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The Link2Build group publishes news and information about the Ontario construction industry daily. Check here for the latest in trends, developments and insight from a wide variety of contributors, and visit regularly for updated information.
$11M invested in broadband infrastructure
The investment is part of the province’s broadband and cellular action plan which aims to bring faster internet to more than 7,000 households and businesses across the North.
Will a federal election disrupt critical municipal COVID-19 projects?
The worst-kept secret of Canadian politics right now is that there’s likely to be a federal election this year. Could that derail the COVID-19 funding that municipalities are waiting for?
Moosonee OPP detachment opens
Construction is complete on latest in the series of nine police detachments across the province that are being built by Bird Construction under a single P3 arrangement.
Small communities to share in $200M of infrastructure funding
The provincial allocation is open to those municipalities with populations of less than 100,000 and the money will be shared among 424 communities. The overall funding allocation for 2021 is identical to the funding issued in 2020.
Feds approve controversial CN project
Plans by Canadian National Railway to develop 400 acres of land in Milton into a new truck-train logistics hub have been approved by the federal government—with conditions. Halton Region mayors say not enough is being done to address residents’ concerns.