A significant package of infrastructure works announced in the province’s 2021 budget will increase capacity on GO Train line along the Guelph subdivision, and allow more trains to travel both ways between Kitchener and Toronto.

Rural parts of Ontario could benefit from a provincial pledge to spend an additional $2.8 billion over five years for improved cellular phone service and broadband internet in underserved areas.

Three major engineering companies— Architecture49, HOK and WSP—will work together to modernize and design new science facilities for the federal government in cities across Ontario over the next five years.

The health hub project is the first of its kind in Ontario, and was built at a cost of about $60 million by EllisDon Infrastructure Healthcare.

The 14 combined projects will bring broadband internet connectivity to nearly 3,500 residents and businesses in three communities.