St. Thomas and Elgin county are the recipients of almost $2.5 million in provincial funding to deal with ongoing COVID-19 costs. The financial support will help ensure the delivery of critical services during the pandemic and keep capital works projects on schedule.
St. Thomas will receive $1.1 million in funding with Elgin receiving $544,000 and Aylmer almost $118,000. The money can be used for PPE, cleaning supplies and bylaw enforcement.
In a release, Elgin-Middlesex-London MPP Jeff Yurek praised municipalities for adapting operations to ensure public safety.
Local allocations are as follows:
· Town of Aylmer- $117,981
· Municipality of Bayham- $104,962
· Municipality of Central Elgin- $220,509
· Municipality of Dutton Dunwich- $65,110
· County of Elgin- $544, 266
· Township of Malahide- $124,818
· City of St. Thomas- $1,141,947
· Municipality of West Elgin- $115,045
