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Construction to begin on Markham Centre Campus
With funding in place, York University is set to expand its facilities by building a $275-million facility in Markham. Construction starts this week.
Empire plans $2.1B grocery-store spend
The parent company of retailers Sobey’s, Safeway, Farm Boy and Fresh Co plans to spend $700 million annually over the next three years to build and renovate stores, and increase its e-commerce business.
Governments invest $6M in affordable housing in Coburg
The Elgin Park redevelopment project will host four two-storey buildings with a total of 40 units; 28 will be affordable, rent-geared-to-income housing.
Funding announced for seven SW Ontario rural projects
An investment of nearly $12 million will go to support seven key infrastructure projects in rural and First Nation communities in the province’s southwest.
SMH receives stage 1 approval for redevelopment
The plan to double the footprint of the 50-plus year old hospital received early-stage approval from the Ontario Ministry of Health on July 16.