Toronto will receive nearly half of the total funding at more than $185 million, and Ottawa will collect $37.8 million.

A 1,500-acre site in St. Thomas and Central Elgin has been identified as one of the most investment-ready mega sites in Ontario. New legislation would bring it entirely into St. Thomas.

The company has awarded a four-year contract to mining contractor Dumas Contracting Ltd. The contractor has already begun moving equipment to the site and plans to restart work in April.

The new fire station at 100 Marina Boulevard is being built to the CAGBC’s Zero Carbon Building Standard, and will replace the current north-end fire station on Carnegie Avenue.

The organization is calling for the province to invest in new critical infrastructure, fund state-of-good-repair work for existing infrastructure, and reform the immigration system to bring more skilled trade workers to Ontario.