Once complete, the facility would become North America’s first cobalt sulfate refinery, producing 6,500 tonnes of battery-grade cobalt annually.

Ford laid out his plan for the tunnel to be 19.5 metres wide and three levels, with one level each for eastbound and westbound traffic and another for transit.

Statistics Canada said Friday the economy added 67,000 jobs in October, good enough to drive the unemployment rate down two tenths of a percentage point to 6.9 per cent.

The document outlines recommended steps for the closing stages of a construction contract as the owner assumes control of the project from the contractor.

In the spring budget, the province expected to see 71,800 homes built this year — already far off the pace needed to reach 1.5 million, but now it projects an even lower 64,300.