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Budget ’21: construction highlights and reaction
The budget forecasts a deficit of $354 billion, with significant spending allocated to infrastructure projects—including transit, rail and housing—and for apprenticeship training.
IESO calls for new SW transmission line
Electricity demand in the Windsor-Essex and Chatham areas is expected to quadruple by 2035, and additional capacity is needed to supply the region’s rapidly expanding agricultural sector.
Huron, Grey and Bruce counties receive new broadband funding
A series of projects in the southwestern communities will share in more than $8 million in funding from the federal and provincial governments. The projects will conclude by December 2022, and bring broadband access to more than 3,000 homes and businesses.
Brampton receives funding for transit facility
The City of Brampton will receive combined federal and provincial funding of nearly $130 million to build a 400,000-square foot public-transit maintenance and storage facility.
Sudbury approves ’21 municipal budget
The document allocates more than $160 million for spending on construction projects, including $58 million for road works, $45 million for water and wastewater projects, and more than $65 million for work on various city facilities.