All three levels of government are spending more than $28 million to build a new wastewater treatment facility and expand water services in Rothesay, N.B. Ottawa will spend $10.2 million on phase two of the construction of the treatment facility on Maliseet Drive, according to a news release. New Brunswick will spend $8.4 million while the Town of Rothesay will contribute $6.8 million. The facility, which was originally announced in 2021, will use ultraviolet disinfection to increase the municipality’s capacity to treat and manage wastewater. Rothesay is also installing one kilometre each of water, wastewater and stormwater pipes to help the construction of the Legacy Village seniors’ housing development on Villa Madonna Road. The federal government is spending $1.4 million on the pipe project. New Brunswick will pitch in $934,000 and the Town of Rothesay will spend $467,000. For more New Brunswick news, visit our dedicated provincial page.
