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A look at the provincial government's plans for a redeveloped Ontario Place
Three companies have been hired to develop and run new and upgraded attractions at the site. The province has not specified a cost for the work that it predicts could wrap up by 2030.
TC Energy signs deal with DND to site massive energy-storage facility
The proposed Ontario Pumped Storage Project would be sited on DND lands in Meaford. If approved for construction, it would become the province’s largest energy-storge facility.
Construction price increases hit record highs in Q2
Statistics Canada’s latest look at construction prices shows growth of 7.5 percent in the residential sector for the period of April to June, and of 3.7 percent in the non-residential sector.
Construction concludes at Union Station
Work at the station has been underway for 11 years at a final projected cost of $824 million. On July 27, Toronto Mayor John Tory reopened the Bay Concourse, which marked the end of construction at the country’s busiest multimodal passenger hub.
Federal government funds rapid housing projects in London, Hamilton and Kingston
The federal government has announced combined funding of more than $31 million to support the construction of more than 120 rapid housing units in London, Hamilton and Kingston.