The Town of Wilkie, Town of Kindersley, Village of Harris, and lastly R.M. of Biggar No. 347 were all included as part of some recent investment funding coming from the Federal and Provincial governments.

Supporting 25 infrastructure projects across the province, this joint funding is coming through each of the Green Infrastructure, Community, Culture and Recreation, and the Rural and Northern Communities streams of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program.

Some nice money towards the Wilkie pool headlined the list of local projects, and here are all of them that were announced around the West Central region:

Location Project Name Details Federal Funding Provincial Funding Recipient Funding
Rural Municipality of Biggar No. 347 RM of Biggar No.347 - Palo Bridge Replacement This project will replace the existing 24.4 metre treated timber bridge with new culverts. $85,442 $170,833 $256,275
Village of Harris Village of Harris - Landfill Decommission ing This project will decommission and reclaim the landfill in the Village of Harris . $79,600 $66,327 $53,073
Town of Kindersley Town of Kindersley - West Central Event Centre Green Project The project will provide a complete lifecycle upgrade of the refrigeration plant. $454,480 $378,695 $303,025
Town of Wilkie Town of Wilkie - New Swimming Pool The main objective of the project is to build a new outdoor swimming pool with a beach entry, water slide and diving board. $1,070,460 $891,961 $713,729

The government release also shared the below comment on the work coming to Kindersley, a project that will provide a complete lifecycle upgrade of the refrigeration plant at the West Central Events Centre in town.

"In the Town of Kindersley, the West Central Event Centre will benefit from a complete lifecycle upgrade of its refrigeration plant. The upgrade will increase energy efficiency and create a greener and self-sustaining facility. Other measures to reduce energy consumption include replacing leaky exterior doors and converting to LED lighting throughout the facility."

Also according to yesterday's release, Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, and Saskatchewan's Government Relations Minister Don McMorris, together announced more than $19.7 million in joint funding for 25 infrastructure projects across the province.