More than $1.4-million is on the way to Perth-Wellington municipalities.
Perth-Wellington MPP Randy Pettapiece says the funding is coming from the federal-provincial Safe Restart Agreement.
Among the recipients are the the City of Stratford which will see $363,000 and Perth County which will receive $184,000.
Officials say the Ontario government is allocating an additional $695 million across the province to provide financial relief for municipalities to ensure they don’t carry operating deficits into 2021.
This investment builds on the first phase of the federal-provincial Safe Restart Agreement announced this summer.
Amounts for municipalities in Perth-Wellington are as follows:
Municipality | 2021 Funding |
City of Stratford | 362,000.00 |
Town of St. Marys | 79,000.00 |
County of Perth | 184,000.00 |
Municipality of North Perth | 69,000.00 |
Township of Perth East | 51,000.00 |
Township of Perth South | 21,000.00 |
Municipality of West Perth | 44,000.00 |
County of Wellington | 463,000.00 |
Town of Minto | 48,000.00 |
Township of Mapleton | 44,000.00 |
Township of Wellington North | 62,000.00 |
Total Safe Restart Support for Perth-Wellington | $1,427,000.00 |
