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Small communities to share in $200M of infrastructure funding
The provincial allocation is open to those municipalities with populations of less than 100,000 and the money will be shared among 424 communities. The overall funding allocation for 2021 is identical to the funding issued in 2020.
Feds approve controversial CN project
Plans by Canadian National Railway to develop 400 acres of land in Milton into a new truck-train logistics hub have been approved by the federal government—with conditions. Halton Region mayors say not enough is being done to address residents’ concerns.
Steel groups merge
The Canadian Institute of Steel Construction has reached an agreement with the Canadian Sheet Steel Building Institute to integrate the Canadian sheet steel construction sectors within the CISC.
Construction starts on Hamilton cold-storage facility
The new building is valued at $65 million, and is located in Hamilton’s Red Hill Business Park. Upon completion, the 65-foot-tall facility will boast nearly 250,000 square feet of storage space, and 30,000 square feet of food processing space.
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan to aim for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050
Canada’s largest single−profession pension plan says in the coming weeks it will establish concrete targets for portfolio emissions and ensure companies it invests in report emissions annually.