New Brunswick has dolled out the remaining $41 million it received through the federal government’s Safe Restart Agreement.
Just over $28-million is being distributed to the province’s 104 municipalities on a per-capita basis, the province announced Monday.
“This is great news for all the local governments,” said Local Government Minister Daniel Allain. “Not only were we able to fund the losses related to the pandemic in 2020, but the $28 million remaining is being allocated on a per-capita basis and will be available to local governments as non-budgeted revenue for 2021.”
Under Phase 3 of the agreement, Moncton will receive $3.9 million, Riverview is in line for just over $1 million, Dieppe will get nearly $1.4 million.
The full list can be found online. Many of these municipalities already received money through Phase 2 of the agreement to cover net losses due to the pandemic.
Sixty-nine local governments received more than $11 million to cover those losses. The remaining 35 municipalities did not submit a claim because they either had no related expenses or had savings to offset any expenditures.
Nearly $2 million was also dolled out in Phase 1 of the agreement to help transit systems in Saint John, Moncton and Fredericton, as well as to provide assistance to Maritime Bus.
