Ontario Building Critical Infrastructure in Lambton-Kent-Middlesex
Funding will help create jobs and support economic growth
NEWS
October 1, 2024
LAMBTON-KENT-MIDDLESEX — The Ontario government is investing $10.7 million across 12 municipalities in Lambton-Kent-Middlesex to renew and rehabilitate critical infrastructure. The funding will be delivered in 2025 through the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund (OCIF) and is part of the government’s $190 billion capital plan to build and expand more homes, highways, hospitals, transit and high-speed internet across the province.
The funding allocations for 2025 are as follows:
| MUNICIPALITY NAME | 2025 OCIF Allocations ($) |
| Adelaide-Metcalfe | 162,508 |
| Brooke-Alvinston | 369,212 |
| Dawn-Euphemia | 209,930 |
| Lambton Shores | 2,279,811 |
| Lucan Biddulph | 468,952 |
| Middlesex Centre | 1,917,924 |
| Middlesex County | 1,243,103 |
| Newbury | 100,000 |
| North Middlesex | 519,972 |
| Southwest Middlesex | 850,880 |
| Strathroy-Caradoc | 2,600,038 |
| Warwick | 604,176 |
“I’m pleased to see this significant investment in our local infrastructure, which will help improve essential services and create opportunities for economic growth in our rural communities,” said Steve Pinsonneault, MPP for Lambton-Kent-Middlesex. “By renewing and strengthening roads, bridges, and water systems, we are not only addressing today’s needs but also building a strong foundation for the future of Lambton-Kent-Middlesex.”
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.
“Small, rural and northern communities are essential to the growth and prosperity of Ontario,” said Kinga Surma, Minister of Infrastructure. “By providing direct and stable funding to these communities, our government is helping create local jobs, drive economic growth and build stronger, more resilient communities for generations to come.”
The OCIF provides funding for local infrastructure projects in municipalities with populations under 100,000, rural and northern municipalities, as well as for Local Services Boards that own water or wastewater systems. Funding allocations are based on a formula that accounts for the different needs and economic conditions of each community.
QUICK FACTS
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
CONTACT
Strathroy Office:
81 Front Street West, Strathroy, ON N7G 1X6
Phone: 519-245-8696
Wallaceburg Office:
14 – 60 McNaughton Avenue, Wallaceburg, ON N8A 1R9
Phone: 519-627-1015
Email: steve.pinsonneault@pc.ola.org