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Province funds pre-apprenticeship program for underprivileged youth
The province has contributed $2 million to a pre-apprenticeship program for youth aged 18 to 29 that is being run by Brook Restoration in Ottawa, Hamilton and the Greater Toronto Area.
Ontario extends stay-at-home order to June 2, aims for a 'two-dose' summer
The extension means work on non-essential construction will continue to be paused.
Bruce Power, Peel Public Health launch massive vaccine clinic
The clinic will use a Hocky Hub model to create capacity for thousands of vaccines daily. The initiative is being supported in part by the Provincial Building and Construction Trades Council of Ontario.
Ottawa and Ontario to spend $3.4 billion to build Hamilton light-rail transit
The federal and provincial governments announced they will each contribute $1.7 billion to the 14-kilometre line to advance the "shovel-ready" project.
Municipalities share in $44M for infrastructure projects
Funding from the federal and provincial governments will be put toward 20 projects across 15 Ontario communities.