[Environment Minister Rick Miles—-Photo by Dave Briggs]
The provincial government is taking over half a million dollars from the Environmental Trust Fund for 24 projects in the greater Saint John region.Environment Minister Rick Miles says the projects not only benefit the environment, but will boost the economy.
Miles says the projects being funded will create jobs throughout the Saint John region.
$54 thousand dollars will be going to the Fundy Region Solid Waste Commission for it’s waste reduction projects in schools, and $40 thousand is going to the restoration of the Kennebcasis River.