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Provincial, federal governments fund $3.25M in water-infrastructure projects
The projects funded in a pair of November 20 announcements will enhance infrastructure assets in Rainy River and Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory in the Bay of Quinte.
Windsor permit values retreat in November
Construction permit values dropped in Windsor in November, in part due to a much-reduced performance in the city’s government and institutional sector. Total permit values last month were about one-third of those issued in November 2019.
Plan calls for revitalization of Ottawa’s ByWard Market
Plans for a major facelift to one of the capital’s oldest neighbourhoods were discussed at a city committee meeting on December 1. They call for $129 million worth of construction and design work.
Hariri Pontarini Architects tipped for York U gallery design
The firm was one of three shortlisted to design the facility. The university expects the stand-alone gallery to become an important hub at York’s Keele Campus.
Lakehead hoping to get Indigenous centre funded
The project, which was announced in July 2016, has sat idle almost since its announcement. Lakehead University wants to take advantage of federal and provincial stimulus funding to finally get the facility built.