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Sudbury updates Event Centre procurement to progressive design-build model
Soaring material prices and rising labour costs caused the city to reconsider the procurement model it intends to use for the construction of a downtown event centre.
First Nations start process to build Ring of Fire road
If constructed, the road would provide year-round access to mining sites in the province’s Ring of Fire, and connect the Marten Falls and Webequie First Nations to Ontario’s highway network.
Ford pledges support for $1B worth of work at Scarborough Health Network
Provincial investments will support a series of expansion and renovation projects among the network’s main campuses. The showpiece project calls for a new, 450-bed Birchmount Hospital.
Teranorth Construction awarded $107M contract for Highway 11/17 twinning
The company will begin twinning the highway in the fall of this year with an expected completion date of 2026.
Construction investment reaches record $20B in February
Statistics Canada reports that investment rose by 4 percent for the month, reaching $20 billion for the first time ever.