The facility will pilot the Integrated Youth Services Network project, which will allow youth aged 12 to 26 get mental health counselling.

Waterloo Regional Council accepted a $44-million bid from Melloul-Blamey Construction to convert the former provincial courthouse building at 200 Frederick Street into a new central division building for Waterloo Regional Police.

Jacob, who has been with the firm since 1986, will assume leadership over the firm’s marketing, communications and human resources functions, as well as its office leases around the world.

Four partners are contributing a total of $93.2 million to the two-building project which will house a recreation complex, library, two schools and a child-care facility.

Topping the council’s list of requests is the need for Canada to receive more COVID-19 vaccines and at a faster rate, and to maintain PPE supply chains throughout the remainder of the pandemic.