More than $500 million in combined funding from the federal, provincial and municipal governments will go to support seven public-transit projects in Hamilton.

Six projects in various northern communities will share in $6.6 million from the federal and provincial governments.

Funding from the federal and provincial governments will support the construction of a 37,000-square foot multi-purpose facility for the Greater Toronto Area’s Tamil community of approximately 122,000.

The new Small Business Health and Safety Training Program aims to improve health and safety awareness by training health and safety representatives of small businesses in a number of sectors, including construction.

The project aims to redirect sewage from the Portsmouth Pumping Station and interconnect a trunk water main, while also making transportation-infrastructure improvements along key streets.