Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador Welcomes Additional Support for Municipalities and Volunteer Fire Departments

For Immediate Release
April 9, 2025

St. John’s – Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador (MNL) is pleased to see support for municipalities in today’s Provincial Budget announcements.

In advance of the 2025 Budget, MNL advocated for additional support to municipalities for their efforts in wastewater system monitoring and much needed training funding for volunteer firefighters in the province.

The $100,000 announced today for wastewater monitoring assistance will help municipalities in our province meet requirements under the Federal Wastewater Systems Effluent Regulations by enabling them to train municipal staff and purchase necessary equipment to do wastewater monitoring internally.

The $225,000 announced for volunteer firefighter training will provide much needed funding to volunteer firefighters across the province to access the training that they require without having to rely heavily on municipalities for additional operational funding or fundraising.

MNL is also pleased to see that the Provincial Government is continuing its investment in municipal infrastructure. We look forward to further conversations on municipal/provincial/federal infrastructure funding arrangements.

“We need support for success. We have to ensure that municipalities have the right tools and resources so that councillors, staff, and firefighters can do their work safely, and with confidence. The funding announced in today’s budget is another step forward to showing what we can achieve when we all work together toward common goals.” – Councillor Amy Coady, MNL President

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Media Contact:

Tobias Romaniuk
Marketing and Communications Officer, MNL
tromaniuk@municipalnl.ca
709 725 1440