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Province opens Cooksville GO Station
The facility will serve as a transit hub for travel across Peel, Halton and Toronto. It was built under a P3 arrangement with a group led by EllisDon at a cost of $128 million.
Port Lands bridge delivered
Built in Nova Scotia, a 340-tonne bridge that will be used as part of the Port Lands Flood Protection project was shipped down the St. Lawrence Seaway to Toronto in a matter of a week.
WSIB operational review makes 25 recommendations
The review was created to provide guidance to the board at a time when it has eliminated its unfunded liability, introduced a new rate framework and introduced a service modernization initiative.
Employment growth slows in October
Public-health restrictions on gatherings that were implemented in some regions of the country for a period in October contributed to a stall in employment growth across the country. Construction added just 8,400 jobs for the month, and remains well below February levels.
Province invests $511K into veteran career services
The investment in the Pathways to Post-Military Employment program will help those transitioning into their post-service lives find meaningful work in construction careers. Separately, the Ontario Construction Secretariat contributed $100,000 of its own to Helmets to Hardhats.