Effluent from sewage works at the company’s Brockville Quarry was found to include double the concentration of total suspended soils. The sewage works ultimately discharge into the St. Lawrence River.

Environment and Climate Change Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says the investment will make classrooms more comfortable and healthier for students and teachers.

The federal and provincial governments have announced more than $8 million in funding for a series of community and cultural projects in London, Brampton and Atikameksheng Anishnawbek.

The Ottawa-area hospital has received approval, and $9 million in funding, from the Ministry of Health to begin expansion and reconstruction of its mental health unit.

Kealy Dedman comes to the region after extensive experience and leadership roles with the cities of Guelph, Cambridge and Mississauga—all in a public works capacity.