The mayor of Corner Brook says there are lots of shovels in the ground in his city this summer, but he’s concerned about next year with the lack of a replacement for the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program, which was split equally among the three levels of government.

Jim Parsons was hoping there would have been such a program by now to enable talks on large projects which require financial participation from the municipality, the province and Ottawa. For example, Corner Brook has its share set aside for a new wastewater treatment system.

Not knowing if, or when, a project will be approved is sometimes the most difficult part of it.

Mayor Parsons liked it when municipalities got a share of the gas tax as there wasn’t much uncertainty about amounts and timing.