Orillia has revealed developers’ plans to redevelop a significant piece of property along the city’s waterfront.

Why would a public buyer of construction opt to completely eliminate any form of open competition, decide to proceed without the use of a fair, open and transparent tendering process, and instead, offer only one contractor the project?

Ontario could announce new public health restrictions today to curb surging cases of COVID-19 which are straining hospital capacity.

Essential retailers will have to further lower capacity limits to 25 per cent, indoor religious services will be limited to 10 people, and non-essential construction will have to shut down.

The agency has committed up to $655 million toward construction of a $1.7-billion project that will connect Ontario’s electricity grid with a regional transmission organization in the US. Part of the project involves running a transmission line under Lake Erie.