The $90-million Prescott and Russell Residence is being built by Ottawa general contractors HEIN, and is expected to be completed by the end of 2023, with occupancy planned for the second quarter of 2024.

A series of announcements from both levels of government will support affordable-housing projects in four Ontario communities.

The Ontario budget committed $9.8 million for planning costs for a new hospital in Windsor-Essex. The funding means the project will be built.

Rural parts of Ontario could benefit from a provincial pledge to spend an additional $2.8 billion over five years for improved cellular phone service and broadband internet in underserved areas.

The additional spending comes from the federal gas tax fund, and would double the federal government’s regular funding for municipalities.