The five-kilometre road will not only keep traffic away from the community’s small village, but also open up the potential for development of residential and business lots.

The first of the funding under the federal Safe Restart Agreement kicks in by the fall. The money will be split among funding to relieve operating pressures, funding for transit, and funding for shelters.

The province has announced the fast-track construction of another long-term care home—this one at Humber River Hospital.

The financial relief package put in place by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board last spring originally required companies to pay back deferred premiums at the end of this month.

Several of the eight projects being funded include construction on roadways and pedestrian and cycling infrastructure.