Critical infrastructure funding for Tecumseh [Video]

The Town of Tecumseh is getting $1,789,764 from the Ontario government to help renew and rehabilitate critical infrastructure.

The funding will be delivered in 2025 through the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund (OCIF). It is part of the government’s $190 billion capital plan to build and expand more homes, highways, hospitals, transit and high-speed internet across the province.

“Tecumseh continues its renewal of and reinvestment in municipal infrastructure supporting housing and economic development” said Andrew Dowie, MPP For Windsor-Tecumseh.

In 2025, Ontario will allocate $400 million in OCIF funding to help 423 small, rural and northern communities build roads, bridges, water and wastewater infrastructure. Communities may accumulate funding for up to five years to address larger infrastructure projects.

Last year, Tecumseh received $2,056,244 through the OCIF, which was put towards various ongoing projects, including the Scully-St. Marks Storm Pump Station. Tecumseh plans to save the remaining funds to support further infrastructure …