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Feds, province invest in First Nations community bypass road
The five-kilometre road will not only keep traffic away from the community’s small village, but also open up the potential for development of residential and business lots.
Hotel construction ahead of 2019 pace
At the close of the second quarter, Canada’s hotel construction pipeline is significantly ahead of the pace set last year.
Province releases $1.6B in municipal relief funding
The first of the funding under the federal Safe Restart Agreement kicks in by the fall. The money will be split among funding to relieve operating pressures, funding for transit, and funding for shelters.
WSIB extends deferred payment deadline to January 2021
The financial relief package put in place by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board last spring originally required companies to pay back deferred premiums at the end of this month.
Windsor permit activity plunges in July
After recording strong increases in permit values in June, Windsor’s construction market slowed considerably in July.