The Dunsmuir Avenue portion of the Village Upgrades project is complete. The Village of Cumberland celebrated the project completion at a community ribbon-cutting ceremony in Village Square July 26.
The work on Dunsmuir, largely completed last fall, involved improving six blocks downtown by replacing aging underground services, installing new storm sewer infrastructure, repaving road surfaces and improving sidewalks. Final wrap-up on the Dunsmuir work, including line painting, small sections of paving and downtown tree re-planting, took place in spring.
“We are all glad to have our main street refurbished,” said Mayor Leslie Baird. “We appreciate the patience of our residents and businesses, and are pleased that Dunsmuir business owners and community members came to celebrate this successful project.”
The Dunsmuir upgrades are part of a long-term Village commitment to improve Cumberland’s infrastructure. The total project cost was $2.76 million, with $1.85 million contributed by senior governments through the New Building Canada Small Communities Fund.
“Funding public infrastructure is really about building communities and helping people,” said Amarjeet Sohi, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities.
FMI: cumberland.ca