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Construction starts on Hamilton cold-storage facility
The new building is valued at $65 million, and is located in Hamilton’s Red Hill Business Park. Upon completion, the 65-foot-tall facility will boast nearly 250,000 square feet of storage space, and 30,000 square feet of food processing space.
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan to aim for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050
Canada’s largest single−profession pension plan says in the coming weeks it will establish concrete targets for portfolio emissions and ensure companies it invests in report emissions annually.
$160M in funding announced for Mississauga transit projects
The money will be earmarked for a dozen public-transit projects in the city, including construction of a dedicated bus rapid transit corridor along Lakeshore Road, as well as significant upgrades to the city’s MiWay bus fleet.
Shareholders give OK to West Fraser deal to buy Norbord, consolidating wood sector
The combined company will operate as West Fraser with headquarters in Vancouver and a regional office in Toronto, with West Fraser shareholders owning 56 per cent of the company, and Norbord shareholders owning about 44 per cent.
Province to spend $6M on winter roads
The money will be shared among 31 remote First Nation communities and the Town of Moosonee, and will be used to support nearly 3,200 kilometres of temporary snow and ice roads for the 2020–21 winter season.