Project Update

On June 22, 2021, the RDN Board reviewed a revised project cost estimate of $62.3 million that considered the cost escalation seen through the COVID-19 pandemic. In response, the RDN Board approved a phased approach to the project.

• In Fall 2021 the RDN will conduct a value engineering study of the expansion component of the project. The results of the value engineering exercise will be presented to the Board for further discussion in Spring 2022.

In addition, the Province provided notification that the RDN was not successful in its $7.3 million grant application for odour control upgrades and ageing infrastructure renewals. A decision is pending on the RDN’s $730,000 grant application for solar energy and heat recovery installations on the expansion project, to lower greenhouse gas emissions