The museum completed the purchase of a five-acre parcel of land in Peterborough, and signed an Integrated Project Delivery Contract with Chandos Construction and Lett Architects.

Most construction groups will see their premiums decrease by more than the average figure of 5.1 percent. The province also says it intends to introduce legislation that will require the WSIB to pay back some of its reserves to safe employers.

The utility will lead the project to design, build, operate and maintain an on-shore battery storage system and charging infrastructure for the province’s first two hybrid electric passenger and vehicle ferries.

Municipalities issued $9.7 billion worth of permits for the month – down 2.1 percent from July. Significant declines in Ontario and British Columbia pulled the national results lower.

The contract with the National Capital Commission sees the contractor responsible for remediation work at the 5.6-hectare island in the Ottawa River between Ottawa and Gatineau.