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Volume No. 1 Issue No. 86 - Monday September 04, 2006 |
Communities of Wotton Waven Copthall and Trafalgar Receive New water Supply
 Sean Douglas
Prime Minister, Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit and Minister for Public Works and Public Utilities, Hon. Ambrose George were among the many invited guests for the official opening ceremony for the long-awaited Wotton Waven/Trafalgar/Copthall Water Supply Project which took place recently.
 The Wotton Waven//Trafalgar/Copthall Water Project began in February 2005 and was completed in April 2006, at a cost of $3.4 million. The Project will provide the community of Copthall with potable water for the first time and replace and improve the supply systems for the neighbouring communities of Wotton Waven and Trafalgar.
The Contractors on the project were local, ACE Engineering and JARS Sales and Services Company Ltd of Dominica.
The Project was undertaken by the Dominica Water and Sewerage Company Limited(DOWASCO), using a combination of their own funds and loans. The loan component was guaranteed by the Government of Dominica.
Also in attendance at the ceremony were Parliamentary Representative for the Roseau Valley Constituency, Hon. Norris Charles, Senator the Hon. John Collin McIntrye, Hon. John Fabien, General Manager of DOWASCO, Mr. Bernard Ettinoffe, Chairman of the Board of Directors of DOWASCO, Mr. Larry Bardouille, representatives of the contractors, residents of Copthall and the neighbouring communities and the media.
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