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Province funds Georgina training project
A trades-training project in a small community north of Toronto will prepare 100 trainees for construction jobs while building modular housing at the same time.
Province adds $10M to Connecting Links program
Nine more municipalities will share the additional funding for road and highway projects. The total program funding for 2020–21 is now $40 million.
Skills Ontario receives funding boost from government
The province announced a further $3.5 million in funding for the organization during the Skills Ontario Virtual Skills Summit.
Niagara Falls delays 17 capital projects to 2021
The city has moved 17 of the 125 projects it planned for 2020 into next year, and may follow this year’s busy construction season with a very slow year in 2021.
Broccolini to build second Ottawa Amazon warehouse
The company will build a 450,000-square foot fulfillment centre in the south-end Barrhaven neighborhood. Construction is expected to take 14 months, and create 700 jobs.