The organization overseeing the city's waterfront announced Tuesday that it will begin negotiations for the development named Quayside with Dream Unlimited Corp. and Great Gulf Group.

One of the projects will see the construction of a long-term care home that will serve the Coptic Christian community in Mississauga. Work on the VMSA home won’t start until 2025, however.

Colliers Project Leaders will take over design duties for the Cambridge Recreation Complex and Idea Exchange library facility, one of two buildings planned for a south-end community hub.

Ontario is projecting a $13.1-billion deficit this fiscal year, down from the province's last forecast, mostly due to higher revenues.

Half of the project to rebuild a section of Regional Road 18 will be performed using conventional methods; the other will include recycled waste materials.