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The Link2Build group publishes news and information about the Ontario construction industry daily. Check here for the latest in trends, developments and insight from a wide variety of contributors, and visit regularly for updated information.
Ottawa provides update on Stage 2 LRT east extension
Construction of the entire light rail extension is underway and is expected to be completed by 2025. The City of Ottawa recently revealed detailed plans about construction of the east line extension.
Libro donates $50,000 to London affordable-housing project
The donation brings Youth Opportunities Unlimited closer to its goal of building a 35-unit complex for at-risk young mothers and babies.
Toronto is North America’s crane capital
A semi-annual index of tower cranes in use across 14 key North American cities shows more than one in four cranes is being used in Toronto.
Waterloo Region permits hit all-time high in 2019
The $1.7 billion worth of permits recorded last year represent an increase of 68 percent over 2018’s total.
Conference Board forecasts GDP drop of 25% in Q2
The board calls the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic "the worst economic downturn" the country has seen in decades.



