baker-Brook, which is about 20 kilometres west of Edmunston on the Saint John River, has had a boil-water advisory in effect since Jan. 3.
A new project includes reconstructing two existing wells and building a third well. The wells will have submersible pumps and will be connected to the current system.
The federal and provincial governments will contribute $510,135 each to the project while the Village of Baker-Brook will contribute $510,137.
The funding is contingent upon an environmental assessment and the completion of all contractual agreements.
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