By expanding the plant’s capacity by 40 million litres per day, the region hopes to support the construction of as many as 47,000 additional housing units.

Municipalities have been underfunded for decades and municipal funding models have not kept pace with record growth, the organization says.

Attorney General Doug Downey announced the news at the Toronto Construction Association’s annual general meeting on February 27. Duncan Glaholt will lead the two-part review.

The incident occurred on July 25, 2022 at the company’s facility in Ilderton. A forklift collided with a front-end loader, leading to critical injuries to a worker.

More than 12,000 square feet of space will be renovated and the entire NICU unit of bassinets will be relocated to a larger space at the new patient care tower at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto.