The province has invested $8.7 million toward the planning and design of the new facility. Once complete, it will add six in-patient beds, as well as new technology to support better patient care.

The mayors of Ontario’s 29 largest cities met with the federal and provincial infrastructure ministers on October 15 to deliver a call for urgent and swift funding assistance. The call echoes those issued by construction groups.

The project scope will see the contractor wide the section of highway from four to six lanes, add concrete median barriers and a new storm sewer system. The concrete barriers will help to reduce the likelihood of cross-median collisions.

The money, which is the largest federal investment in the town, will fund four projects to manage water flow and protect residents and businesses from flooding.

The contractor has stepped up the measures it has put in place to find and prosecute those responsible for the anti-Black racist acts at the Michael Garron Hospital site—including upping a reward that leads to arrest to $50,000.