The joint venture would site and develop the plant, which would process and recover materials that would then be used at Electra’s refinery site near Temiskaming Shores.

Clark announced that he's looking for auditors to go over the books of Toronto, Newmarket, Peel Region, Mississauga, Caledon and Brampton.

The line includes a proposed double-circuit 230 kilovolt transmission line that runs between the Municipality of Shuniah and the Town of Atikokan, and a proposed new single-circuit 230 kv line between Atikokan and the City of Dryden.

The industry is aiming to bring its emissions down by 40% by 2030, and has outlined the steps it intends to take to achieve net zero by 2050.

Data from the organization suggests permit totals contracted for the first time in three years. The lifting of COVID-related restrictions was a likely contributor to changing consumer spending habits.