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Ontario nixes cities' ask to allow more of them to get housing infrastructure money
Ontario's housing minister has shot down a request from big city mayors for a change in funding criteria that would help more of them qualify for money to build infrastructure necessary for new homes.
Developer asks for Greenbelt bill amendment; lawyers raise spectre of courts
Minotar Holdings is asking the province to exclude its plot from a bill to return all that land to the Greenbelt.
Phase 1 of Highway 17 widening project completed
The scope of work included building a new interchange to carry Calabogie Road traffic over Highway 417.
FCM study finds that the cost to build infrastructure to support new housing could be as high as $600B
To support the 5.8 million homes governments aim to build by 2030, municipalities may be required to invest as much as $600 billion in supporting infrastructure.
Report finds Waterloo infrastructure funding gap is $54 million annually
Staff warn in a new report that funding isn’t increased, some assets such as roads, facilities and bridges will deteriorate to “very poor” condition in the next 25 years.