Members of the Kitchener Heritage Committee gave a proposal by Walkinshaw Holdings a unanimous stamp of approval to proceed with renovations to the Boathouse building on Victoria Park Lake.

Statistics Canada’s latest look at the trend shows that residential construction costs increased by 2.5% in the third quarter, while non-residential costs grew by 2.1% percent. Both figures are notably lower than those seen in the second quarter of the year.

The federal government has released its immigrations levels plan for the next two years, with a focus on attracting workers to key sectors of the economy, including the skilled trades.

The organization has signed a series of partnership agreements with construction companies to deliver work at its Chalk River campus and on other priority projects.

More than $5 million in funding from the federal government will go toward the renovation of a former elementary school building into a community hub.