{"id":35085,"date":"2024-09-19T17:13:30","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T21:13:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=35085"},"modified":"2024-09-19T17:16:09","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T21:16:09","slug":"sewer-expansion-will-help-bring-8000-new-homes-to-aurora-support-northern-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/sewer-expansion-will-help-bring-8000-new-homes-to-aurora-support-northern-york\/","title":{"rendered":"Sewer expansion will help bring 8,000 new homes to Aurora, support northern York"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An expansion of the North York Durham Sewer System will help York Region realize 8,000 new housing units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At York Regional Headquarters on Friday morning, York-Simcoe MPP Caroline Mulroney announced a $139 million investment by the Province of Ontario in water infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The funding, according to the Province, will support the expansion which will, in turn, \u201cprovide residents with an increased capacity for wastewater treatment, keeping people safe and healthy for generations to come\u201d while also supporting future housing growth in Aurora, Newmarket, and East Gwillimbury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe York Durham Sewage System expansion is exactly the solution needed. \u201cThis historic investment of over $139 million will help protect Lake Simcoe from harmful discharge while bringing us closer to our goal of building 1.5 million new homes by 2031.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Added Newmarket-Aurora MPP Dawn Gallagher Murphy: \u201cWe live in one of the fastest-growing regions in Ontario. I\u2019m proud of the investment our government is making in this critical infrastructure project as it is a paramount piece of the puzzle to get more homes built faster.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this year\u2019s budget, Ontario announced more than $1.8 billion in housing-enabling infrastructure funding through the $825 million Housing-Enabling Water Systems Fund and the $1 billion Municipal Housing Infrastructure Program, in addition to funding announced previously through the province\u2019s Building Faster Fund. In response to the significant demand for investments in water and wastewater infrastructure to enable the construction of more homes, and after consulting with municipalities, the province is transferring $275 million from the Municipal Housing Infrastructure Program to the Housing-Enabling Water Systems Fund in order to meet this demand. In addition, the $120 million from the Building Faster Fund that was reserved for small, rural and northern communities is being flowed to these communities through the Housing-Enabling Water Systems Fund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Friday\u2019s announcement was greeted warmly at the municipal level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI welcome the Ontario government\u2019s historic investment in the York Durham Sewage System North Expansion,\u201d said Regional Chair Wayne Emmerson. \u201cThis critical wastewater infrastructure adds servicing capacity and enables 8,000 new homes in the Towns of Aurora, East Gwillimbury and Newmarket, supporting accelerated growth in York Region. Investments support new or expanded wastewater sewers, pumping stations and enhancements, along with strengthening our wastewater system and building resilience for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By Brock Weir<\/strong><\/p>\n\r\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F35085&amp;t=Sewer%20expansion%20will%20help%20bring%208%2C000%20new%20homes%20to%20Aurora%2C%20support%20northern%20York&amp;s=100&amp;p[url]=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F35085&amp;p[images][0]=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F09%2F2024-09-19-05.jpg&amp;p[title]=Sewer%20expansion%20will%20help%20bring%208%2C000%20new%20homes%20to%20Aurora%2C%20support%20northern%20York\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F35085&amp;text=Like%3F\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-mail nolightbox\" data-provider=\"mail\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share by email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Sewer%20expansion%20will%20help%20bring%208%2C000%20new%20homes%20to%20Aurora%2C%20support%20northern%20York&amp;body=Like%3F:%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F35085\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"mail\" title=\"Share by email\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/mail.png\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An expansion of the North York Durham Sewer System will help York Region realize 8,000 new housing units. At York Regional Headquarters on Friday morning, York-Simcoe MPP Caroline Mulroney announced a $139 million investment by the Province of Ontario in water infrastructure. 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