Malahat Nation, Cowichan Tribes receive $66.7 million in loans for infrastructure projects – Tofino-Ucluelet Westerly News
July 1, 2025
Funding is for water and housing projects
Cowichan Tribes and Malahat Nation have gained access to a total of $66.7 million in loans for infrastructure projects from the Canada Infrastructure Bank’s Indigenous Community Infrastructure Initiative.
Malahat Nation’s access to a $57.8-million loan will help fund the replacement of a 28-year-old water treatment plant that is at capacity, and build a new wastewater treatment plant to replace failing septic beds.
Increased water capacity will enhance emergency preparedness, while the new wastewater system will better protect local ground water, the ecosystem and shellfish beds in Saanich Inlet.
