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The cost of maintaining, renewing and rebuilding Ontarios crumbling infrastructure is staggering well into the Cost of renewal is staggeringbillions of dollars for some of the communities surveyed for this Metroland Special Report. While recent infrastructure stimulus funding spread $3.4 billion across Ontario in the nity to Port Colbornes water system;past two years, the programs made only a dent. This chart Continued from page 1I think it will be a long provides an overview of debt and capital needs. To close the local infrastructuredelaying upgrades means higher time before it will be easy,gap, every Toronto resident wouldcosts in the long run, says Gabriel 2011 Long-term DebtPopulationDebtm = millionbut collectivelcapital capital 2011per capitay, we need to have to pay more than $1,000 extraMiller of the Federation of Canadian b = billionbudgetbudgetprojectedon their property tax bill. In Princedo it smarter.Municipalities.Barrie$125.4m$1.91b $ 1 89m141,000$1,340Edward County and in Perth, the(to 2020)Fixes that could have been figure is closer to $2,000;affordable at one time can quickly Ontario Infrastructure MinisterBrampton$215.7m$2.1b $ 0510,000$0(to 2020) In Hamilton, roads that are sup-turn into massive repairs.Bob Chiarelliposed to be resurfaced within 35Burlington$40$493.6m $ .5m100m175,800$569Its a problem common to most (to 2020)years are now on a 110-year cycle;Ontario communities today. 7b Sinkholes are more common,Durham$290$1..6m$246m660,000$373By the provinces own estimates, palities for data on everything from(to 2015)opening huge gaps in roadways whenthere is $100 billion worth of unre-the amount of money received fromNAGuelph$44.8m$92.8m118,000$787broken underground pipes collapsepaired or unbuilt infrastructure in Ottawa and Queens Park to long-or the surface gives out;Ontario, with no funds available to term infrastructure needs. (SeeHalton$214m$2.6b $ 1 5 1.1m503,000$300 Severe weather and crumblingfix or build it. That infrastructure (to 2020)chart.)storm systems make certain oldergap can be seen more clearly every Hamilton$212m$1.9b $ 3 6 0 m540,000$667? More than half includingneighbourhoods across Ontario more(to 2020)day in roadway sinkholes, flooded Milton and York Region havevulnerable to basement flooding;storm systems and deteriorating Huntsville$2.2mNA$13m18,280$711introduced a tax or levy specifically to In Durham, traffic on a badlypublic buildings.help pay for infrastructure projects;deteriorating heritage bridge hasOntario communities are strug-Kawartha Lakes$24.2m$367$61m80,000$762.6m ? More than half measure their(to 2020)been curtailed until the $800,000 ingling without success to meet their expected capital costs over the nextrequired funding is found;Kitchener$118.4m$866.7m $ 98m229,400$427infrastructure needs, despite several decade in billions of dollars, includ-(to 2020) In Huntsville, where more thanyears of stimulus funding. While the ing York at $8 billion by 2020;Mississauga$232m$1.97b $ 0*738,000$0$100 million flowed in funding for$3.4-billion infrastructure program ? Three-quarters report they are(to 2020)the G8 summit and federal-provincialcreated jobs and helped kick-start currently short at least $160 millionNiagara Region$135.7m$1.6b $ 2 9 4 m 442,000$665stimulus, no assistance was availablethe economy, even Ontario (10-year)for future infrastructure repairs andto renovate several small communityInfrastructure Minister Bob Chiarelli upgrades;Oakville$88.6m$871m $ 4 0m183,700$218halls to make them handicappedconcedes the stimu(to 2019)lus programs ? Mississauga, which hasnt had toaccessible.made only a dent.$5.2b Peel$897.2m$ 8 90m1,323,000$673borrow since 1978, projects $446Part of the problem is that recent(to 2020)I think it will be a long time million in debt over the next 10 years.government stimulus funds went tobefore it will$776.5m be easy, but collectively, Peterborough$42.7m$72.6m79,000$919Brampton, debt-free at the moment,(to 2036)shovel ready projects, rather thanwe need to do it smarter, Chiarelli expects to start incurring debt asthose most in need of attention, says$93.6m St. Catharines$25m $60.2m133,600$451acknowledged.early as 2012;(to 2014)(2010)Saeed Mirza, professor emeritus of A Metroland Special Report shows ? Almost half are carrying debt$62.2m$379m Simcoe County$34m484,000$70engineering at McGill University.Ontario communities increasingly (10-year)loads in excess of $600 per resident.The stimulus (program) was toare borrowing and going into debt The consequences are significant.$38m$289.4m City of Waterloo$66.4m123,000$540create jobs, not to spend money some for the first time in decades (to 2020)? In Wainfleet, more than 1,000where we needed, he said. Our to deal with a worsening situa-homes are entering the sixth$1b$8b year of York$1.4b1,060,000$1,321infrastructure is in very dire straits(10-year) tion. Long-term needs are over-a boil water advisory after Niagaraand we need to act urgently.* $446m in debt projected over the next 10 yearswhelming.Region decided against the $120-mil-SOURCE: MunicipalitiesMetroland surveyed 20 munici-See Long page 9lion cost of connecting the commu-Visit www.oakville.caNotice of complete applicationIf a person or public body does not make oral submissions at Questions or written submissions may be directed to Robert a public meeting or make written submissions to the Town Zoning by-law amendment and plan of subdivisionThun, Senior Planner, Planning Services Department, Town of 3269 and 3271 Dundas Street Westof Oakville before the by-law is passed or before the Oakville, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON L6H 0H3, bcIMC Realty Corporation c/o Bentall Kennedy (Canada) LPapproval authority gives or refuses to give approval to the 905-845-6601, ext. 3029 or at rthun@oakville.cadraft plan of subdivision: File: Z.1333.01 and 24T-11001The personal information accompanying your submission is collected under the authority of the Planning Act and may form part of the public a) the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the The Town of Oakville has received a complete application record, which may be released to the public. Questions about this decision of the Town of Oakville to the Ontario Municipal by bcIMC Realty Corporation c/o Bentall Kennedy collection should be directed to the records and freedom of information Board; and(Canada) LP for a proposed zoning by-law amendment officer at 905-815-6053.and plan of subdivision. b) the person or public body may not be added as a party to Dated at the Town of Oakville on June 22, 2011. the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Municipal Board The purpose of the zoning by-law amendment is to amend unless, in the opinion of the board, there are reasonable the towns north Oakville zoning by-law from Existing grounds to do so.Development (ED) to Light Employment (LE), General Employment (GE), Service Area Employment (SA), Natural If you wish to be notified of the decision of the director, Heritage System (NHS) and Community Park (CP). The draft Planning Services, in respect of the proposed plan of plan of subdivision application proposes to create a number subdivision, you must make a written request to the Town of blocks for employment uses, stormwater management Clerk at the Town of Oakville, Clerks Department, 1225 purposes, the natural heritage system, a park and for Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON L6H 0H3.associated public roadways. Access to the site is from The public may view planning documents Dundas Street West.and background material at the Planning Services department between 8:30 a.m. The subject parcel of land (75 ha) is located on the north and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, or side of Dundas Street West, midway between Tremaine on the towns website atRoad and Regional Road 25. At this time there are no www.oakville.ca/da-407west-bcIMC.htmother applications, under the Act, pertaining to the or scan here: subject lands.www.insideHALTON.com OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, June 22, 2011 8