By Matt Prokopchuk, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, TBnewswatch.com SIOUX LOOKOUT \u2014 Several years\u2019 worth of work is scheduled to start this spring on Sioux Lookout\u2019s wastewater system. That\u2019s according to Mayor Doug Lawrance, who told Newswatch increasing the capacity of the existing water treatment plant is needed to accommodate the municipality\u2019s growth. \u201cOur population has just grown steadily over the decades and continues to grow,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd the town expands and, as a result, the infrastructure needs to expand as well.\u201d In a media release, the municipality says the province has committed more than $16.6 million for the work (the municipality is responsible for over $6.1 million on top of that), which will include upgrading existing infrastructure, improving mechanical and other systems and bettering \u201ceffluent and solids management.\u201d \u201cTogether,… <\/p>\n
By Matt Prokopchuk, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, TBnewswatch.com SIOUX LOOKOUT \u2014 Several years\u2019 worth of work is scheduled to start this spring on Sioux Lookout\u2019s wastewater system. That\u2019s according to Mayor Doug Lawrance, who told Newswatch increasing the capacity of the existing water treatment plant is needed to accommodate the municipality\u2019s growth. \u201cOur population has just grown steadily over the decades and continues to grow,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd the town expands and, as a result, the infrastructure needs to expand as well.\u201d In a media release, the municipality says the province has committed more than $16.6 million for the work (the municipality is responsible for over $6.1 million on top of that), which will include upgrading existing infrastructure, improving mechanical and other systems and bettering \u201ceffluent and solids management.\u201d \u201cTogether,... <\/p>\n