By Aastha Sethi, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Cabin Radio Hay River’s deputy mayor says $20 million in federal cash for a new water treatment plant is the largest investment in such a project in the town’s history. As the funding Keith Dohey celebrated it as the Northwest Territories town’s “biggest and most important” infrastructure investment. He said maintaining the ageing plant had become increasingly expensive, prompting council to make its replacement a top priority. Multiple applications had been made to Ottawa for help. Now, the federal government is promising to cover about 75 per cent of the cost of a new plant. Dohey called that “recognition of its importance to not only our community, but to our region and broader territory. Clean and safe drinking water is a keystone for…
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