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Hydro One buys 21.5 acres of land in Orillia
The utility will use the property to build a new regional operations centre and provincial warehouse. The project is in addition to work on a $150-million grid control centre.
Unifor approves $1 billion General Motors deal to build electric vans in Ontario
The union’s 1,900 Local 88 members voted online Sunday on a tentative deal with the automaker to transform GM’s CAMI plant in Ingersoll, Ont., into a hub for producing electric commercial delivery vans.
OGRA projects $34.7B infrastructure deficit for roads, bridges
The calculation, which was announced on January 11, draws on data in 443 of Ontario’s 444 municipal asset-management plans.
Design competition RFQ issued for Ottawa’s Block 2
The city block immediately south of Parliament Hill in Ottawa is in dire need of revitalization. Public Services and Procurement Canada has launched a request for qualifications for an architectural design competition to redevelop the site.
Five COVID cases reported at East-West Tie project camp
All five are isolating. The Thunder Bay District Health Unit is working with Valard Construction to assess the exposure risk to other workers, and identifying and following up on any contacts outside of the site.