Good news is on the way for 8 Wing CFB Trenton when it comes to military housing and infrastructure.
In a Standing Committee meeting on National Defence this week in Ottawa, it was revealed that RFP’s are going out in a few weeks for 384 planned new housing units being built as part of a second phase of the feds’ residential housing plan.
92 residential units are currently under construction as part of Phase 1 of that plan.
Department of National Defence officials noted this is part of a slew of major capital infrastructure projects currently ongoing.
Others include the Strategic Tanker Transport Capability Infrastructure, Ammunition Storage, Quinte West Training Centre and the Fixed Wing Search and Rescue Capability.
These investments have allowed the government to increase minor capital and maintenance repairs this fiscal year with $63 million planned across 40 different projects, representing a doubling of maintenance and repair investments and a nearly quadrupling of minor capital investments.
The three-year forecasted spending in Trenton is $165 million, officials stated.
These projects would provided an estimated 1,000 full-time jobs, according to national analysis.
Bay of Quinte MP Chris Malette, who is part of this committee, stated he was pleased to hear these updates and happy to see further investment and improvement for this important sector.
More is on MP Malette’s Facebook page.
