Canada and New Brunswick invest $7.1 million in housing and transport infrastructure in Beaurivage and Grand Bouctouche

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Canada and New Brunswick jointly invest more than $7.1 million in Beaurivage and Grand Bouctouche for housing and active transportation infrastructure projects.
Beaurivage project will enable up to 150 new housing units, including 20 affordable units, by extending water, sanitary, and stormwater systems along Cartier and Cunard Streets.
Grand Bouctouche funding targets safer school zones with new sidewalks, resurfaced roads, speed bumps, and signage to improve pedestrian safety and mobility.

Funding package targets housing capacity and safer streets

As reported by Government of Canada, citing the Government of Canada, officials announce a joint investment of more than $7.1 million through the Provincial-Territorial stream of the Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund and the Active Transportation Fund for two municipal projects in Beaurivage and Grand Bouctouche.

The Beaurivage project extends water, sanitary sewer and stormwater infrastructure along Cartier and Cunard Streets to support a new residential development. The work includes installing several hundred metres of watermain, sanitary sewer and storm sewer, alongside roadway and sidewalk restoration.

Those upgrades are intended to expand the community’s development capacity and enable the future construction of up to 150 housing units, including 20 affordable units. The announcement is made in Beaurivage on October 15, 2026, by federal, provincial and municipal representatives including Dominic LeBlanc, Pat Finnigan, Gilles LePage, Mayor Danielle Dugas and Deputy Mayor Jean-Claude Babineau.

Infrastructure plan supports wider housing and mobility goals

The Grand Bouctouche portion of the funding is focused on active transportation in a school zone. It includes resurfacing and adding sidewalks along Rue du Parc, Rue Landry and Rue de l’Église, as well as installing three speed bumps and new signage to slow traffic and improve pedestrian safety, particularly for students and people with limited mobility.

The announcement ties the projects to Ottawa’s broader housing and community-development agenda. The federal government says this type of infrastructure spending is meant to support healthier and more active communities, address housing pressures and complement the work of Build Canada Homes, the new federal agency tasked with building affordable houses, supporting builders with financing and encouraging improved construction methods.

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