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.

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.

As Ontario struggles to beat back a dire wave of COVID-19, workplace spread has been singled out by public health experts, mayors and top health officials as a major source of infections.

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.

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.